TEACHING CHILDREN.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 May 1922, Page 4

TEACHING CHILDREN.

IMPROVING THE SYSTEM. SUGGESTIONS BY TEACHERS. By Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington., Last Night. At a meeting of the New Zealand Educational Institute the report of the special committee on school curricula was presented by Mr. W- H. Newton (Auckland). He explained that the principal point made was the need for better co-ordina-tion in the system to give the pupil practically continuous schooling from the primary elements as far as the pupil could go. The speaker warned teachers of the of creating water-tight compartments of authorities dealing with each branch. If another compartment was created the last state of the schools would be worse than the first. Mr. Aschman (Christchurch) suggested that the time was inopportune to introduce junior high schools, which would entail expense which might mean the withdrawing of money much needed for primary schools. The president (Mr. Pur ch as) suggested that they should lay down their ideal and leave it to the authorities to determine when it should be introduced. Mention was made of the report by the Minister’s sub-committee, which was very similar to the committee’s report, and it was suggested that the two should be considered. 1