EDUCATION BOARD.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 612, 1 July 1908, Page 1

EDUCATION BOARD.

THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT. "A NEW PAGE IN THE HISTORY OF PRIMARY EDUCATION." At to-day's meeting of the Wanga mri Education Board, Mr G. D Braik (Inspector) ,. submitted the foi lowing report for the period commencing May 13 and ended June 27 : — INSPECTION. The first round of visits for th< year has been copleted, and with the visits of inspection which wil commence next week a new page ir the history of primary education ir the Dominion will be opened. From the reports on unannounced visits sibmitted on this occasion it will be seen that in a satisfactory proportion of schools the work of instruction leaves little to be desired. In some schools the value of the Daily Scheme as an auxiliary of school work is not yet fully appreciated, but it should be noted that generally speaking, teachers now recognise the utility of concise and intelligent schemes of work. Inspector Strong calls attention to the need that exists in some schools for a more spirited and sympathetic treatment of arithmetic thereby reinforcing the remarks we made regarding the teaching of this subject in our last annual report. REPORTS. In addition to the reports on schools there are submitted, for the consideration of the Reports Committoe_, the following: — Headteachers on instruction of pupil-teachers, instructors on the singing and drawing of pupil-teachers, instructors on school technical classes, instructors on Saturday training classes, Mr Roache on methods of teaching observed during his month's tenure of the travelling scholarship, inspector on the teaching of singing to pupil-teachers, and circulars sent from the Inspectors' Departmont during the present month. TECHNICAL. Mr Browne will take up his duties in the Northern district next week. In the Central District the most notable event is the resignation of Mr Steele, head of the engineering department, who has accepted the position of Senior Demonstrator at the 'Canterbury School of Engineering. Mr Steele, with hiis co-ad jutor, Mr Dawes, has done a great deal towards placing the engineering department on a satisfactory basis, and his reignation is much to be regretted. Both Mr Steele and Mr Dawes have been immensely interested in the success of the day classes, and they have, submitted separate reports on the present and prospective position .of such classes that will be of the utmost service to the school. Mr Fossey has assumed command in the Southern District and it will be seen from the report sent that he has lost no time in. getting to work. It is due to Mr Grant, who was in temporary, charge of this district, that I should here recognise the time j and energy ho spent in getting classes together and in many necessary dutks in connection with the equipment I of the school; and the thanks of the Board and the Feilding Technical School tJonrmitfcee are due to Mr Ritchie who,, in arranging the Science Room' according to modern principles, has given freely of his time, expert knowledge and executive ability.