APPOINTING TEACHERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19412, 21 August 1926, Page 11

APPOINTING TEACHERS.

V - »• ■ . USE OF GRADING SYSTEM. CRITICISM OF A- BOARD. [by telegraph, —press association.] j CHRISTCHURCH. Friday, i The question of appointing teachers under the grading, system was again criticised at a meeting of the • Canterbury Education Board this morning. The Appointments Committee reported .that the I Education Boards' Association had asked whether the board wished to be represented at a meeting of the Education Committee, when a' request by the New Zea-land-Educational Institute that provision should be made for appeal; against nonappointment was being considered. It | was resolved that" a sub-committee should draw up, and submit the board's objec-1 tions to the proposal. " . i Mr. T. Hughes said appointment by the grading system- was' not' in the best interests of education. It meant that the top candidate on the list must be ap- | pointed. Mr; E. H. Andrews said it would be ! disastrous to the interests of education if the board were compelled rigidly to [stick to the grading scheme. "* ! Mr. C.'S. Thompson: How often are the r inspectors in the schools t \ The Chairman: Usually one or two days ' each year. " Mr." Thompson: And do you' think inI spectorS can tell all' that is wanted about a' teacher,' personality, jitness, etc., "in* such a short time ? < Mr. W. A. Banks : We want it'under-; stood that no slur is cast on the inspectors.;' They arS working under an impossible system. : ' It was decided to add the words, "and' if'desired bv the association that all members of the board atteqcl and give evi-. dence before the Parliamentary ' cdmmit-' tee" to the Appointment Conimittee's report. 1 ■