EDUCATION ANOMALY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17956, 5 December 1921, Page 8

EDUCATION ANOMALY.

e THE BACKWARD CHILD. » [BT TEIBQBAPH—OWN s CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday.' 1 "Tlie Minister {or Education has spoken » for «ome titae, past'regarding a revision ■ of the national system .of education, '■ and there is one anomaly which should receive early attention," aaid Mr. C. H. Opie, chairman of the: Board of Governors of the Technical College, in his report to that body. " I refer particularly to the ffcct that children who have not pasted Standard-VI. are not entitled under the present'regulations to be admitted to a technical .high school, even if they have .reached an age above what is desirable for primary school attendance. It occurs therefore that a boy or f girl who has become too old to con--9 tinue a primary school course must either 8 abandon his or her further education 1 during the day, or else attepd a high i school, for which ho or she may not be naturally fitted. This means that t those who are slow in developing are 8 penalised seriously in, regard to their I general education.' Mr. E. Hv Andrews Baid it often hap- . pened that children who showed a lack , of abjlity in their early school days - proved themselves .above the average • later on. The authorities should be very f. strongly urged not to discourage any . -pupils who were, desirous,of going ou a with their education.-, / . - , The matter was referred -to th» appointments cKtumittee, r '■ 7