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are faced with and even fifty children they will have little chance of making any thing of the most interesting subject and many of them have already anticipated much of Mr. Wells's scheme. A chiki's natural

Hong Kong, Saturday, October 23, 1937 curiosity can only be satisfied by

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closer personal relationship between teacher and pupil This naturally costs money, but Mr. Wells points out, nothing spending eight m hons on a battleship. Now it night to have battleships to pro- One of the advantages of de mocratic life is that it encour-tect democracy, but it is imper- ages self-criticism, and when Mr. tant also to see that the demo- HG. Wells considers his coun- cracy is educated and worth pro- trymen and declares that "what tection.

they know and think and what

they are ready to believe impres

ses me as remarkably poor stuff"

it does not provoke the outcry it The Too Right undoubtedly would in peoples

which have been encouraged to Customer be more sensitive. The British

people are still able to accept Much of the discussion at the criticism and even to enjoy it recent Summer School, held by but Mr. Wells claims that Brit- the Drapers Chamber of Trade ain's educational system is turn at Oxford, centred around the ing out ignorant hardes mere problem of "the difficult custom- cannonfodder and stuff for mas-

er The inconsiderate and dis- and sacres and stampedes," this is ground in which an idea courteous behaviour of many cus

tomers appears to have become intolerant of any criticism could definite and daily worry the easily grow. In his address shop-keeper and his assistants "The informative content of

This is the more regrettable be education to the British

cause,

as a type, there ciation he challenged the

of our ed

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It is only too clear that a great proportion of children hate their lessons and emerg

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from adole mas stirred, at

probably no the commhu

her prof

the mercy of any chance idea ing

is compelled their pre which fits in with judices. Here in Hong Kong children are taught the elements the attitude tha of £ s. d. but know little of do is always lars and cents.

to

a

maintains a

aditions than

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vocation, she should lau once from the "Retort Court-

it may endanger her job.

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