Pupil failure—our greatest challenge and opportunity

The appalling increase in pupil failures with resultant mortality in enrollments through drop outs or for other reasons is one which demands study and concerted steps for alleviation if our societal mass is to escape certain unalterable and uncaptureable losses. There is ample evidence to support premises that failures imposed on or incurred by pupils in our public schools are the responsible situations which have lead to countless cases of crime, societal maladjustment, and decadent personalities. We cannot hope to circumvent the obstacle which failure places in the pathway of a large number of our youth toward a healthy mental and physical participation in a complex but rewarding culture. It is not the purpose of this paper to defend a premise that there should be no failures in school. Rather, it is the intent to ask cert'ain questions and pose some possible solutions to the dilemmas. Many of these questions are not readily answerable, but all are pertinent enough to draw attention and considered judgment in efforts to solve them. Among the more closely related questions are the following

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