SMALLER CLASSES.
DESIRED FOR STATE SCHOOLS
Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, May S. Remits dealing with the desirability of having smaller classes in the State schools was considered by tne New Zealand Educational Institute to-day. A motion was carried that the Minister of Education be asked to redeem the promise of his predecessor to reduce the size of the classes. The urgent need for a reduction in the size of the classes was pointed out by many speakers who stated that l>y having large classes the child was being penalised unfairly. Another remit passed was that, where necessary, school buildings should immediately he so remodelled that in no case shall two or more classes have to be taught in the same room at the same time by different teachers.
The institute also advocated that the infant departments of all schools he staffed independently and on the basis of thirty pupils to an adult teacher.
A sub-committee was vset up to frame reasons why . smaller classes arc desirable, the same' to be published.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 135, 8 May 1928, Page 2
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