Status Of Teachers
Sir—When a headmaster clearly states that he would like a higher status for intermediate teachers, there is no need to read more into it. Having denied even the implication that intermediate teachers should receive high-
er status, Mr Watson goes on in his reply to my letter to explain exactly why they should. He asserts that those teachers with special qualifications in special subject areas in intermediate schools — say, science or even library work—deserve higher standing than those Form I and II teachers in full primary schools who teach half New Zealand’s Form I and II children. These teachers, as Mr Watson knows, cannot enjoy the luxury of narrow specialisation but must be specialists in all subjects. Further, since many of them teach in the country, they are called on to take part in, and give leadership in, a wider range of extra - curricular activities than their urban colleagues. —Yours, etc., PRIMARY TEACHER. June 8, 1966.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31082, 10 June 1966, Page 10
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159Status Of Teachers Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31082, 10 June 1966, Page 10
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