PART IV

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PROGRAM QF ACTION FOR EDUCATION JN KANSAS

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1. KANSAS CHILDREN CAN BE ASSURED OF GOOD TEACHERS:

 

 

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A. BY BETTER RECRUITING, SELECTION AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS.

B, BY THE PAYMENT OF ADEQUATE SALARIES, STABALIZED AND BASED ON PROGRESSIVE SALARY SCHEDULES.

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IMPROVEMENT OF THE "SOCIAL STATUS" OF THE PROFESSION,

D, BY BETTERING THE WORKING CONDITIONS AND SECURITY OF TEACHERS,

THE SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY CAN DO MUCH TO PROVIDE A WELL
ORGANIZED, EFFICIENT, PLEASANT SCHOOL SITUATION IN WHICH TO WORK,

TEACHERS NEED BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES,

THERE SHOULD BE MORE ADEQUATE PROVISIONS FOR TENURE.

RETIREMENT PROVISIONS SHOULD BE BETTERED,

E, BY A WIDER UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED BY THE TEACHERS IN A MODERN
SCHOOL, AMONG THESE QUALIFICATIONS ARE:

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AN ABILITY TO USE THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH AND
MOST EFFICIENT LEARNING OF HIS PUPILS,

A BROAD EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND A VARIETY OF INTERESTS,

ACQUAINTANCE WITH AND ABILITY TO USE SEVERAL OF THE MOST PROMISING TEACHING PRO~
CEDURES.

A BACKGROUND IN SOCIAL UNDERSTANDINGS.

AN APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIT=PROBLEM APPROACH TO TEACHING,

A RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF RECORD KEEPING AND COUNSELING AS A RESPONSIBILITY
OF EVERY TEACHER,

ABILITY TO USE MODERN METHODS OF EVALUATING TEACHING AND LEARNING,

AN ACCEPTANCE OF THE FACT THAT EVERY TEACHER SHOULD BE A TEACHER OF READING,
ENGLISH USAGE, WRITING, SPELLING, LIBRARY USAGE AND HEALTHFUL LIVING,

A PLEASING PERSONALITY AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE,

SUFFICIENT FACILITY IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN THAT HE 1S ACCEPTED BY THEM WITH
AFFECTION AND RESPECT,

F, BY PROVIDING BETTER SUPERVISION,

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THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE SHOULD GIVE MORE ATTENTION TO THE SUPERVISION
OF THE WORK OF THE TEACHERS IN THE SCHOCLS FOR WHICH HE JS RESPONSIBLE,

IN MANY OF THE TOWNS AND CITIES SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE IMPROVED,
SUPERVISORS IN THE FIELD OF MUSIC, ART, PENMANSHIP, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND
HEALTH ARE PARTICULARLY NEEDED,

GS. BY THE TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS.

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THERE SHOULD BE AN ACTIVE, CONTINUOUS PROGRAM OF RECRUITING PROMISING HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS,

RESEARCH SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON THE PROBLEM OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR TEACHERS IN
RELATION TO NUMBERS AND IN RELATION TO QUALITY,