Reduction of Waste in Education
Abstract
Maximum efficiency may be attained at a minimum by the reduction of waste. Business recognizes scientific management as a means of attainment; so a maximally efficient class should be the ideal of the teacher. In business under scientific management the worker is kept supplied with detailed instructions as to the work to be done; the standards to be reached, the methods to be employed, and the appliances to be used. Under scientific management in the class room the student must be supplied with instructions as to the work to be done, the standards to be reached, the methods to be employed, and the materials to be used. Class room work must be well understood by all concerned; the general method of procedure must be no secret of the teacher's: the directions for preparing the work for the daily recitation must be so explicit that no one can fail to understand to meet them; and finally the maps, charts, reference books, and all other class room equipment must be as familiar to the pupil as to the teacher. Business men do not place untrained young men in their offices and tell them "to go to work." Rather they undergo a short intensive training period, during which time they learn everything necessary to the successful completion of their work.
Subject Area
Management|Education
Recommended Citation
Finley, William P, "Reduction of Waste in Education" (1926). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31189755.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31189755
