EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 8, 28 May 1914, Page 6

EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.

TIIK FUNCTION OF 110MK WORK. VIEWS. o|>iu.'«ns have often dilierod as to H»C need for *ehowl children homo Ins-ions, and there have not been •wanting those who have condemned the »y-itom roundly. T-li« matter was recently brought undc-a- the lie.; ice of (lie Taminaki K&roation l'oxnl by tli> Xchoal Committees' Association, and in a report to that body yesterday, the Inspectors (Messrs. \Y. A. Ballantyne and li. Wilicttei) maile Cue foil-owing remarks:—

"Tiachcrs shouid keep the following points in view: The main, u-e of evening iCtidy sihoii-ld he to revise, and consolidate till? da-v's work, A pupil chould not have to leant for the first time at i'cnw what lw • ihouldr learn at school. ("clieTii'iy- s.pfa.king. home work shyulij, suppkiUM-nt ¥oh.vJ Wflvk- -n,,t lie a mjlistitute for it, U is tJifi average, or even '.ho d'o'w ptijnW. who should- ref'Jiilate the tiii'u> (il'mamUd for evening work, and the children nVmld 1 ctatrly understand dlie time limits placed upon the work. In Standard V. and iSt-indavd VT„ as a genera.! rule, the pupils Ihould not b" recpiire:! to give more than an hour in the evening to- prp-i-ribnl -Ihth'? work. 11l Stamhud 111, ami Standard IV. loss than this might very well he given. In Standard I. and (sUn..kml 11. no written 'home work Oould be demanded. The head ir.u-'i,-." s-'iould so" that tbo amount of Jioni,? study in <«u-b dep-ari-mont is kept within 'reasonable limits. Mr. lirad'biirv s-trggi-sUd' that Ui» report -liiouli; lie piinled and scut to all whnal tOiU-hcrs. Sir Young agreed. Sonic of 111" teachers did nol -cm to know where to draw the (line, ami a hard aud fast rule would save friction. Mr. Bradbury: There is a m - v Ir.ird and fast rule in the regulations l (<> the Act. ttiii.se (i mvs: 'illonie work shall in 110 case be given a-i a punishment. or in lieu of work which should have been done in school." This dors not appear to have been a-cted upon. It was decided to adopt Mr. Tirndburv's suggestion.