TEACHERS AND FINES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19172, 1 December 1927, Page 13

TEACHERS AND FINES.

tO T Xvc read with pteasurc Sir." 1 ,T utter re the fining 01 & Tteachers. There is no doubt ig l litude of his statement re-yrfth..'-Tr,tanri» j.fdinß , ~ it ■'inquisition ). i Sr iu 4-g that .no kink J am is kept more strictKi» °f d A«rS» of tho l)rimary1 )rimary - school Place he is comtfd"*- Ll« bv a scheme ot work S vn spools at least, ho is 5* '".ltoffcd to compile. Secondly, showing what he has covered 5«#W Surely this should be #•4 to ensure that he does hi. Jjcien* T lllv an d conscientiously. feft actual hours of the m tt£ T r y ; short, but he is labouring Vfrfgrfat difficulty.in that his •> st a T be standardised. A good judged by his beer; a good t"* e Jr bv his houses; and so it is « trades and professions, exAZ one that is more censured ** ;£ other. A really good teacher **u;in at the best only medium ififrilt. from dull children i" 1 ". « ooor teacher can easily get results if he is lucky *°Tto teach a briglit class Again, A results of a teacher's work *jf L immediately judged as those ft other worker can. The real "'•XL* or lack of it cannot beSfSeßt for many years. I have tinned these matters in order to "SS some of the difficulties with Iffi ill teachers have to contend. I , IT the hundred and ono obstacles •??rtnfront the solo charge teacher. SSteachers that I know I cannot ntamind ono who purposely neglects "iVt which presents more than surJjdifficulties. If such measures as ufinne of teachers are tolerated it 82 that eventually the teacher Sine the pride ho now has in his ZkuA look upon his duties not as Shine noblo and uplifting but as fJBs and irksome task It will hi sorry dav for our country if he ***"' eU " OLD BOY 2.