TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Southland Times, Issue 18858, 25 June 1920, Page 5

TECHNICAL EDUCATION

TEACHERS’ REQUEST FOR EXTENSIONS. DEPUTATIONS TO THE MINISTER. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, June 24. Representatives of the Technical School Teachers’ Association met the Minister of Education. The speakers held that technical education was being somewhat overloked and said that the time was ripe for extending and improving the system and suggested extending the school age. It j was considered that more technical training should be done in the day time and to secure co-ordination that all schools in the one district should be placed under one controlling authority, universities excepted. There was need for more facilities for training technical teachers and a more uniform syllabus. It was considered that boys should not be required to drill after technical school work. Tire need for higher salaries and definite hours was stressed. The Minister said he feared that technical education was looked on as a side line instead of a very valuable factor in the educational system. That would have to be remedied. The Department was determined to do its best, lie was satisfied that the country coud now face the extension of the school age to 16. He promised to consider all the matters brought up.