High School And Class Management (1909)

Text extracted from opening pages of book: HIGH SCHOOL AND CLASS MANAGEMENT BY HORACE A. HOLLISTER PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION AND HIGH SCHOOL VISITOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AUTHOR OF HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY WITH INTRODUCTION BY LOTUS D. COFFMAN, PH. D. PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA D. C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY D. C, HEATH & Co, Co tlje fytgfy school inert anb n> omen of 3I n ots among tt> fyom it fyas been tfye author's great pleasure to toorf buring tEje past thirteen Years anb ramose teaching a$ insptrcb mucfy of tof at is set botxm in t csc pages t? ts boof is bebicateb PREFACE THE purpose of this book is to furnish to teachers and principals of high . schools and to those preparing for such work a brief but comprehensive survey of the field which the title suggests* The modern high school has developed so rapidly, with its multiplying problems, that such a distinct treatment of its management and of the technique of teaching in its various departments has become a necessity. It is to aid in meeting this need, and from the standpoint of a wide contact with secondary schools, that this volume has been written. The discussions here presented are the results of a long experience with and study of high school problems of management and teaching. Nothing is set down as a theory, or as a mere opinion, except as expressing the author's judgment, in some cases, of methods actually in use. The material is in this respect all first-hand. If to some, at first, the scope of the work seems too broad, it will be found that, as compared with other treatments, this is only adifference due to the author's method of analysis. Under the head of general management, for instance, many things are included which are sometimes discussed under methods of teaching or class management. Another departure will appear in the distinction made between class manage ment and the technique of teaching. The materials for the treatment of the latter topic have been taken largely from notes on observations in the field during thirteen years of experience in the inspection of the high schools of a state, supplemented by an extensive visitation and study of high schools in all parts of the United States. Much of this has previously appeared in articles published in School and Home Education. vi PREFACE Free use has been made, by permission, of various programs of study, especially those of intermediate schools, as illustra tive of the points discussed. Our sincere thanks are due the superintendents and principals of the schools thus referred to. URBANA, ILLINOIS, 25, 1915- CONTENTS PART I EVOLUTION AND DEFINITION CHAPTER PAGE I. ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL . i II. DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTION 8 i. Development has been in cycles. 2. Enumera tion of functions, the cosmopolitan school. 3. Intermediate functions. 4. The chief func tion is preparation for life. III. THE HIGH SCHOOL DEFINED IN MODERN TERMS 15 i. Defined as a legal entity. 2. Defined as to func tion. 3. Table of laws. 4, Defined as to or ganization and management. 5. Defined as a whole. IV. CONDITIONS MOST FAVORABLE TO FURTHER NORMAL GROWTH 43 i. Phenomenal growth of high schools. 2. Static conditions and their causes as affecting growth. 3. Need of directed experimentation. 4. More flexible plan of maintenanceneeded, 5. Atten tion to physical welfare of pupils. 6. Read justment of administrative units. 7. Social character of the modern school. 8. Wider scope of usefulness in the community. PART II GENERAL MANAGEMENT V. ORGANIZATION off THE SCHOOL 51 i. The boundary lines of high school service. 2. Organization of the instructional staff, 3. Or vffi CONTENTS ganization of the pupils. 4. Organization and the spirit of the school. 1 VI. THE EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS .... 61 i. The question legally considered. 2. Unique posi tion of the high school principal. 3. Need of expert guidan