New York State Education Department Bulletin Volume 624-625 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...in the secondary schools is a comparatively new undertaking, it is not strange that trained teachers are scarce. Few attempts have been made adequately to train men for this line of work. As the number of New York State schools carrying on vocational agriculture increased, the problem of securing trained teachers became more difficult. To assist in the solution of this problem the State College of Agriculture established the department of rural education. During the year in which the department has been in operation it has, with the assistance and cooperation of the Division of Agricultural and Industrial Education, formulated and put into operation an effective plan of teacher training. The following extracts from a paper read before the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education by Professor George A. Works, head of the department of rural education of the New York State College of Agriculture, sets forth the plan in detail: Apprentice Teacher Training It is generally conceded that it is highly desirable for prospective teachers of agriculture to have some teaching experience under guidance before they are put into schools on their own responsibility. Through a cooperation arrangement between the department of rural education of the New York State College of Agriculture and the Division of Agricultural and Industrial Education of The University of the State of New York such experience will be obtained by prospective teachers from the college. Seniors are placed as assistants to the teachers of agriculture in high schools of the State where vocational agriculture is being taught. One senior is placed for the first semester in each school selected. In order that the schools may plan on continuous assistance through the year, each of these as...