A TEACHER’S DUTIES

Evening Star, Issue 18811, 9 December 1924, Page 6

A TEACHER’S DUTIES

SCHOLARSHIP REGULATIONS. Two resolutions regarding scholarship* wove forwarded to the Otago Education Board by tho committee of tho Otago Educational Institute, and were consideied at this morning's meeting of the board, which was asked to adopt them in connection with the Otago schools. The resolutions were; (a.) That there shall be no coaching or Correction of work with the pupils for scholarships outside of school hours. (b) That r.o syllabus subjects shall be omitted from tho regulation timetable course for the purpose of concentrating on scholarship, work. “ Wo have nothing to do with the first resolution,” said the chairman (Mr J. Wallace). “We should toll the institute in no uncertain voice that we will take no action in the matter. More power to tho elbow of the teacher who works with his pupils after school hours.” It was decided to write to the institute slating that tho board disagreed with the resolution. In regard to the second resolution, the chairman said he thought they should take no action. The Hon. D. T. Fleming said that if a pupil were strong in, .say, English, and weak in arithmetic, no one could complain if the teacher concentrated on tho latter. As a matter of fact, it was what a teacher should do. The Chairman: It is done, of course. It was decided that no aetiw be taken.