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...extracurricular activities. If there is any intrinsic value in being first in one's class or captain of the football team or editor of the school paper, then a smaller school, offering less competition, makes it more likely that a boy will be able to "find himself" in some activity. Of course the quality of the finished product is rarely as high as in a more competitive atmosphere. Middlesex cannot hope to compete with Andover or Exeter in football, nor can it turn out as impressive a newspaper or literary magazine, but there is not as much feeling...
Again, the question of competition as a stimulus to scholastic activity is a complex one. Some find the battle for first place in the class or for the honor roll a sufficient spur to hard work. But there are bright students who are unmoved by such competition, and for them, the increasing pressure on college admissions offices is often the activating force, at least in their final years of school...
...return, the students gain the experience of various different skills, and an acquaintance, at least, with some types of work they are not likely to encounter later in life. Many students find working on the farm, for example, among the most rewarding experiences Putney has to offer. The farm used to be a more integral part of the school than it is now, but those who work on it still have a chance to become familiar with some aspects of the problem of agriculture today...
Herschell's one chance of redemption would be a trained counsellor, able to recognize talent and intelligence, and equipped to help him get the courses needed, find the stimulation to work outside of his school's limitations, and apply to the right college. But good counselling costs too much money. An American Sunday Supplement estimates that only one out of three U.S. high schools has an adequate counselling program. The closest thing to a counsellor in most high schools is the unholy combination of college sociology major and boys' dean--where guidance gets confused with discipline...
With such a light load of academic subjects, it is not surprising to find low minimal requirements for graduation in Gary high schools. To receive a diploma, a student must take at least three years of English, two of social studies, one of math, one of science, one-half of safety, and one of physical education...