SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 109, 11 May 1933, Page 13

SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS

CRITICISED BY TEACHERS

Criticism of .primary school text books was made at tho New Zealand. Educational Institute Conference today, when it was decided to appoint a recess committee to, report fully on. the subject to1 the next annual meeting. Mr. W.-A. Sproat (Otago) said that the success achieved by any tradesman was duo to his skill and his tools of trade; tho.success achieved by a teacher was due to his teaching skill and his equipment in the matter of text books. If the textbooks were lacking then the teacher was ■'? cramped "to a considerable extent. There waa a feeling of dissatisfaction with tho prosent text books. V- ... Dr. W. J. Boraman (Otago) said that the English text book was a "joke," and the arithmetic book was little better: they were .the despair of the sole teacher." The following remit ,was,adopted:— "That in view of the widespread dissatisfaction among. teachers in regard to primary Bchopl. text books, the annual meeting of the N.Z.E.I. set up a recess committee.to.report fully to the next annual meeting, and to make practical recommendations as to improvements desirable." It was agreed that tho' Auckland branch of the institute should .form the committee.