Some problems connected with the organization of an effective programme for retarded children

Abstract

These studies are based upon my personal observation and experience of the auxiliary classes during my tenure as a teacher in Halifax for the past five years, when I have assiduously applied myself in investigating the problems and possibilities of the retarded children in Nova Scotia. Previously, during eight years of my teaching experience in India, I taught normal children, but I found in Canada that it was a great change and a challenging task to handle the retarded children of this country. I am therefore in a position to assess the differences in attitudes and aptitudes of the children in both the countries. As far as it has been possible I have tried to observe the efforts made by the Government and the School Authorities for improving the instruction in auxiliary classes and I believe that my suggestions will be of some value for scholars and investigators of the future. No attempt of this kind has been made in previous studies of this type to synthesize or explore or understand the education of the retarded children in a systematic way. I have tried to piece some information on the subject and provide suggestions for improvement. I have summed up the problems and offered criticism of the programme along with some suggestions for improvement.