| Show It's Education There are many designated in Uie year j National Raisin National Noise Abatement National Week but we doubt that there are any seven days in the year of greater significance to us than American Education November Its theme AND APPRAISE YOUR Every during the week which includes Veterans an event known as American Education Week Is observed throughout the United It Is an or annual report during which schools tell their the general about their achievements and HOW DID IT grew out of the revelation during World War I that a shocking percentage of American people was ate and physically Representatives or uie Education Association and the newly formed American Legion discussed this problem and planned the observance of Uie first American Education That was in From 1922 on the observance was co-sponsored by Uie U. S. Office of in 1938 the National Congress of Parents and Teachers became Uie national WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF The purpose is to make every American aware of the important rolo education plays In a democracy and to help him realize that good schools are his Each of the local schools lias planned a Parents' Day for this with the exception of Union High which will observe Parents' Days next These are planned to strengthen the bonds of cooperation between school and HOW IS THIS Twenty-six million adults visited their local schools during in Other millions learned about school problems and achievements radio and posters and A series of helpful pamphlets have i prepared for parents' use and will bo available at f our They will help us appraise our i assist our child in and gain an overall m standing or America's educational problems and GO CRITICIZE CONSTRUCTIVELY In a recent article from the Saturday Evening a prominent educator Sop Criticizing Us He is Earl superintendent of the schools of Rock who teachers and school including were surprised and stung to bitter anger at Uie criticisms that exploded a year or so ago I sill firmly believe criticism of schools is a fine tiling I am suro that thinking Americans will accept aimed at making their kind of schools but will reject those which would destroy their Let's offer criticism to our and let's compliment our the PTA and administrators tho when it is for sincere appreciation will spur them on to new Let's live the themo of American Education not for tho balance of the but throughout the coming PRAISE AND APPRAISE YOUR |
