Cresthaven Public School located in the Toronto suburb of North York, Ontario: various shots inside Miss Bailey's class, the teacher chatting with girls. Inside a second class, a group of children surround their teacher, listening to her instructions. Inside another class, four students learn with blocks. CUs of pupils, two boys, playing chess. HAS and PAN back inside the second class. Various shots of a young girl, later joined by a boy, using and learning with a filmstrip viewer. CUs of a man's hand writing numbers on a blackboard. ECUs of his face as he talks, his mouth. Various CUs of kids listening, writing. CUs of several hands writing on a blackboard. Cut to CU of a clock and FOLLOW SHOT of the seconds' hand going round the dial.