Excerpt from College Course in Education, Committee Reports Presented as a Basis for Discussion, 1927, Vol. 8
In a letter to the writer pertaining to the work of our committee, Professor Ellis of Texas said: "Perhaps you would be interested to know that at the second meeting of the Society held many, many years ago, we established a similar committee on the college courses in education. I remember that I was on the committee to report on the courses in psychology of education. I think these reports did good at the time and I see no reason why it would not be a good idea to investigate the various courses now offered with a view of first finding out what is offered under the several headings and with the view of trying to bring about enough uniformity in the introductory courses to make it possible for a student to transfer from one college to another without having all of his courses misfitted."
This statement expresses well the problems and aims of the committee. It also brings out the point that these problems and aims have long been recognized; they have been before the Society from its inception. Progress has no doubt been made; yet everyone, especially if he is in an administrative position, realizes that the chaos is still great. This chaos is strikingly represented in the paper by Professor Wilson.
While we all feel keenly the need of greater uniformity in the fundamental courses, the chairman of your committee, and doubtless the other members as well, feel just as keenly that progress toward greater uniformity should not be forced. It should not come by a majority vote. It can come only by reaching a rock-bottom foundation on self-evident principles. This can be done only through rational experimentation and discussion, a line on which progress is sure to be slow. But any other line would lead only to a makeshift compromise and arrested development.
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