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What’s Happening
In Education
By Kenneth W. Stanley -
Parent* of school-age children, in recent weeks, were presented with their child’s report card. Do report cards really tell parents how well their child is performing in school? Dr. William Glasser, author of the controversial new book, Schools Without Failure, thinks not.
Dr. Glasser writes that our school* appear to be organized to convince many children that they are born losers with little chance to be successful in this world. He writes that many school teachers invariably assume that failure is the fault of the child and can be explained by low intelligence, undesirable home situations, or the child not putting forth the effort. Do teachers, he asks, not have the responsibility of designing learning situations in the classroom in which each child can be successful within his range of abilities?
He suggests that frequently teachers fail to draw upon the experiences of the child or the fascinating, pulsating life and community outside the classroom when preparing lessons. Should not study at each grade be made practical for the child? Dr. Glasser implies this can be done by all teachers if students are actively engaged in helping to plait' the direction of future study units. In math, for instance, addition and subtraction could be taught by studying distances on a road map or by measuring angles on a gymnasium floor; social organization in social studies might be taught by studying communities of living things — ants in particular; the forces of sciences could be taught by observing actual examples of erosion, cracks in buildings and sidewalks on the school ground; and English useage by writing a letter to a congressman with a reply indicated; reading by instruction in the proper way or reading a newspaper.
Dr. Glasser believes, too, that present grading systems in schools which encourage failure by grades of 70 or “F” must be replaced by a process which will measure each student oh his strengths rather than on weaknesses. Weaknesses could be conveyed to students and parents in terms of written statements on the items the student has mastered in a given area of study and the skill areas in which he still needs to improve.
Horticultural Soc.
Meets in Roanoke
P.H. Girling of Monroe, President of the Virginia State Horticultural Society, announces that this organization of Virginia Fruit, Growers will hold its 74th Annual Meeting at the Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, January 25-28, *1970. It is anticipated that some 400 fruit growers, their wives and members of allied industries will be in attendance. The meeting will hear a report of last year’s activities but more important it will give serious consideration to the needs of the future and how to be best prepared for inevitable change.
Ben S. Roosje, director of the Research Station and National Fruit Advisor for The Netherlands, will speak twice during the meeting. His reports on High Density Fruit Plantings in Holland will be presented on Monday and on Tuesday he will report on The Dutch Fruit Industry which will be most enligtening and interesting. The selectivity of herbicidal (weed killer) action, advertising of Virginia Apples, apple waxing, mechanical pruning and farm labor will complete the Monday Program.
Tuesday session will deal with Nuisance Bird Damage, Freeze Protection, Thinning and
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