. Report of Committee on school inquiry, Board of estimate an apportionment, city of New York .. . of the first conditions to be met in bringing about the result is forsuch extremely important documents as the curriculum and syllabi toprovide plainly for their growth. If we take such teachers where theyare, and immediately direct them at every important turn, on the basisof mere authority, they will not even remain where they are; they willrather become less progressive and less happy from year to year. And,with several hundred teachers entering the system every year the timewill soon come whe
. Report of Committee on school inquiry, Board of estimate an apportionment, city of New York .. . of the first conditions to be met in bringing about the result is forsuch extremely important documents as the curriculum and syllabi toprovide plainly for their growth. If we take such teachers where theyare, and immediately direct them at every important turn, on the basisof mere authority, they will not even remain where they are; they willrather become less progressive and less happy from year to year. And,with several hundred teachers entering the system every year the timewill soon come when the great majority will be static and has necessarily been the tendency, so far as this curriculum andthese syllabi have exerted an influence. In short, freedom to grow, and positive aids to growth, are necessaryalike for all teachers, both young and old, and poor and good. But thiscurriculum and these syllabi have neither allowed this freedom, norfurnished these aids; and in these facts we find at least a partial explan-ation for the poor quality of classroom f THE COURSE OF STUDY 323 D. Recommendations 1 I. As to Minor Changes A large number of minor changes are needed in the present curricu-lum. ]Many of these have already been clearly enough indicated in ourdiscussion of the individual courses of study. Some of the more im-portant, however, may be enumerated and more clearly explained here. (a) Technical Grammar Technical grammar should not have a place as a separate study. Itstime should be given over to literature and to composition, the latterincluding those facts from grammar that are directly useful in securingcorrect oral and written expression. (b) Nature Study The course in nature study needs extensive reorganization in ac-cordance with the suggestions made where that subject is under discus-sion (p. 283). (c) English History English history should not be taught as a separate subject; but thosetopics that are necessary for the prope
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