UNCERTIFICATED TEACHERS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 180, 29 January 1914, Page 4

UNCERTIFICATED TEACHERS

A TATAKAt.MAKA I'UOTKST. The exact posiiiiin of imcertilicaled school teacliers was faitU clearlv delined at 'he Kducation Hoard's 'meeting yesterday, when a deputation from the Tataraimaka School Committee waited on the IhMi-d In protest against the decision come to by the Hoard at ils last meeting t„ remove the T,U\raimuka school teacher. The teacher in ipicslioii i, iincertilicatcil, according to .statements made at the meeting, and lias been in the Hoard's service some six years, and at the Tataraimaka school for about, four vears.

.Before the deputation made its appearance, correspondence was read fr the committee protesting against fit Hoard's action.

The chairman pointed out that the teacher in ipie.-tiou had had four ecus to obtain hi, ecrtilh-ate. and should have done so.

Mr Amain a-ked whether it was not u-'.ial U> gram to unccrtilicaleil teachers wim had dune good work licenses entitling thrin („ leach until they had pass.,,) ibeir exainiiialions. The teacher in ipiestion had I n in ill-health when lie bad sat for his examination. 'The Chief Inspector replied that it I had never been intended to license I young teachers who were abb- to sit. ! for their ivrlilicatcs. It was onlv i elderly teachers with long service who [could he >o treated. This teacher had not been a regular attender at the SatUlda\ classes for teacliers. The chairman remark.-d that it vas the Hoard'- intention to do without 1:11certiliiated teachers .1- far as possible. The deputation .'.Mr t'. Iloucvlicld and Mrs l)oui;hc,tvi was then r.-.eived. Mr Hone, Held slated that the comuiiilcc had noticed that thev were 1.0 have a new leacher, and they verv lire h preferred the picsci.t one. ' They were awaict hat be was uncertificated, but would prefer an maerl Hicated man who could (each, to a certificated man who could not. lie ashed tint a license pie granted to enable the teacher to (ontinne at Tataraimaka until lie obtained a certificate.

Mr- l)ou"hcrl> supported Mr lloii"V----liidd. lint mcrch a-.l;. r'l l<u- an c\t i ii- : nn of Hie liuir given the leaelier in whi.-h to move oiil. a, lie wished to wait until the annual examination?- and see the fruit of his labors with the ehihlren.

Mr lloiieyliel.l interjeeled that an extension would not lie wor ill drivintr into town for.

After the depnlation had withdrawn, the chairman remarked that the llonrl must not re;;anl Hie mailer with 100 much sentiment. It was rcallv liie teacher's falill ihal he had not' nua'jlied. All un.-ertili«ated teachers ' had twice been uolilied that thev would b" liahle to di-missaL if thev ' were not i|tialilied. _ U was decided thai the Hoard's former resolution lie adhered to. A lIII.IMiOllDtJtlll COMPLAINT.

A somewhat similar complaint wis made hy the father of a teacher who had held an appointment as as-istaut-teacher at Mill-borough school. i'e complained thai some weeks ago she had recciwd a eonnnitnicatiou from ill" Hoard asking if she would iindevt.ike a uionih's naming at the Wcliiiurlon Training t ollcgc. and. lieinu an'.ious for advancement, she had agreed, ami asked for iiifonualion as to whether am provision would he made for her hoard. 'When all her arrangements were comll'lele. -he had heen illt'ornii'il that her jscrvi-cs would mil he rei|iiired at Hillsborough after I In- end of the mouth. 'On a-kin.;.' for fun her information, she Inul I n informed thai a cecli;:,. ue I teacher had heen obtained ill her stead and thai she would be eivcu anolher I'l'Ke "- ■- i a- po-sihle.' lie made a lnii» complaint in which he said thai Hie Hoard had made a convenience of his daughter, and was not. trcat'in" a'l lc.-li-li.--r.-, alike.

T'"- 'iKi'nninn slated that appointui.'iiN a- iliis uciv looked 1,11 ,n teinporniy. am! in many t-:i-*■>. Mm (earlier. Were ;Ja,| u> .yet llicm. tic .■l'liNilml tliai h.ir.i-liii, was M , i; , entailed.

I '"■ lll '"lrr „f iv|.l. 4 in- to Hi,. p.„„ I'laiiit was led t„ tli,. rliairmait.