State School Education.
: (TO TH.B, EpiTOR.Oy , T^B. STANDARD.) ! Sir,— l quite agreejsrith the sentiments expresjsed; m your, papj» ofetha IStb-inaL jfrom the Wanganui Herald m 'reierimol ;to the preseltf systenV-of ; &w!ie s 'School teaching. I'll jaßt~giv^*one instance:— (There isVatdy in\tbds,t«^ii, whft^s nb* 14 years of age, 'and .has been ''going io ischqol.since ,^9,,>ras able to go, and,for las£ six yeais ajtiended' ffie Pdmerlf • iton Public School.' "He is m, what he |tQrnjs,the y. Standai-d: His parents are | lookmg-lont f&r s&x iipemife % pgt J^ [ ; into some situation. You can fancy his ; j attainmfetiM'wh^n t teWyodsPfew nights ? a g%) ? l /asked - him, pre.sei;ce. ,0/. bis ! parents: 'How mucK a bag oi* potatoes i would cost that would weight lewt., 8 iqrs., 61b., at 5s per cwt,? He-ceolcLmake I : no attempt whatever to do it, when; rejmonstrated with, hesajd he didn't know 1 how to do it. Comment sis needless. — ;I am, &c, -; v
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 47, 28 January 1885, Page 2
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151State School Education. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 47, 28 January 1885, Page 2
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