OBSERVATION AND DIRECTED TEACHING.
Ample laboratory facilities are made available through the coöperation
of the public schools of the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle.
Arrangements have been made whereby students in Education will do
observation work and directed teaching in the city schools under close
supervision by the City Superintendent of Schools and the Education
Faculty.
This arrangement gives the Department adequate facilities for effective
practical work by every candidate for a degree in Education. The
city school system consists of three schools, two elementary schools, one
for whites and one for colored, and one high school. The new McGuffey
Elementary School is a model in modern school architecture. The Midway
High School has an enrollment of 400, a teaching staff of 20, and has
81 classes meeting daily.
Besides work in observation and directed teaching, the city schools
are also available for studies in school administration, secondary education
and educational psychology. Certain well-qualified students will be assigned
special problems to study under the direction of the Superintendent
of Schools and the Education Faculty.
Arrangements have been made whereby the schools of Albemarle
County become a part of the laboratory system of the Department of Education.
Students in School Administration and Secondary Education
will be required to study the organization and supervision of the county
system of schools. Advanced students may be assigned to make special
studies under the supervision of the Division Superintendent of Schools
and the Education Faculty.
