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150 Years Of Education In Maine, Kermit S. Nickerson

Maine Collection

150 Years of Education in Maine

Kermit S. Nickerson, Deputy Commissioner of Education

State of Maine, Department of Education, Augusta, 1970.

Sesqui-Centennial History of Maine's Educational System and the Growth and Development of the Maine State Department of Education.

Contents: Foreword / 150 Years / Part I - Education in Maine Prior to 1900 / Part II - Development of the State Department of Education

A Study Of The Subject-Matter Preparation Of Full-Time Teachers In The Seminaries Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Dee Lufkin Risenmay

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine as far as possible the extent of the subject-matter preparation of full-time seminary teachers in the areas of Book of Mormon, Old Testament, New Testament, and Church history and doctrine.
Answers to the following questions were sought:
1. How many semester hours of college credit have the teachers received in the areas of Book of Mormon, Old Testament, New Testament, and Church history and doctrine?
2. To what extent have the Standard Works been studied by the teachers?
3. How many books which were considered to be basic sources have been read …

Off To A Good Start: An Educational Film Depicting The Orientation Of Teachers, John Bert Liboky

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to produce a film that would inform a beginning teacher of areas that he might become familiar with before the start of the school year. The writer believes that a film could do this in a more relaxed and less time consuming manner than practices now being used.

A Study Of The Training Of Secondary Biology Teachers In Negros, Philippines, Reme Soriano Agustin

All Master's Theses

To aid in the training of secondary biology teachers in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, Philippines, specific data regarding the academic and professional preparation of biology teachers were obtained. In addition, the respondents supplied opinions regarding the improvement of the undergraduate and graduate program for biology teachers.

How Does The Principal Use Classroom Observations To Improve Instruction?, Myrtle Haugen

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this study: (1) to review the periods in the history of supervision; (2) to discuss the types of supervisory visits; and (3) to present some methods of classroom supervision of which both teachers and principals can approve.

A Study Comparing The Academic Preparation Of Teachers And Their Actual Teaching Positions, David F. Niemiec

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to determine what percentage of teachers were actually teaching at levels and in fields for which they were prepared; (2) to ascertain those areas in which teachers felt they needed more training.

An Induction Program For Beginning Teachers, Alice Angst Burkett

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper was threefold: (1) to point out that every school, regardless of size, needs some type of effective induction for beginning teachers; (2) to explain the phases of an induction program; (3) and to whom certain responsibilities should be delegated.

A Study Of Elementary Teachers' Reactions To Certain Supervisory Techniques, Morton Murov

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

There is a feeling among teachers and supervisors alike that something should and could be done to improve relationship between these two groups of professional workers.

It was the general purpose of this study to make available to those interested in the field of supervision a summary of teachers' reactions to certain supervisory technique.

The specific purposes of the study are:

1. To make a statistical study to determine whether elementary teachers are receiving constructive aid from the general supervisor.
2. To survey the relationship between the teacher and the supervisor.
3. To determine whether the relationship between the teacher and supervisor can …

A Study Of Group Dynamics As A Classroom Process, C. Bruce Schwarck

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was threefold: 1. To review the literature on the subject of group dynamics as it applies to classroom situations. 2. To watch some of the techniques in operation with a group of eighth grade students in United States history. 3. To learn how teaching can be made more effective through utilization of group dynamics.

Today's Junior High School, William R. Oliver

All Master's Theses

The writing of this paper provides a means for the survey of the principles of organization and the ways of meeting the needs of junior high school students. It is the intention of this paper to present the functions, the principles and the methods of instruction prevalent in the junior high school.

Teacher-Pupil Relationships, Lela Virginia Watson

All Master's Theses

Do teacher personalities affect the behavior of pupils? The problem of this investigation is twofold. (1) To study the teaching procedures in the elementary grades of the South Kitsap Schools. (2) To determine the effect of teacher personalities upon the behavior of pupils.

A Study Of The Teachers In Senior Seminaries Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Wendell M. Rigby

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine those qualifications possessed by those certain men and women who were teaching senior seminaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1936-37, and to determine the qualifications which seem to have made those persons eligible for selection as teachers in those seminaries.

The Teaching Of Reading Affords One Of The Greatest Opportunities For The Development Of Character In The Junior High School, Dolores O. Johnson

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

Ability to read well is the most important ability that can be developed in the elementary school. Reading, properly mastered, not only renders excellent service throughout life but it greatly reduces the time and effort required to master the other school subjects. The elementary school, then, should strive to develop in each child the ability to read well. If it does this, it has succeeded in its most important work.

07-27-1919, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

07-07-1919, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

08-18-1918, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

05-28-1908, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

02-18-1907, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

02-10-1907, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

02-07-1907, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

02-03-1907, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

01-28-1907, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

01-21-1907, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

01-14-1907, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

06-15-1906, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

05-20-1906, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

12-17-1905, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

04-05-1904, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …

03-03-1904, Harriet Sweetser

Life as a Teacher (1904-1918)

This collection contains letters written by Harriet Sweetser, dated from 1898 to 1916, as well as some photographs. Most of the letters were written during her time as a student at Gorham Normal School, a teacher training college located on what is currently the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Almost all of the letters are addressed to her mother, with a few to her father. Sweetser writes home to tell her parents about her day-to-day life at school. She later taught at a grammar school in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and became a superintendent. Harriet Sweetser was born on …