ABSTRACT
I came across many schools where some form or other of provision was made to meet the occupational interests of the older pupils but where this was insufficiently formalized really to justify the name “special” course. It was, indeed, often not given this title, but described as “options” or
“optional work”. One school, for example, said that it simply set aside a certain amount of time during the school week for studies or activities freely chosen by the pupils. During this time opportunity was provided for girls thinking of secretarial work to take commercial subjects, and for boys desiring apprenticeships in engineering to do workshop practice, while the art and crafts room catered particularly for those who expected to enter manual occupations or distributive trade.
