Education standards
Sir, —David Mollett (July 7) says some things that puzzle me. Trainees at the college spent five or six hours a week or two back examining how sex bias, often unintended and unrecognised, can be removed from books, teaching materials, and teacher attitudes. This is a matter of some importance, and we do not apologise for spending an hour or so a day for a week on it. It could be argued that this is far too little time. Dr Mollett seems ill-informed about what was
done, and why. His other remarks are even more mystifying. We at Christchurch Teachers College take pride in the fact that we make a conscious effort to keep up with sound, modern research on learning and teaching, and that the content of our courses reflects the best of up-to-date educational knowledge. “The Press” education reporters, Jenny Long and Ashley Campbell, would, I believe, confirm this. I would be happy to arrange for people to visit the college and find out what is done here. We are proud of our work and welcome public scrutiny.—Yours, etc COLIN L. KNIGHT, Principal, Christchurch Teachers College. July 7, 1987.
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