ABSTRACT
Recent discussions have been notable for their concentration on what might be called the machinery of education. There would probably be considerable agreement on the main criticisms of existing curricula. To-day mass secondary education has developed, and traditional subjects and methods are no longer suitable. Little attempt is made to relate the subject-matter which is being taught to the interests and everyday life of the pupils. Latin is the subject which is most strongly criticized in majority of schools. A striking feature of boys' grammar schools has been neglect of formal physical training. Coming to general principles, each school must realize that its first duty is to its pupils as individuals. One of the strongest condemnations of English schools is that very often they fail to make use of the imagination of the child. The Dalton plan preserves the division of curriculum into subjects but is concerned to give the individual pupil a chance to progress at his own speed.
