The suggestion system

According to a recent editorial in the Journal of the National Education Association, one of the most important developments in American education in the last decade is the increase in the participation of the teacher in the administrative activities of the school.x This increased participation has come about in recognition of the service that teachers can render, and must render, if the school is to be conducted successfully. A modern school system is a co-operative enterprise. Its functioning cannot be delegated to any one person or small group of persons and ignore all other members of the staff. The problems of each teacher are the problems of the system. Success in the enterprise can be ,brought about only when each member of the staff feels that he personally is partly responsible for the smoothness with which the school runs. In the light of this responsibility, teachers should take pride in carrying out the policies of the school. They should recognize that in addition to their classroom duties they have other duties to be executed. They should perform these duties willingly and earnestly, for the success of the school depends upon the cooperation of the staff

Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

• Participation of teachers in the determination of school policies

  W W Carpenter•Peabody Journal of Education•1932

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