Show Much Need for Revision Is Seen in Present Kindergarten M Method thod BY JANIEL BROWN Last Last- week a State Kindergarten ten Conference was held at Utah I State Stata University Chosen to represent represent re re- present th the South Summit School DJ District was Mrs Keith Ilene Hens Balled The conference had several puri pur purposes purt p poses ses one of which was to revise I the the guidebook which up till now I has only been a n general outline I for teachers to follow This fall will see several of the large dis districts dis 1 J in the city starting a full year of kindergarten and a much much more detailed procedure is needed needed need need- I ed very badly Mrs Bailey said that the com corn mitt consisted of a few tew principals principals pals but mostly other kindergarten ten len teachers like herself They went through this notebook page by page arm affil recommended chang changes es as for any area they didn't agree with One strong recommendation the committee made was was to have fer qualifications for ten teachers All All' Alls All's a person has to todo todo todo do now now is pass the Kindergarten Efficiency Test which according to the majority of the committee Is vastly inadequate They would like to dispense with It entirely Another recommendation was that there be a smaller distribution distribution tion unit per kindergarten Now it is IS' IS only one unit per 50 students whereas each grade from there and up receives one unit per 27 students One unit unit unit-a a set amount of money with which to buy supplies sup sup- plies piles for the given number of students Mrs Mrs' Bailey also said that the committee recommended that classes be made smaller In order to more f fully llY reach each child One of the tile guest speakers a Dr from Greeley Colo said he has has' established a nursery school for under privileged chil chil- dren He has a regular teacher for I each 15 children two assistants plus another assistant for the assistants It seems a shame that w we we h have ve veto to spread our our- wonderful teachers teacher's ability over so large a a classroom Smaller classes would indeed be bea a great help Other guest speak ers era Included Dr Helmut Hoffman Hoffman Hoff Hoff- man from Utah State tate Miss Jean also of Utah State and Mrs Della Delia Provost from BYU Finally Mrs Mrs Bailey Bailey stated that the he whole experience has been in in- All we can hope now Is 1 that the the- fine recommendations the committee made will equally Inspire the State Legislature to pass them all |