COACHERS AND EXAMINERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 109, 9 May 1892, Page 3

COACHERS AND EXAMINERS.

The method of conducting examinations for teachers carao before the meeting of the Educational Institute on Saturday afternoon owing to tho following motion by Mr R. Stewarb :—"That in the opinion of this branch of tho Institute, it is very undesirable that gentlemen preparing pupils for the teachers'examination should actasexaminere for the I) and E certiiicates or any other examination carried on under the Education Department, the resolution not to apply to the Professors of tho University who may have teachors at their lectures." Mr Stewarb said he had actually heard of teachers saying that they wero doing work with so and so as they wore examiners, and if they went to them they were sure to give work that thoy were going to examine upon. Ho did not wish ib to bo thoughb that thia was true, but it was demoralising that oven such an idea should geb abroad, and ho felt that some change was really called for. Mr Scott seconded the motion. Mr Burlinson objected to casting a slur upon the oxaminers. Mr Worthington considered thab no exemption should 'oo made. It was well known that in one district a gontleraan of eminent abilities who preparod candidates and was also an examiner, had a large number of his pupils remarkably successful. It was a natural result, as no man could help making questions upon the lines of his teaching. Ho did not doubb the integrity of the Professors, bub be thoughb thoy should nob bo exempted. Mr Fidler thought ib would be difficulb to find men to examino who were nob in some way identified with teaching. Mr Hosking objected to excluding one branch of teachers as examiners. In facb, he should be sorry to see bho motion passed at all.

Mr Hogwood hoped thab the resolution would not be passed. Any candidate prepared by an examiner must, of course, have an advantage over others. He thought this was a useless motion.

The Chairman agreed with the motion. He thought they could get people to prepare examination papers who were not also examiner?. In a case of this kind there should nob be the slightest suspicion. All candidates should be put on a fair footing.

Mr Stewart withdrew the clause exempting Professors. The motion as amended was adopted unanimously..