HOMEWORK.

Franklin Times, Volume XIX, Issue 93, 12 August 1929, Page 4

HOMEWORK.

(To the Editor)'; Sir, —In this final reply to “Parent” I should like to say, now that the storm in the tea-cup is over, that “Parent” and I, with regard to essentials are virtually unanimous. Neither of us believes in excessive homework. He tacitly admits the necessity of homework; I explicitly set a minimum of it. On the other hand his public criticism of my organisation and my staff, which was palpably wide of the mark, met with stout opposition and reproof. Any organisation is liable to break down. I acknowiedge further, that “Parent’s” children, either through conscientiousness, or accumulated arrears of study, may have been overburdened on occasions. After all, In the light of the facts disclosed in

his reply, and without deleting one iota of my publicly expressed opinion, I feel that there is due to “Parent” a measure of general forgiveness for his outburst. . I go further. A parent wiio from a sense of duty, regularly assists his children in their studies, and that after a hard day’s work in the fields, is one man in a hundred. He is worthy of admiration and respect; and although “Parent’s” ideridity is unknown to me, I give him the right hand of fellowship. Thanking you, Sir, for the spacious use of your columns.—l am etc,, . W. F. J. MUNRO, Principal. Pukekohe, August 12, 1929. $