Parker High School - Parker Pine Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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5 Zi Q 5 K S Zi ms: ,A Ixwfzvas ? 2 ,Q ? wma, .... V S 3 gas .lg 3. 2 E 5? GUIDANCE AND ADJUSTMENT ' The purpose of the adjustment service is to insure the success of each student in high school. In charge of this work is Mrs. Alicia Doran, adjustment teacher, who has worked in this capacity for three se- mesters. One of her principal duties is to adapt school work to the needs and abilities of the individual pupil. ' This department gives various tests to all incoming freshmen and to pupils who require special attention. Remedial and corrective classes are formed for pupils who need special attention. Research in this line is constantly carried on. A study of the r a n g e of individual differences shows a variation in the abilities and standings of first year students. The supervision of health records and the testing of pupils' vision and hear- ing comes under the work of this de- partment. ' An important function of the ad- justment service is the analysis of failures. Failures can frequently be prevented if advice, encouragement. and assistance are given to pupils whose work is unsatisfactory. Stu- dents who cannot easily complete the required work and those who do not work to their full capacity over- come their difficulties through the counsel and guidance of the adjust- ment service. ' The keeping of cumulative records comprises another phase of the work of the adjustment service. These records contain information concern- ing each student from kindergarten through junior college. His social, physical, mental, educational, and emotional development is traced during this time. All of this informa- tion aids the adjustment teacher in solving student problems. The rec- ords indicate possible causes for fail- ure and show student aptitudes and tendencies during school years. ' The guidance period is a part of every teacher's program. During this period the teacher assists pupils who need special attention. The personal records of all students are kept in 105, a room devoted to counseling. All information concerning the stu- dent is recorded on personal data sheets which greatly aid teachers in programming and in finding causes of student failure and maladjust- ment. Every Parker student has an interview with his division teacher at the beginning of each semester. The teacher discusses fully any problem which the student may have and offers cg remedy or solution. ' The task of orientation is handled by the adjustment teacher. She vis- its the grammar schools and ex- plains the high school curriculum to the graduates in order to aid them in making a choice of studies and in se- lecting a course with regard to their interests and abilities. The students thus get a clear conception of the social and scholastic value of a high school education, and learn how to get the most out of high school by participating in all its activities.

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