TRAINING TEACHERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 937, 2 April 1930, Page 7

TRAINING TEACHERS

CONCESSIONS TO BE MADE TO PROBATIONERS NEW TESTS THIS YEAR From Out Resident Reporter WELLINGTON, Today. In reply to representations made by the executive of the New Zealand Educational Institute the Director of Education, Mr. T. B. Strong, has outlined the scheme whereby It is proposed to grant concessions to this year’s probationers in respect to the training college entrance examination. The concessions proposed are: **(.l) Probationers and student teachers who, not later than December 31, 1930, have been credited with passes at the class D examination or ; at the matriculation examination, will ; be exempt from examination in cor- I responding subjects at the training ! college entrance examination. “(2) Probationers and student | teachers who have not taken mathematics at either the matriculation or j the class D examination will this year i be allowed to pass at the entrance examination if they show a reasonable knowledge of the subject. “(3) Probationers and student teachers who have begun a university course will be exempt from examination at the training college entrance examination in subjects (f) to (i) inclusive, provided they keep terms in at least two subjects. They must pas 3 in subjects (a) to (e) inclusive, if not exempt in terms of paragraph (1) above “In future years candidates will be exempt from the entrance examination only in corresponding subjects taken to higher leaving certificate or university standard,” said Mr. Strong. “It follows, therefore, that young people appointed as probationers or student teachers will be well advised to begin their university course in such a way as to fit in with the requirements of the training college entrance examination. That is, they should begin by taking any iwo of the following: English, mathematics, history, geography. Should the university timetable necessitate attendance at a university class during school hours the department is prepared, as formerly, to approve of an education board giving the necessary leave, provided there is good reason for granting the request *•