THE NEW ART OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21068, 30 December 1931, Page 12

THE NEW ART OF EDUCATION.

Sir, —Among t.he many letters on education which, during recent months, have 1 »oeu published in the columns of the New Zealand Herald, two—headed respectively, "Economy in Education" and "Morality in Schools"—ought to be widely and effectively considered. Our need for real economy is urgently imperative and some at least of the. suggestions made by "Overtaxed" appeal to simple everyday common sense. "Skribo," discussing morality in schools, strikes a newer and more fundamental note. As he states: "It is a sign of stagnation when public opinion dees not demand a thorough scrapping of the present antiquated ideas and methods of education, which not only put obstacles and temptations in the way of the individual, but also hinder the development of a true brotherhood of mankind." To these words may be added a brief excerpt from the "New Art of Education," a work which ere long will command the attention of the world. "Tremendous progress has been made in technical and commercial efficiency, national trade has become world trade and a world economy has arisen from national economies. The configuration of social life has entirely changed; y N et our mode of education continues as if nothing had happened. The world's destiny has grown beyond man's control, simply because education has not kept pace with the changing conditions of human life." W.S.E. Tatipo, Christmastide, 1931.