TEACHING BY PICTURES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 248, 19 October 1922, Page 12

TEACHING BY PICTURES.

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE APPROVER

I A scheme l to provide education in 'some school subjects by moving pictures, las a private enterprise, has been apIprored by the Education Department, and came before the Auckland Education Board yesterday for consideration. It was intimated by the Xteprrtmeni that an oiler had been made by a private firm to provide educational films* , on •historical, nature study, -geography and literary subjects, which are to be sipproved' By"tlie teachers., aeeonipanfeH~by lec-turett6s written hy an efficient teacher. The proposal is that the pictures should be given Once a month for each school, in. connection with which this style of-'teaching U ■ adopted. *!ie session to be from an 'lionr and a half; to two hours, and the charge to l>3 eWpenee per child, five per cent of the takings to go-to the school funds. It was stated that the proposal had been approved by the Department and the Educational Institute as an experiment for twelve months, and as providing valuable experience against tlw time when lac X)e>partment will have tflie funds to provide machines and Le able to get the electrical power, to enai/Ie the teachers themselves to inve visual educfltion by moving pictures.

Alter having discussed various points (if the scheme to satisfy members that tlie iilm subjects Would be pra'jt'ealiy controlled liy the teachers, Hie- board approved the proposal.