KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 23 December 1913, Page 5

KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS

SYSTEMATIC TRAINING WANTED

BY CA.BLE-PBESS iS8«0IATION-COPYEWI C. - ■• - DTJNEDIN, Dec. 23. Addressing a gathering at the Opening of a model kindergarten at South Dimedm yesterday, the Hon. James Allen mentioned that representatives of the Kindergarten's' Association had recently met in "Wellington to consider, among other things, the question of training kindergarten .teachers ; on a systematic plan. A certain line of action had been agreed upon, and within the last week or so they had approached him, as Minister of Education, with suggestions. One of the matters which they had agreed upon was that their teachers should be more definitely recognised by the State, and they had asked the Government to assist them by examining these teachers -in such/ a way that there would be a definite standard set, which in the one case would be equal to the standard Bet for kindergarten teachers at Home, and which in the other case would be a standard for New Zealand. He had referred the matter to the Department for a report as to whether it was possible for the State to.undertake the examinations. He believed that the Department would be able/to undertake the work, and he looked, forward to the time when many of/these teachers with the'Government-.mark upon them would drift into the public schools.