“LABELLING OF PERSONS”
GRADING OF TEACHERS LECTURER’S CRITICISM (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The New Zealand system of grading teachers, was assailed by Dr. William Boyd, head of the Department of Education at Glasgow University, when he replied to a question at the close of a lecture to-night. He said he regarded the procedure as an affront to the teachers concerned.- <.
Dr. Boyd's observations developed from criticism which he expressed earlier in his address at the practice of listing students in order of merit, on account of the ill-eirects which it had on those who were ranked hear the bottom.
When an analogy was drawn between this system and the current methods of grading teachers, he explained that he resented this ‘‘labelling of persons” for a centralised system of education. In New Zealand there was considerable difficulty in finding the basis for promotion, and while some sort of grading might be worthy of consideration, the continual checking up of teachers year after year seemed to be annoying. “Speaking as a teacher myself, I may say I resent this practice, Dr. Boyd stated. “I never saw an inspector come into the room without wanting to have a fight. The situation is annoying.”
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19375, 13 July 1937, Page 12
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