Parents concerned about text books
PA Wellington The Minister of Education (Mr Gandar) would prefer to see parents confer with school principals on the suitability of secondary school text books rather than have the Education Department scrutinise the books. Mr Gandar told Parliament that he was aware that there appeared to be a growing concern among parents about some text books. With text books on subjects like mathematics, which depended on professional expertise. there was no right for parents to demand changes. For books in more contentious fields, he was firmly convinced that scrutinising should be at the local level, Mr Gandar said.
Secondary school principals were responsible to their boards or councils, on which parents were represented. The principals were responsible for books in their schools, and if parents were not happy with the books they could take it up with their representatives on the school boards.
n primary schools, parents had no absolute right to object to books being used.
Mr Gandar was replying to Squadron Leader R. P. B. Drayton (Lab., St Albans) who had asked if the Minister would consider introducing a system of school text book scrutinising as used in Texas, and publicised by an educationalist, Mrs Norma Gabler, during her recent visit to New Zealand. (
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