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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13575, 31 December 1914, Page 4

'"The- attitude of edtiicatioinsts towards the setting of .home lessons has," says Mr Mulgan (chief . inpector <foiv-the Auckland Edi\catipn. .Board), "undergone considerable; riiodificatian of late, years, especially in tho, case- <n primary school pupi]>. felt, that under comlitions where pupils are required to workUp, to their maximum effort for five hours per jday, it 'is tho reverse of wise to impose further tasks ''demanding appreciable; irfeatal applicfltioh. Interesting experiments," ;he, points out, "have gone to show ,t|iat in: the wise of -nprnial children effective t-eaehin'g in: any given subject cannot be carried on beyond a definite number of minutes per ".day, and that any attempt to exceed this time, limit (tends to retard progress, .rt •is necessary, therefore, that the whole question of setting home Lessons should bo approached with vei'y great cautiou, aiid. that tli« utmost care; should • .be taken : to guai^d- against^ vinaking umduo demands on the mental Vigour ,of pupils, especially those in the lower classes, and it is highly gratifying to know that the great majority of teachers in this district realise the importance .of tliese considerations, and exercise wise supervision and restraint in the matter of requiring pupils to prepare lessons after the expiration of the time devoted ito instruction \n school."'