The Grading of Schools; Including a Full Explanation of a Rational Plan of Grading
The book The Grading of Schools; Including a Full Explanation of a Rational Plan of Grading was written by author Shearer, William John, 1865- [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of The Grading of Schools; Including a Full Explanation of a Rational Plan of Grading book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Grading of Schools; Including a Full Explanation of a Rational Plan of Grading a good or bad book?
What reading level is The Grading of Schools; Including a Full Explanation of a Rational Plan of Grading book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But in this city, eighty-five per cent of the pupils were not in the grammar grades. If those in the lower grades w^ere affected to the same extent, then the usual plan of grading would result in a loss to the city of $39,440,000. Or, under this plan of grading, the city would have saved $46,400,000, if all received the same amount of schooling as they would have under the usual plan. But it must not be forgotten that the pupils' pro- ductive lives would have been lengthened the num- ber of yea...rs saved. Supposing each pupil could have earned $100 a year, this would mean a saving to the pupils of $201,800,000. This, added to the saving to the city, would show a total saving to pu- pils and city, of $248,200,000. This might be continued further, but it is sufficient to show that, because of the usual method of grading, there is an appalling financial loss both to the school district and to the pupils. Chapter XVEI. TESTIMO]S^Y OF PRIXCIPALS AXD TEACHERS. While the seeming great increase in the number of recitations led some teachers to look with dis- favor on the plan, before they understood it, at the end of the first year's experience with it they not only favored it, but ninety-four per cent of the principals and teachers gave in writing their rea- sons for believing this plan best for teachers and pupils.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: