ORGANIZING for Effective Instruction.

The article focuses on the need to improve the education system in the U.S. The problem of how best to organize the school or school system for effective instruction is still a central question. Good teaching has always been the principal measure of the success of any school or school system. In recent years the rapid growth in enrollments, the broader demands upon schools, and more critical examination of school programs by the general public have intensified the quest for better methods of teaching. The child study movement that hit its stride during the 1930's has influenced practice in the better elementary schools. The improvement of instruction is a co-operative enterprise. Teachers contribute more to the enterprise when they have a part in developing objectives, in planning programs, and in evaluating outcomes. It is the function of educational leadership to help the staff develop an organization through which each member can participate in the manner best suited to his talents. The system of public education places a great deal of responsibility for policy making in the hands of the local administrative unit.