Discipline are excellently maintained, if any school in the Colony can show me a better example I should be delighted to visit it and study its methods.
13. Tutorial relations. Two or more masters are unsympathetic. Sympathy is a natural endowment. No amount of training will produce it, nor the strictest regulations. The Inspector considers sympathy the exception, my opinion from daily observation is the reverse.
My experience in the direction of "Certificated Teachers" has been long impelling me to recommend the appointment of University men who have had experience in Grammar Schools. I have not found the necessary qualities of patience and tact in most of the trained masters sent out. In the future, it will be wiser to get men personally known to some authority chosen in England.
As regards Chinese Assistants, they are articled in this College for three years, as far as our means will admit of. There are no others such available in the Colony. They are not on a level with the English Masters, but it is my duty to see that they are not oppressed by the latter.
14. In conclusion, I have no hesitation in characterising the Inspector's Report as probably the most remarkable in the history of Education.
(1) There is the astonishing absence of all reference to the examination of boys, which he was required to hold annually by order of the Secretary of State, which he admits in par. 56 of his self-imposed scheme of 9th August 1892. There is no statement as to the results of Reading or any other subject of examination for the accepted papers worked by the boys at these in place of his proposed written exam.
(2) Dr. Eitel's confession that he learned more in the fortnight this July than during the 16 years previous, is candid; but it does not occur to him that the Head Masters, after daily observation for 10 years (out of 11½), may possibly know more about the merits and demerits of each master than can be acquired by two weeks. Nor does he allow for the fact that some masters would be on their mettle to show off their best style of teaching in his presence, which is unfortunately not sustained by them throughout the year.
(3) Dr. Eitel's assertions on the following are observations (out of many) unsupported and seriously inaccurate, and can be viewed as reckless and wanton aspersion of a well-regulated institution.
2. Regulated by examines as Head of Education Dept., not as Inspector of Schools.
3. Exam held in July by Headmaster.
4. Conditions of Building, Latrines.
5. Elementary English and Chinese unsatisfactory. Manifest failure of present system. High pressure of work. Class I. C. formed in 1891.
6. Emulation excited in Chinese and non-Chinese boys.
7.
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discipline are excellently maintained, if any school in the Colony can show me a better example I should be delighted to visit it and study its meetrods.
13. Tutorial relations. Two or stire mao ters are unsympathetic. Lympathy is a natural endowment. No amount of training will produce it, nor the strictest regulations. The Inspector con- siders sympathy the exception, my opinion from daily observation is the reverse.
of
"Certificated Teachers" My experience me in the direction
ao
of these has been long impelling
recommending the appointment of University men who have had experience in Grammar Schools, I have not found the necessary qualities of patience. and tact in most of the trained masters sent out. In the future it will be wiser to get me personally known to come authority chosen in Eustand.
trained as
and
As regards Chinese Assistants, they are articled in this College for three years
far as our means will admit of. There are non other such available in the Colony They are not on a level with the English Masters,
to see that they are not op=
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my dulytter.
pressed by the latter.
14 Lu conclusion I have no hesitation
in characterising the suspectors Report as prox bably the most remarkable in history of
Education.
(1) There is the astonishing absence of all reference to the examination of boys he
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was required to hold annua
cally by order
of Secretary of State, which he admits in par 56 of his self imposed scheme of 9th August 1892. There is no statement as to the results of Reading
any
other subject of examination for the ac= cepted the papers worked by the boys excam
at these in place of his proposed written exam?. (2) Dt. Eitel's confession that he learned more in the fortnight this July than during the 16 years previous, is candid; but it does not. occur to hein that the Head Masters after daily observation for 10 years ( out of 111⁄2) may possibly know more about the merits and
demerits of each master than can be acquired. by
of
two weeks. Nor does be allow for the fact that some masters would be on their mettle to show aff their best style of teaching in his presence, which is unfortunately not sustained by them throughout the year.
(3) Or Eitel's assertions on the following
an observation
(out of many) subjecti
unsupported and seriously inaccurate, and can be viewed as reckless and wanton aspersion of a well re-
institution.
2
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gulated by examines as Head of Education Dept
not as inspector of Schools.
3 exam" held in July by Headmaster. 4 Conditions of Building
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Latrines.
5. elementary English and Chinees unsatisfacting. Manifest failure of present system. high pressure of work.
Class I. C. formed in 1891.
6 emulation excited in Chines non-Chinese boys
by
was
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