SCHOOL SYLLABUS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 March 1917, Page 5

SCHOOL SYLLABUS.

A COMPLETE KE-MODELLING.

MORE ATTENTION TO PHYSICAL | % Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Minister for Education stated today that a complete re-modelling of the syllabus of the system of inspecting schools is well in hand and would he ready for publication probably in October, In the meantime a number of amendments of the present regulations would be gazetted this week, not affecting work for this year. The chief alterations provide for greater emphasis on sucli essential matters as the accuracy of speech, intelligent reading, accuracy in arithmetic, and sound knowledge of history, nature study, and geography. Provision is also being made for necessary concessions to girls to enable them to devote more attention to needlework and domestic science. Teachers who desired to ibe regarded as efficient were being enjoined to pay special attention to the physical well-being of children and to take an active part in their physical training in co-operation with the "medical inspectors, school nurses, and physical instructors. In regard to inspection of schools, it is provided that more time be devoted to smaller schools and to less experienced teachers. In cases of pupil teachers and probationers not showing satisfactory advance in examination states' during the training, an explanation of such failure will be required of the head teacher, j