EDUCATION METHODS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19162, 19 November 1927, Page 17

EDUCATION METHODS.

■lO THE EDITOR 01 THE TRESS. Sir,—l have been greatly impressed with the modern style of teaching, lied ink and capitals seem to form an important part in the present-day instruction of youth. A document handed to me a few days ago, writton by an- upper standard child and sent out presumably at the teacher's instigation, simply bristled with capitals, every second word being so decorated, and, to make it still more beautiful, underlined with red ink, while the writing itself was quite inferior. It seems that the instructors of youth nowadays have had the fact that the great idea is to make a good impression (as I heard one of them say, "I shall work for results") firmly planted iu their minds, and the character-building which is so important to the conscientious teacher is quite a negligible, not to say absurd, quantity. The main results of this abundance of red ink and capitals seems to be shown in the children's manners outside the school when they damage the property of private individuals (to say nothing of that of the publjc) and call out offensive epithets to inoffensive passers-by or shout and act in ah unseemly manner when near dwelling-houses. Behaviour like this speaks very plainly as to the discipline in the school and home. Perhaps some of your readers could inform me what great results so much red ink and capitals are going to have on the future of our country.—Yours, etc., OUT OF DATE.