CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7] — Page 54

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I must confess that the effect left upon my mind by these recommendations of the Committee is that such a system as now exists is likely to disappear, and there will be somewhat more overlapping and greater confusion than at present.

Unless a definite educational principle is laid down upon which all who have interest in or knowledge of the subject are practically agreed, and on the basis of which work will be steadily carried on year after year, I would prefer to leave matters very much as they are, gradually adopting such improvements in detail as are obviously desirable and obviously practicable and above all taking any steps which are likely to secure good teachers.

10.

On this last point, although the Bishop of Victoria has laid great stress on the importance of instituting a normal or training school for teachers in the Colony

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53 I must confess that the effect left upon my mind by these recommendations of the Committee is that such a system as now exists is likely to disappear, and there will be somewhat more overlapping and greater confusion than at present. Unless a definite educational principle is laid down upon which all who have interest in or knowledge of the subject are practically agreed, and on the basis of which work will be steadily carried on year after year, I would prefer to leave matters very much as they are, gradually adopting such improvements in detail as are obviously desirable and obviously practicable and above all taking any steps which are likely to secure good teachers. 10. On this last point, although the Bishop of Victoria has laid great stress on the importance of instituting a normal or training school for teachers in the Colony

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53 I must confess that the effect left upon my mind by these recommendations of the Con- mittee is that such 1154le system as now that exists is likely to disappear, and there will be somewhat more overlapping and greater Unless a confusion than at present. definite educational principle is laid down I upon which all who have interest in or knowledge of the subject are practically agreed, and on the basis of which work will be steadily carried on year after year, would prefer to leave matters very much as they are, gradually adopting such improve- ments in detail as are obviously desirable and obviously practicable and above all taking any steps which are likely to secure good teachers. 10. On this last point, although the Bishop of Victoria has laid great stress on the importance of instituting a normal or training school for teachers in the Colony }

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I must confess that the effect left upon my

mind by these recommendations of the Con-

mittee is that such 1154le system as now

that exists is likely to disappear, and there

will be somewhat more overlapping and greater

Unless a

confusion than at present.

definite educational principle is laid down

upon which all who have interest in or

knowledge of the subject are practically

agreed, and on the basis of which work will

be steadily carried on year after year,

would prefer to leave matters very much as

they are, gradually adopting such improve-

ments in detail as are obviously desirable

and obviously practicable and above all

taking any steps which are likely to secure

good teachers.

10.

On this last point, although the

Bishop of Victoria has laid great stress

on the importance of instituting a normal

or training school for teachers in the

Colony

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