COMMERCIAL WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20619, 18 July 1930, Page 8

COMMERCIAL WORK.

TRAINING OF STUDENTS. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS. The training of students for commercial work 111 district high schools was the subject of ;i rcpoi tby 1110 principal of th< Auckland 1 raining College. Mr. 1'• Rao, to the Education Hoard on "Wednesday. Mi. l!,ie staled that, while the training College was not at present equipped for any .special work in this direction, would bo possible to give students who wished to follow up this typo of opportuities for practice under the direction of tlio Technical College staff. the present time the second year students were allowed to take one of the threa differentiated courses, infant teaching, primary teaching or secondary teaching. If the Education Board desired to ha*® provision made for those trainees «h° wished to teach commercial subjects m district high schools, i'. would be possiba to give a limited number "? those taking the secondary school coarse, say, j 01 ""' teaching practice at the 'I e. linical CollegeWhen appointing them as probationary assistants, the board might seciire the cooperation of the department and the Tec inical College Hoard to give these st linen a year on the .?'f of a training college, where they would complete their t' al "_ •ug before taking over their woik 10 district hicb school. ~ "I believe that in this way work coum be done." Mi l!ae said. " llo ", evr , r 'ia would point out that it is to.day that actual btisme>s experience '■ indispensable as part of the llie teacher ul coinnier.ial subjects. _ give opportunity for this business ing. in addition to important '"j" 1 '"? College experience in pedagogy, the , would have to face a training course o at least five years." f r Mr. Kae recommended, first, I o pi ess a comprehensive depaitiiient primary training at. the Training Co P» and, second, as a temporary measure,, have the needs of the district high school met l\v training third-year siinlents .n operation with the Teen meal Col ego. The report was received, the chairma > Mr. A. Burns, stating that it would uw forwarded to tho department.