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A New Look... ...Af Education Although the Association tor Education In: I c h en serving I common. it I parent ornnlznu: mews odueation mum, o funds and members I respective ed In sum tial hunt: ready heel anon will ground." 1n view a should be int what bu b. other comm organizations. Johnson, I l and mother t organisations. In Canada, Mary Johnson, a Manitoba housewife and mother of three, who began a "one-woman crusade" for reading reform six years ago has, utter exhuustive research and considerable strife with edu- cational experts, proved her stand well taken. Experimental classes in articulated phonics set up in one of the school. there (a direct result of her work) were so favorable that the me- thod is to be used extensively throughout the school system this year. In the United States where. parent groups have sought re-! forms, efforts have run the 5tl mut of bitter disputes to co- operative assistance with educa- tional authorities. In one area, irate parents were successful in taking over the entire school board. Their subsequent policies, however. estranged school per- sonnel and chaos reigned for a while. In another, where the et-' forts of the parents were less emotional. a more harmonious relationship was established be- tween the group and school authorities. This took place in New Canaan, Connecticut, in the early '50's. Disturbed with their rhlldren'n poor academic performance, New Canaan parents formed a Citizens' Council on Public Schools to "assist" the board of education and the school admin- istration "in their efforts to pro- vide New Canaan with the best possible public school system." The Council took the view that "the citizen has a definite re- sponsibility toward public edu- canon, not only in providing funds, but also in establishing values and goals, and in judging results." The Council had several com- mmces. Most important was the Educational Objectives Commit- tee. Evidence of the Council's sane is the fact that this com- mmee alone contained fifty men and women who had a combin- ed total of seventy children in New Canaan's schools. It: pur- pose was to investigate the prob- {a}; 5(1le schools-and bring its fmdmgs to the attention of the general public. irriurcanaass 'Public Library. These books presented many dif- ferent opinions and were studied WAS a first step, the committee 5m up a special shelf of books on educauonal theory and practice by the committee members who soon realized that sharp dis- agreements existed among both educators and laymen as to the proper content and method of education. The committee decided to re- ject the popular "life-adjust- ment" approach (this method emphasizes so-called "practical" subjects instead of cultural or THE LATEST. A sample of what is in store for style-minded ladies who attend Holy Angels Church fashion show to tm hold m the Parlsh Hall, on Jutland Avenue October 21 and 22 at 8 pm. Here converter Mrs‘ Barbara Ciurlulnl dismal” thaw with model Candace Carro l, daughter of Controller John Car. roll will act as commentator. _J ' _ minus. it u all n! ornmznuon " vs odueation (mm pron-30ml outl, by communities combined d with on of these opinions it interemng to examine bun "complished in mummies by similar professions, , quarters l l Indeed, I aid that Mal Pan-I Imps can no Joy 'never ed with only wt get as I it the McAllister ith limited what time from their is regard- AS a poten- it has " the Mei- housewife rho began mde" for years ago off ing national lain eiat adjustment. In part "and the out can!“ mar-hon “Will. my .11 Ind exp-rune“ u to the growth ttt th the school'l chic! least above the will to foster those Oct! involve mental aetf tellectual and cum Some students, less capacity for ing and for de strut ideas than should be expose their capacity , possibilities of mind. Even if earning I penance penance at the junior high Idiom level - and we question whether it nhoruld r- we still be- lieve that ultimately, the best preparation for n vocation tat least above the most unskilled level) is a good general educl- tion, not a training which fails to to beyond the techniques and mental operations needed in carrying a!" a particular trade." The upon concluded "tmm the viewpoint ot creating citi- zens who can make intelligent choices in today's complicated world, it is essential that our students be trained to think ac- ourately and inspired to inquire into the broader issues of our history and eylture. The inquir- ing spirit and the mind able to analyze what it come: upon are indispensable to democracy." Guided, by this philosophy, committee members prepared to go into classrooms to see it there ms any connection between theory And practice and to find out Why New Canaan's luperior childlren failed to live op to their tested abilities. They fol- lowed the Council's plan of “as- sisting" the school board and administration by first explain- ing their legitimate interest as citizens and then arranging with the principal and teachers to visit classrooms in a junior high school. _ The committee was then divid- ed into subcommittees which visited each class in each sub- ject in each grade. They obtain- ed information and read text- books. An effort was made to visit at least three successive class periods in each section in order to obtain a broad sample and more feeling of continuity. Several hundred visits were made to this junior high school alone. In addition, the subcom- mittees checked findings with one another, returned to consult with teachers to make sure there wu no misunderstanding on any point and to obtain teachers' views and recommendations. The committee then visited schools in nearby communities in order to discover how other schools handled the same work. . At the end or I "ntastie amount of man-hours spent reading. visiting, comparing and talking, the committee issued a seventy-five page report which left no doubt in anyones mind that the committee thought New Canaan's Junior High was a ghastly mess. But at the some time the report was consistently constructive. It suggested ways and means whereby the school! could be brought closer to the committee's view of what the school should be and concluded: "From an over-all view-point (Continued on Page 15) en if living at d exposed abject) who}: eh a wintry I." 2 activities I l activity an: cultural an I, of count. or extensive 1 dealing with an others; bu no“ " It“ with " child" in: training and In PM ) opinion- at “min to the Me at preparation is to ammo he junior 1 who! I d training o import-m e individual, function, at 11; but broadly km. in I which growth. q, In" re road. ith My. but all ' talk Mud- ihe tor it. l . - - c d' U L *T T, veal, One W!" Be Chosen District re Ti man Queen on . 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