The Field of Correspondence Teaching

Abstract

After fifteen years’ experience with correspondence teaching, I am convinced that its value as an educational factor is second only to direct contact teaching. I am also of the opinion that dull or backward students under the guidance of a good instructor will prosper as well as or even better than will the same students in attendance at a College where for sufficient reasons they cannot have the help of a tutor. Good first-class instructors become teacher, tutor, and special instructor to each student under their care. An instructor of poor quality is on a par with a teacher in the class room who is neither equal to the position nor efficient in the work. With this as with regular school work, much depends upon the influence the instructor can bring into the work.

To give full influence in this direction it might not be out of place to say . . .