Teaching Of History.
Less Prom nence to Wars,
Teachers Express Approval A sub-committee of teachers, r potting to the Dunedin branch of the Educational Institute on the teaching of history in public schools, s aled that such teaching is to-day showing a decided Tendency 10 place more emphasis on the social and economic side and less on the militarist side. The growth of civilisation is given promit enre consistent with’nhe capacity of young minds -to absorb. The ideals of the League of Nations should be.taught in all schools and definite teaching given thereon. The provision made for world history teaching was a valuable feature of the latest history syllabus, and more ought to be done in that direction.
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Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 44, 4 November 1927, Page 7
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118Teaching Of History. Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 44, 4 November 1927, Page 7
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