Surveys in Mental Deviation in Prisons, Public Schools, and Orphanages in California (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. 1918 Excerpt: ...training rather than upon instruction in the usual abstractions of the last grammar grades. The city of "Y" needs from two to three such classes and the rural schools at least two. Until permanent custodial care is available for the feeble-minded children of the county, these should be segregated in additional special classes. This would double the above estimate of the number of special classes needed. The plan of establishing special classes is simple enough in the cities but impossible for the rural schools under the present district Since the above was written an additional institution has been provided for by the state legislature. It will be located in southern California, near Los Angeles. The Initial approprianon was $250,000. school system. If the county system were adopted and rural schools were consolidated, as has been done in many Eastern states, the backward children now attending rural schools could be provided for in special classes. Consolidation of most of the rural schools of "X" County would be possible and advantageous in every way. Until such consolidation has been effected, the rural schools will doubtless continue their present ineffective work with backward children. SUMMARY. 1. Data were collected from the grade teachers in all but a few of the public schools of "X" County, California. The data included for each child enrolled the following items: Name, age, grade, years attended school, quality of school work (rated on a scale of 5), intelligence (rated on a scale of 5), birthplace of each parent, cause of retardation where retardation was present. 2. On the basis of these returns nearly all the children in the rural schools and in "Y" City who were making exceptionally unsatisfactory school...