CORRESPONDENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 35, 10 February 1879, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor op the " Evening Mail."

Sir— Once again I am tempted to criticise our. very much respected School Inspector's report, but shall confine myself to one question only, namely, where are we to have our sons and daughters trained as efficient teachers? According to the present report and those of years past, there is not a school nor a teacher in the whole of the Nelson district capable of producing one I should not, perhaps, have taken this bold step, but for the leader in to-day's Colonist. " The report contains a protest loudly called for, and none too severe against the odious modern custom of cramming." What experience has the editor of the results of the national system at home in England and Ireland ? Whyia a national system so loudly called for all over the world ? To prevent "weak minded fathers and gossiping

mothers'" coming between the interests of clever, intelligent, and deserving children, and this I hold to be as much the duty of the State as that of preventing crime. Did any one ever know of a ' weak minded father and a gdssiping riiother " interesting themselves in the education of their families ? Surely this is a new theory worthy of our newly felefctsd Ht.P. studying — I am, &c, Gossir-Eit. February 8, 1879.