Show Continuous o s Progress Education Plan Presented to Summit PTA n r I I nie esef rr A m meeting North Summit School held Wednesday W evening l NOV ov 18 16 in inthe the high school auditorium A film Alm and discussion was presented pre seated by Principal Grant D D. Bendixon on on The 11 e Continuous Progress plan of Education a program giving students student the opportunity opportunity op op- to progress at their own best paces rather than be required re fe to to keep pace with other students in the class Mr Mf Bendixon brought out some of ot the following facts and ana matlon matton that research has brought I out about learning about some of j I the Implications that we should put into the schools of ot tomorrow 1 1 Children of a given age or grade level differ widely in read tress Iness for new 2 Children learn through ex The learner must be active ac aCt tive mentally physically and socially W U learning leaming is to take place pl 3 All AU children are now ready to profit equally from the same experience at the tho same time 4 Children bring to a given learning situation different back I grounds of experience I 5 Concepts acquired from ft a given experience are greatly In In- Influenced by the background oft of ot experiences es which b the le learner ef t brings to the ne situation n. n 8 Some ado kl l I thu H rW tri yli kt Idl o. o 40 b tit an tf i jn i a order r Id ta ti iAm ur 11 i x IB tik t t is at ate concepts The School of the Future I ft t is that many of the features of pf the school of ot tomorrow tomor tomor- row are anti within our m means s today It is further lurther believed that many of these features are to be found in the Continuous Progress plan A school of the future based upon this plan will wUI include the features listed below 1 The school should include a sequential curriculum of concepts symbols skills and habits free treo of ot artificial r progress barriers barrier's such as grade levels and promotion dates through which student students pan an ress Tess at their own bet best paces 2 The school should include in instruction and and cur materials so that than students can make progress ss lit In proportion to their respective capacities 3 The school should encourage children hUdren to compete with their own records while permitting them to engage Jn n undeclared competition with class clas mates of their choice 4 The school should place a large share of ot the responsibility for progress upon tho the shoulders shoulder J of ot the individual student student- This will not only develop respond bully but wilt will stimulate and en courage Initiative The PTA officers would like Ute to tot I t thank trank ank Mr Yr Q r a Very Interesting and d' d et n. n sing aine They only wish more moro par pAl i ent had been Able bl to attend |