Word: teacher
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that course may take the first half year over again under the name of German C. It leads to German D, corresponding to the second half year of German A, which may be taken in the following fall. Dr. Howe, who is in charge of German C, is a teacher of the old school and is one of the very few men who can make nearly bearable a course which the vast majority are taking merely to satisfy language requirements...
Three years ago at the first appearance of the Guide, it was severely criticized as being presumptious. And those who believe that education is a monologue by a teacher instead of a reciprocal, entente between teacher and student doubtless will still consider the project presumptuous, for to such people any interpretation of one's studies from a subjective point of view is an anomaly. Others there are however, who welcome the student's reaction to his courses, whether offered merely as an emotional outlet or as a guide to succeeding students; and be it said immediately that the latter...
After 20 years, Mary Byrne, teacher at the model school of the New York Training School for Teachers, began to fear the incessancy of this schoolteacher's routine. She would quite often feel a wave of hatred for her pupils, followed by a sentimental shame which made her look at them with a foolish smile. This amused the children. They could scarcely help writing smutty words on the blackboard or making noises to scare Miss Byrne. The other teachers began to notice that she seemed a little gruff when they met her on the stairs. Once she rated...
Parents began to complain because their children told them that the teacher was what they termed "cuckoo." A year ago Dr. Emil Altman, chief medical examiner of the Board of Education, was called to see whether Miss Byrne was capable of teaching. After examining her with care, he stated that she was suffering from a "paranoid form of psychosis." At this, Mary Byrne was removed from her classroom, given odd jobs to do in the Training School Library so that she could earn her salary of $3,700 a year, while the Board of Education investigated her case...
What salary a teacher can expect to earn is indicated by the published salary schedule of Cincinnati Schools, put into effect last September. For those who have had the equivalent of two years education after graduating from high school, the minimum salary is $1,400, annual increase of $100, maximum $2,000. For those who have had three years, maximum $2,500. For four years, $3,250. For those who have taken a post-graduate degree, maximum $3,500. Four years post high school training is regarded as the ideal minimum for all teachers. In Cincinnati, 38% of the elementary...