University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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Department of Pedagogy Since Kentucky has no Normal School for whites, the State College must, un- der the law of its charter, provide the work of a Normal School “for teachers and those preparing to teach.” This provision is made in the subfreshman courses of the Department of Peda- gogy. Here the aim is specifically: (1) To prepare the student for examination by the County and State Boards. (2) To instruct him in the best forms and pro- cesses of school organization and government. (3) To illustrate the most rational and successful methods of teaching the various school subjects. From these courses have gone out some very successful teachers into the public schools of Kentucky. Many students from the other Departments of the College have, just previous to their graduation, availed themselves of the work offered in the course in General Pedagogy, and have been enabled thereby to take up the work of teaching in schools of high grade. Many of those who have completed the County Certificate or State Certificate Course are now County Superintendents, County Examiners, or in charge of the best schools in their respective localities. As a result the Normal School of the State College reaches and favorably affects the very sources to which the college must look for its supply of students. For this reason the Normal School should be carefully fostered by the State and the college authorities, and its work made yearly more efficient. In 1893, in consequence of a strong demand for such work, the Department of Pedagogy organized a full collegiate course of four years, co-ordinate, in rank and in the character of work done with the other courses in the college, and leading to the distinctively professional degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy. Tn this course pedagogy is begun in the last term of the Sophomore year, and is carried through the remaining two years. The other work of the course is made up from the best subjects in the classical and scientific courses, and thus the Peda- gogy Course is not only an excellent professional course, but is also cultural in a high degree in the old sense of the term. Many young men and women have recognized its value in both respects, and have availed themselves of its training and discipline. Last year there were eight graduates ,and they are now actively employed either in doing some important share of the world’s work or in continuing their studies in graduate courses.