Imperial Schools - Diplomat Yearbook (Gladewater, TX)

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off to 3 0000 START The foundation of education is reading. The degree to which a student will be suc- cessful is directly related to his degree of suc- cess in reading. In the early years of training reading occupies most of the curricular area primarily because all of the other areas de- pend, heavily upon a good reading ability. Once good reading habits are established the mind is capable of ingesting and assimilating an unlimited amount of knowledge almost inaccessible except through reading. Compare for a moment reading ability with the channels of a television receiver or radio. The lower the reading ability, the few- er channels of learning that are available for mental growth and development. The high- er and more developed is the reading level, the more channels that are available for growth. Similarly, if there are few channels for mental growth, the student's outlook will be one of narrow interests, limited horizons and certainly little understanding. A student who has many channels open to him will gener- ally have a better grasp of each bit of know- ledge with which to compare everything he learns. Certainly one of the chief responsibilities of education is to develop and utilize to the full the potential of every individual. This is what can be begun through an effective reading program. --' .. , V- , fs Q :. my U X 3 F f Z.. R, ,.--.-.-- my-Q .,. . .., 11N-ffiwn' ' 1 , Ufmrfwsf 1- Q, .uf ., V. -,.- ,f --rmpw 7 .-. ,. amz: . , .. .., :,,, g KV . ,g :st -sw, Y' if .Qigfslt ii f' we - -Wi-t

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