The Three " R' s" In Education.
The Melbourne Age of Oct. 28 states :-Of the "three R's" which are popu arly supposed to form the basis of education, two are rather badly neglected at the present day according to the Chamber of Commerce and the members of that institution surely ought to be competent judges m such a matter. The attention of the council of the chamber was call--2,," ' th , <! sel ' ious llc £lect in our nbl , ttnd „ nvilto schoo]s Qf teach _ ng boys who intend to follow comma cml pursuits tire simple rules of m,l ,'. and . leßlbl ° writing." The S„ WM ? lonrea t0 " special subv w ,T ? th ° Ch ' ambc| -- the view ot taking steps to remedy the ence'nf'u- / 8 to writin * «*'»««- ce of the typewriter will doubtless H n,,"? y pi ' a6uco marked effects, ti d f ono , wo , ulcl lmrt "y ™P«* to " I ° m '""'doping already i„ the t-IvTT- T 1 in any case ' ms itaves the decadence in arithmetic unexplained. The. three "It's," of course, are reading, writing, and rithmetic.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 243, 12 November 1903, Page 3
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175The Three " R's" In Education. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 243, 12 November 1903, Page 3
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