EAST CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL.
I ,to ___ EDiion OF the peess. j , Sir, —Some time since home lessons were I dispensed~w.th fjt tins school,]but some of the teachers are not disposed to comply with the regulation, as witness the following list of work given to Standard V. to be prepared for to-morrow (Wednesday)-—t. Draw map of South Island, showing towns, mountains and .rivers. 2. the towns of the provinces of Nelson, Marlborough and Ws—tland, with __sir situation, products, &c. (This means , nineteen towns). 3. Spelling—Learn 109 words, such as perturbation, . cM>iousncs3, ejaculated, precipitously, pt__eodicular, &c. 4. (His-tory--—Condition of Tudors, under the headings of houses, food, dress,, sports, holidays, beliefs and learning;." > The average age of the boys in this, class is about twelve ye£-re, and yet a teacher has no' hesitation .in setj ting such- a task, as the; above., This is I not eduoation; it is cramV &"-<- nothing but ' cram of the w&Tst form. —Yours, &c, A FRIEND OF STANDARD V. ; Christchurch, 25th April, 1899. .
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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10333, 29 April 1899, Page 12
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164EAST CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL. Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10333, 29 April 1899, Page 12
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