One of the welcome additions to curriculum development instituted this school year is money for experimentation and increased use of teachers who have speci al contributions to make for improving the educational program. Every school should be in accordance with these programs because, as Superintendent Boren outlined at the pre-school institute, each school will have access to these funds. Many ideas have been aborted and dreams thwarted because educators lacked the time or means to pursu e them. Implementation of develop the The innovation teachers’ desired we programs has been slow desired. load has been big. Time, because we were not able to in too many cases, only permits teachers to develop curriculum with the bare essentials. Time available to teachers hasn't changed. There are still 24 hours in a day, Remuneration, however, is an incentive to spend some Saturdays or which we can experiment and luck as you pursue programs evenings developing some new evaluate in the classroom that more gdequately look approaches The following essay came into the center recently. The has beén labeled “World, Take My Son by the Hand." \essay to learning and revise as necessary. at individuals and their author is with Good needs. unknown but the “My son starts school tomorrow," the essay began. "It's going to be strange and ew to him for awhile, And I wish you would sort of treat him gently. You see, up to now, he's been king of the roost. He's been boss of the backyard. I have always been around going to to repair his different. be "Thié morning, on his great wounds, he's adventure going that and to soothe : his feelings. to walk down the front will probably include wars and will have "Teach are not men to if you can. He will are not true. Teach is a hero - that for every crooked politician every enemy there is a friend. Let him learn people to lick. “Teach him the wonders of books. Give things are wave his hand, tragedy and and start sorrow. To courage, the ghing: have to learn, I know, that all him that for every scoundrel there there early him - faith and love and hand and teach him know. him -- but gently, just, that. all men now | steps, live his life in the world he has to live in will require So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young he But is a dedicated leader - that for that the bullies are the easiest ‘i quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flower s on the green hill. Teach him that it is more honorable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him they are wrong. Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone else is getting on the bandwagon. Teach him that comes to "Teach put a price and to him on stand to his and "Teach him fine steel, makes x listen little "This to all men, but through. his heart fight gently, is a big fellow." sell brawn and if he world, to and brains the to soul. Teach thinks he's right. don't coddle but | order, filter world, him truth the to and highest close him, his but see what ‘ k& ees you can take bidder, ears because vi to on only only ‘the ? but do.....He's a never a howling the test such good to mob of fire a nice * William Larry H. R. Boren Charlton - Superintendent - Editor -