Hove, a seaside town in England, .has a new idea for its schools. Hie EdU" cation Committee there has decided that there shall be no more Homework for the 3WKI children attending its elementary schools. Instead it has formed hobby classes, in which each child may follow his or her favourite manual recreation. The children will supply their own materials, but the school is Io provide tools.
"Hobbies, not homework,” is the motto of the committee. They think every child should learn how to use Its hands, and be able to tackle odd jobs with pleasure and confidence.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 242, 9 July 1938, Page 9 (Supplement)
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