ASSISTING EDUCATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1917, Page 4

ASSISTING EDUCATION.

COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSALS

The Minister of Education (the Hon .1. A. Hanan) outlines the following proposals in his annual report, which proposals, he states, are under consideration :—■

An extension of the regulations governing free places to provide for free education at technical classes relating to industrial occupations, and for a higher scale of payments to technical high schools. The establishment of a. system of agricultural bursaries to provide for tlie training of future instructors and experts in agriculture. A fuller' rovi.'ion of the primary school syllabus in the direction of making it more helpful to less experienced teachers, and of securing greater thoroughness .in primary education. '

The establishment, of juvenile employment bureaux to advise and assist boys and girls on leaving school as to the best means of securing employment suited to their capacity.

Improvements in the course of instruction for free-plnce holders in secondary schools, particularly with respect to English civics and history, mental arithmetic, domestic science and agriculture. Provision for the more complete inspection of secondary schools. The establishment of departmental correspondence classes for nneertideated teachers. The standardisation of school buildings.

Among further matters that have been under review, or are ready for action when the necessary authority, legislative or financial, is given, are the following: Fuller provision for the extension of compulsory continuance classes, possibly to be held iu the daytime.

Provision for the consolidation of small schools into larger central schools.

An increase of capitation for schools with an average attendance of less than nine.

A readjustment, of the capitation grants for technical high schools.

The supply of school materials

A mere satisfactory and businesslike system of dealing with funds provided for the maintenance and rebuilding of public schools. A temporary increase in (be allowances to school committees for incidentals.

An alteration in the electoral system of appointment of members to represent urban and rural districts on educational boards. The establishment of small observation schools to provide some means of preparation for untrained teachers before they enter on the work of teaching. The establishment of a travelling dental clinic.

Many of ihe. above proposals and some of those nlieady initiated/canuol. for the present bo developed so fully or so rapidly as could lmve been done if ihe teaching staffs of all types of schools, as well as the staffs of inspectors and other directing officers, .had not been seriously reduced owing to the enlistment, of teachers, inspectors, insti victors, and other officers. In fact it. is only by great effort that, the schools can be kept: going at all, and this renders the present time unfavourable for the introduction of many or great changes.

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