RGANISING TEACHERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1919, Page 5

RGANISING TEACHERS

A NEW MOVE.

TOuMPROVE single-teacher

COUNTRY SCHOOLS.

Th new regulations respecting the emplyment of organising pro vide that' subject to the approval of tfio Vliniater that the Board may appoin such teachers to organise the won in the smaller schools. A to-day’s meeting of the Nelson Bord of Education, the Chairman (M‘ P. W. 0. Smith) stated that tht intention is to ■ group the cotmy schools!, especially the sciools under a single teacher. The ppposed organising teacher is to have ciarge of say, six, or at any ’ate, not more than eight schools, with a roll attendance of from 200 to 250. The Department is onxious that th> organising te*cher shalnot be adds; • .ind jmpeettfs, but they shall act as headmaster? to_,the group of schools, to mgage u actual teaching, and in teaching tie teachers how to teacn. They will )» under the direct control of the Senior The idea is tor an organsing teacher to say, two or tbjtee days in a school in cases where the ieacher is very backward and has had no experience. He might spend as nych as a week, but in nc <r.s° shuM tup organising te-icn >r be ab belt liom a school for more than tlue.e wetks, i.e., he would tea hj for two thee days and within three weeks vnild be back again to again take up dudea, and so would mt continuously to this group of schools as head teacher,

Tke Department is anxious that teacher? shall be selected from Grade 111. or ai the most Grade IV. schools rather thaw; taking teachers from larger schmle, the intention being to select those who have had recent experience in teaching single schools and the younger children. Vith regard to house allowance and travelling expenses, that is a matter thit will have to be adjusted as the scleme develops. The Department p»o----pcses that an organising teachir shoad endeavour to obtain a house within tfce group of schools where he is teaching. They would also be prepared to supply him with a" motor cycle, so that in many aoses he would be able to reach his home perhaps every night in

the week. The Department its intention of dealing liberally with all ap- , plications received from Education < Boards, and is most anxious that this move shall be of ' real benefit to the struggling country teachers. The • Nelson Board has authority to apply |or at least three such organising teachers for'the district, and it hopes to have them at work in the very near future. . Other members spoke m appreciative terms of the .efforts to improve the cdu- - cation aj requirements in the country and it was resolved to invito a|pli^t!ons r ‘forthwith for three Buch\teachers.