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31. I can arrange (para. 394) for an English Master to give instruction in English 1 hour daily to three classes but I very much deprecate lessening the responsibility of each teacher in his own class. It is also unadvisable for any man to give daily more than two Reading and one Conversational lessons, as either his nerves will suffer from overstrain, or the class from his wearied indifference. Personally, I consider 1 hour daily away from his own class to give one lesson to each of two other classes, sufficient to benefit these subsections, without injury to all three sections.
32. I object to the suggestion (para. 398) that an English Master should be in charge of three sections of a class with two Chinese Assistants subordinate to him.
1° Because the principle "Imperium in imperio" is always open to objection; the arrangement of nine little headmasters under one Head Master cannot work well.
2° Because, while the English Assistant Master is improving the Chinese Assistants in two other classrooms (not always adjacent), his own boys must be neglected.
3° Because I have found English Masters have quite enough to do to teach their own classes; they have no spare energy for assuming synchronous duties.
4° Because there is a considerable danger of unnecessarily introducing causes of friction which at present is unknown.
The
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12.
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Internal Organisation.
31. I can arrange (para. 394) for an English Master to give instruction.in English 1 hours daily to three classes but I very much deprecate lessening the responsibility of each teacher in his own class. It is also unadvisable for any man to give daily more than two Reading and one Conversational lessons, as either bis nerves will suffer from overstrain, or the class from his wearied indifference. Personally, I con-
sider 1 hours daily away from his own class to give.one
lesson to each of two other classes, sufficient to benefit these subsections, without injury to all three sections.
32.
I object to the suggestion (para, 398) that an English Master should be in charge of three sections of .a class with two Chinese Assistants subordinate to him.
1° Because the principle "Imperium in imperis' is always open to objection;, the arrangement.of nine little headmasters under one Head Master cannot work well.
-2° Because, while the English Assistant Master
is improving the Chinese Assistants in two other class.rooms (not always adjacent).bis own boys.must be neglected.
3* Because I have found English Masters have quite enough to do to teach their own classes; they have no spare energy for assuming synchronous duties.
4° Because there is a considerable danger of un- necessarily introducing causes of friction which at present
:is unknown.
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