
ERIC Number: ED543543
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1951
Pages: 38
Abstractor: ERIC
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Education Unlimited: A Community High School in Action. Bulletin, 1951, No. 5
Wright, Grace S.; Gaumnitz, Walter H.; McDonald, Everett A., Jr.
Office of Education, Federal Security Agency
The most common problem and characteristic associated with secondary education in the small and rural communities is its limitations--low financial resources, inadequate plant and equipment, small enrollments, restricted curriculum offerings, and small and overworked staffs. The purpose of this report is to show that these limitations need not dominate the services of the small and middle-sized high schools. Indeed, the developments here briefly described demonstrate that such schools can provide "education unlimited." What are the conditions necessary to such developments? Answers to this question will vary with different communities. As far as East Hampton High School, located in the southeastern region of Connecticut, is concerned they can be clearly discerned only by a careful reading of the highlights herein set forth. A thumbnail sketch of the basic ingredients involved would contain at least the following: A clear understanding of the possibilities inherent in the peculiar setting in which the school serves; a determined effort to do much with little; an honest desire to elicit and use the best ideas engendered by staffs, pupils, and parents; a willingness to improve the old and try the new; and much unselfish cooperation by all concerned. These ingredients seem simple enough and readily obtainable when considered in the abstract, but in a practical setting they are too often missing. It is hoped that this report will point the way to other programs of "education unlimited" in the myriads of rural and village high schools which spell secondary education to so many in the United States. This bulletin is divided into five sections, as follows: (1) The People and Their School; (2) Planning for a School Program to Serve All Youth; (3) Organization and Unique Features; (4) Improved Instructional Techniques; and (5) Pupil Counseling and Guidance. Appended to this document are: (1) A list of the specific objectives agreed upon as best fitting East Hampton High School; and (2) A list of faculty members at East Hampton High School who contributed to the planning and successful operation of the new program during the years the changes reported herein were being made. (Contains 3 figures and 6 footnotes.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
Descriptors: High Schools, School Community Relationship, Instructional Improvement, Counseling Services, Guidance, Teaching Methods, Program Development, Rural Schools, Enrollment, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Correspondence Study, Teacher Student Relationship, Work Experience, Tenure, Secondary School Teachers
Office of Education, Federal Security Agency.
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Federal Security Agency, Office of Education (ED)
Identifiers - Location: Connecticut
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