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Report of Committee on school inquiry Volume 2 ; Board of Estimate and Apportionment, City of New York - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...for service in the public schools of the city.3 Such consideration should be undertaken in any complete study of the effectiveness of the Board of Examiners, since these preliminary qualifications constitute the first stage of the process of selection of those fitted for the educational service.4 It has been assumed that the prescribed conditions of age, education, training, and experience for eligibility for licensing have been established as the best workable balances between the supply of and demand for teachers. 1 Compiled from the reports of the City Superintendent of Schools. 2 "Let me point out the interesting fact that though the work of the Board has increased remarkably in thirteen years the cost of the examination system remains about the same, the increase, if any, being very slight." (Communication of J. A. O'Connell, October 3, 1911.) 3 By-Laws of the Board of Education, Sec. 66. "Although the Board of Superintendents, under the Charter, propose to the Board of Education the qualifications for each grade or kind of license, the present By-Laws setting forth such qualifications were, with few exceptions, prepared by the Board of Examiners in 1902." (Communication of Examiner J. A. O'Connell, October 3, 1911.) Furthermore, it is not possible to pass upon the scope and detailed characteristics of the examinations for the various grades of licenses. Certain matters of important general policy with respect to these examinations do, however, require brief consideration. These matters include the written examinations in the so-called professional subjects (history and principles of education, psychology, general method, methods of teaching special subjects, school management), the oral examinations, and practical tests. The questi...
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