School's In
T is surprising that nobody has apparently thought before of using radio to bring to parents some idea of just what their children do in school, to show them how they can help youngsters in their early learning years, and to explain, without pushing any particular crankism, why some modern techniques of teaching differ from those of their own day. However, the omission is remedied in the series, Their Guided Years, broadcast from 1YA on the first Tuesday of each month, which I cordially recommend to all parents. Promoted by the Auckland ParentTeacher Association, the programmes, semi-documentary in style, impress by their unacademic exposition, their freedom from pedagogical jargon and their skilful use of classroom material. The most recent session on The Teaching of Reading, presented by Dr. D. Barney, should go some way towards clearing up the confusions of parents whose only knowledge of "Look and Say" and phonic methods comes from their children. One merit of the series is that it does not plug any extreme educational theories. I hope, however, that in a later session room might be found for a genuine, not a mocked-up, Devil’s Advocate to draw attention to those things in our educational garden which are not So Tosy.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 885, 20 July 1956, Page 16
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207School's In New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 885, 20 July 1956, Page 16
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