An Experiment in Reducing the Number of Over-Age Pupils in Elementary School

What to do about over-age pupils is a problem which many schools have had to face. While there exists a considerable body of literature dealing with the subject, few studies are reported that deal specifically with attempts to solve the problems resulting from the presence of over-age pupils in school. The following is a report on how one school faced and attempted to solve the problem. It is submitted by the writer in the hope that it may contribute to the literature of the subject, and stimulate further efforts to relieve or eliminate problems resulting from a large number of over-age pupils in a local school situation

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