Sixty Seventh Annual Meeting Of The Maryland State Teachers Association

Author : Maryland State Teachers' Association
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330737576
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Forty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Maryland State Teachers Association, 1940 (Classic Reprint) written by Maryland State Teachers' Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Forty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Maryland State Teachers Association, 1940 There has been more than a traditional respect for the idea that unless the meeting of the Maryland State Teachers' Association be held at some resort-place the enrollment would be a failure. It can be said to the credit of the Association that the spirit which dominates its membership is of such an order as to put to flight any such false notions. The Annapolis meeting is a complete answer to the oft repeated charge that teachers attend this annual gathering primarily for pleasure, and because of an opportunity to spend a few days at the seaside or in some mountain resort. It is now plain the real motive is educational or professional. Teachers, first of all, want to keep in touch with questions which affect their work; they want the inspiration and encouragement which come from participation in the program or listening to the expressed ideas of those whose opportunities have been better than theirs and they appreciate an interchange of views on matters of common interest. Annapolis, the capital of our State, could not make its appeal to our school people that it is a pleasure resort, but barring one or two meetings, the enrollment this year (nearly eight hundred) is as good as we have ever had. Me have every reason to feel proud of the results of our last meeting. A city of ten thousand inhabitants made preparation for the meeting, and in this way there was a public interest in and appreciation for our program which it is not possible to obtain in the customary meeting place. There are good reasons to believe that the public school idea will have a better hold on that community and its march toward the goal of the highest efficiency possible for public school work will be less hindered than would result had it not enjoyed such a privilege. Apart from any consideration of the benefits which resulted to the community, our attending forces lived four days in our historic capital. To see the old colonial structures, buildings full of historic interest, the State's oldest college, the new Naval Academy, and to be entertained by the Governor of the State in the Executive Mansion was well worth the visit not to mention the controlling purpose in attending. Nothing but praise for the Executive Committee which made possible Annapolis for the meeting place and for the good people of our Capital City for their remarkable interest and hospitality! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.