THE EDUCATION BOARD'S EXAMINATIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 238, 13 November 1909, Page 8

THE EDUCATION BOARD'S EXAMINATIONS.

To the -Editoi. Sir,—The recommendations of Ihc Taiaiifiki Teachers' Institute to hold the annual examination of Standard VI at one centre has been given ellect to by the Education Hoard, and the lirst hatch of pupils from the Central school and a number of country and suburDaii schools were put to the list at the Central school on Monday last, Whatever the. result may be, it U' to he hoped tor Hi" sake of the country schools, this will be tin- lirst and last examination of tin kind. No doubt, the Central school pupils will secure a good percentage of pn«es, because they were examined m th-ir own school and under the eye of their teacher,, who wercaHowcd lobe present during the examination. IHo coimlrv pupils, were, however, placed under a very great disadvantage in bemg examined in" a strange school, with si range teachers and- wit.li very little encouragement from an inspector, whom, I should imagine, had never been a hoy. If .Monday's work is a fair sample of what we may expect from the Hoards Inspector, the nervous buy or girl will lnvc no chance of getting through. Most e.< the children have for months p.ist been working hard for this exam ination in addition to putting in all their spare time with their teachers, a id na doubt in their own schools would piss, but under the conditions referred to above it is' impossible to expect good results. Some of the questions, too. were quite beyond the pupils, and it 's n pile the Hoard do not. request their inspectors to examine the children only on those subjects on which they have received some instruction..—! am. etc., PARENT.