STATE EDUCATION.

Manawatu Herald, 8 November 1889, Page 2

STATE EDUCATION.

We hive Wn favoured with the following correspondence between a teaelier at the Public scho 1 and a parent, which is sufficiently interesting for % >neral perusal, and •so is an aid in understanding how fome children make such miseiable failures at the examinations. The ohi'd referred to, has since the teacher has been instructing her, been present 51 times and absent 37 times. The usual|prinf ci notice was gent to the parent, with a footnote as follow* " Kindly send her at soon as possible, as she misses so many lessons ? In reply the parent wh» a parentlv has not had the advantasre of State Education writes as : fo'low: — " And x nave to kap her i hone washing days and if you teacher ' her lessons every diy reiser she : wood be fnrthe on in readin ? she ' is no farh-^r now then wT»ei Mr balcer left school I do want th Ato ] g't on in there reeding for In »w not ; ho^ soon I sha 1 be call to go up c untrey wore tbev oannot go for ] mills to school there is so mtrh ; foolery Inrning no a day at school t so you need not bother your head so • much in sendin gme those noats for I Inm a little older Jin the head then i you T know what ought to right for ' B hildren." * <