Mexico Ledger in Mexico, Missouri

Individualized Instruction Transforms Office Classes at Voc Tech

Secretarial and Clerical Practice students at the Vocational Technical School use individualized instruction praised by Mrs. Maclean Dubus and Mrs. Mildred Penn. The program bases learning on each student's needs, allows pacing independent of peers, and uses grant funding from the Missouri Department of Education. Students begin with placement tests, then advance at personal speed, selecting units of study like legal typing, while using tape recorders and film loops. By year end, a simulated business company offers office roles with paychecks, clock-in checks, and eventual certificates of achievement.