TEACHING IN HIGH SCHOOLS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2760, 2 May 1916, Page 3

TEACHING IN HIGH SCHOOLS

ACTION BY THE MINISTER. By Telesranh—Fres3 Association. Hamilton, May 1. Replying to a deputation at Hamilton, and referring to work, done in the high schools, the Minister of Education said that what he found in some oi the high schools in regard to knowledge and training impelled him to take steps to obtain a hill report dealing with certain subjects, which he had found were Dot receiving . that. attention .in some schools that their ; importance warranted. In the matter of reading, writing, and English, it would appear thai pupils made very little progress, while pupils, after leaving, primary schools hacl to some extent actually, gone bacli ill certain' instances. He was surprised to find in one high school he had visited, that, although provision foi equipment had been provided for rurai courses and domestic science, not one pupil was taking advantage of these courses. The bias was more in the direction of commercial and professions callings. As soon as the director (Dr Anderson) was freed from certain worli lie would • get him to visit the higl: schools of the Dominion, and make r special report as to the nature anc value of the work being done. Schoo work, addeel tlie Minister, was not to b< judged solely by cramming and passinj certain examinations. Mr. Hanan saic he was impelled to take this course noi only from personal observations and in quiries, but also after haying receivei the opinions of gentlemen versed it such matters who haeL.,accompanied hin on the visits made -id?.various schools The Minister added that, having regare for the amount the . country was ex pending on high schools, and what i actually obtained, he felt that the pre sent state' of affairs could not con tiaue. " : ; '