It was 103 years ago this week that the largest headline in the Brattleboro Daily Reformer asked, “What Is A School For?” In 1913, the Vermont Legislature created a Commission to examine the state of public education in the Green Mountains. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching evaluated the Vermont school system and gave recommendations intended to improve education. Today’s BAMS students read a summary of the ancient report and reacted. Here’s the story.
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Schools in this town have an interesting evolution. They go from individuals wanting to teach, to neighborhood schools, to a school system, to districts, and so on.
One thing I like about ye olden days is that they had public examinations of teachers each year. Those wishing to teach would be subject to tests, and we could all watch.