Our Education System.
In Monday's Christchurch Press there is a special article by the Hon. C. C. Bowen, author of the Education Act, reviewing the results achieved now that it has been nearly 20 years in operation. Mr Bowen makes several suggestions for the improvement of the system, which, coming from such an authority, are likely to be read with much interest. He urges that it is a mistake to try to introduce secondary subjects in primary schools, contending that it is better that the children should have thorough instruction in a few elementary subjects instead of being crammed with ill-understood 'ologies and smatterings of science, falsely so-called. He protests against the craze for inventing reading books dealing chiefly with New Zealand subjects, and urges that parents should not grudge giving their children a variety of reading books. The paper generally is a plea for less " cram " and more sympathetic teaching calculated to develop the reasoning powers of children. To this end Mr Bowen thinks it would be better if the inspectors devoted more time to inspecting the schools and attached less importance to examinations. He also advocates inspectors being under the control of the Department instead of the Boards.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 68, 17 September 1896, Page 2
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