An Examination of High School Failures as Revealed in the Literature of the Subject in Order to Determine the Nature, Extent, Causes and Remedies Page: 64
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on the theory that failure prodaces a sense of shame, this
educator made the ©lasses entirely voluntary, fhe student
must choose to enter the class. Parnham Hats the following
as aim* of these classes: (1) to help students to gain
confidence in teacher aM school; (2) to develop group
moralej (3) to cause students to understand that they are
expected to learn only when they .recognise the knowledge to
be of value j (4) to encourage students to accomplish some
definite learning each dayj (5) to enable. the pupil • to work
at a problem appropriate to his developmental level; (6) to
help students become Socially acceptable"; and (?) to place
teaching on a highly Individualized basis.7
flie only rule in these special classes was that a stu-
dent mast not disturb his classmates in their work. The
first class of this type had thirty students, whose work
was purely voluntary. Reports of the results of this first
endeavor, according to the principal, were encouraging. He
reports (1) a lessening of tension fro® the beginning;
{2} standards of performance on the part of the pupils were
raisedi (3) attendance at school improved; (4) each student
attempted more work than before; and (5) teachers reported
that these individuals were more socially acceptable than
before. Wo diploma was given for work in these classes, but
7Arthur Parnham, "Class for Chronic Failures, " School
Review, W1 (March, 19*8), 132-13*.
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Mann, Ralph. An Examination of High School Failures as Revealed in the Literature of the Subject in Order to Determine the Nature, Extent, Causes and Remedies, thesis, 1950; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130213/m1/70/?rotate=270: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .