TELEVISION IN SCHOOL

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30826, 11 August 1965, Page 18

TELEVISION IN SCHOOL

Limited Approval Closed circuit television (would be of great value to schools, provided that it was organised on a regional has s and used for certain subjects only. Mrs A. McDonald to'd the monthly meeting of the Linwood High School board ''f governors. She was reporting on the recent [demonstration of closed c rcuit television at Christchurch (Teachers’ College. I She had particularly noticed a dissocation of the teacher jfrotn the class. Mrs McDonald said. Unless lessons were excellent, the teacher lost his grip on the class. She had [watched one lesson, in which (she was very interested, but was unable to follow it. and was sure pupils would not have been able to, either. Others present were not very approving of the system, she said. Some, however, had seen science, biology and other classes where the closeup viewing made demonstration very easy. 1 “My feeling is that it would be of great value to schools, done on a regional basis, and for certain subjects. It would not be suitable for all subjects, or necessary." The headmaster (Mr P. A. Hickling), who was also at the demonstration, said the equipment would be costly for any individual school, and expensive in staff and time. He agreed with Mrs McDonald that it should be done on a regional basis. He was not impressed with results when a teacher read from a script. “I watched an English class and did not feel it had anything to offer over the live teacher.” Television had no benefits over what could be shown on film strips, Mr D. Manson said.