. School survey, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1916. PS-Kj GSHT • GoNDITlOHfc-D. SECONDARY SCHOOLS 301 H—SCIENCE M £2135. £&?£_? Ge^NT • PA33E-D. Pe-K_- tP&-k^ C^-nt - Conditioned. 6070 —~ 7172 7E. As stated before, a high percentage of failures among stud-ents may not necessarily be a cause for criticism of the depart--ment or the teacher concerned. On the other hand, such factssurely give no valid basis for pride or elation. An unusualnumber of pupils not promoted over a period of four years israther clear evidence that something in the organization or ad-mi
. School survey, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1916. PS-Kj GSHT • GoNDITlOHfc-D. SECONDARY SCHOOLS 301 H—SCIENCE M £2135. £&?£_? Ge^NT • PA33E-D. Pe-K_- tP&-k^ C^-nt - Conditioned. 6070 —~ 7172 7E. As stated before, a high percentage of failures among stud-ents may not necessarily be a cause for criticism of the depart--ment or the teacher concerned. On the other hand, such factssurely give no valid basis for pride or elation. An unusualnumber of pupils not promoted over a period of four years israther clear evidence that something in the organization or ad-ministration of the work needs correcting. Either the materialstudied is improperly selected and graded for the pupils pursuingit, or standards of attainment are set unjustifiably high, or peda-gogical skill is lacking in the teacher or teachers. There is no 302 SCHOOL SURVEY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN virtue in discouraging pupils. Moreover, it must be rememberedthat the public high school today is a cosmopolitan school inmany senses. No longer are individuals with exceptional liter-ary ability and interest alone being admitted as students. Nolonger is college preparation the d
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