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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1975

+THE OLD STYLE OF LEARNING PASSAGES FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR HOMEWORK AND BEING TESTED ON THEM THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL MUST GO AWAY PERMANENTLY AND BE REPLACED BY A NEW TEAM SPIRIT, A RELAXED CLASSROOM ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH THE TEACHER IS A PARTICIPANTS, AS WELL AS A LEADER, AND ENCOURAGES RATHER THAN DOMINATES THE STUDENTS.

+THIS IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE, AND TEACHERS WILL NEED A GREAT DEAL OF HELP, HELP WHICH WE SHOULD DO OUR BEST TO PROVIDE IN MANY FORMS, SUCH AS PAMPHLETS, COURSES, SEMINARS AND VISITS BY INSPECTORS, HE SAID,

TURNING TO TEXTBOOKS MR. BROWN SAID MORE IMAGINATIVE TEXTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE MEDIUM OF CHINESE, WERE NEEDED.

+WE NEED TEXTS THAT STIMULATE THOUGHT RATHER THAN PROVIDE ALL THE ANSWERS, THAT PROVIDE IDEAS FOR TEACHERS TO FOLLOW UP, THAT SUGGEST PROJECTS AND RESEARCHES. THIS MEANS WE NEED CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN PUBLISHERS AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS AND THERE ARE SIGNS THAT PUBLISHERS ARE AS MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AS WE ARE.

+JUST AFTER CHINESE NEW YEAR WE HAVE ARRANGED A MEETING WITH EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS TO DISCUSS FRANKLY THE PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY OF TEXTBOOKS TO MEET CURRICULUM NEEDS.

+THE RESPONSE FROM PUBLISHERS HAS BEEN EXCELLENT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A STIMULATING AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING,+ HE SAID.

MR. BROWN EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR CO-OPERATION BY EVERYONE CONCERNED, PARENTS AS WELL AS TEACHERS AND PUBLISHERS IN THIS CHALLENGING TASK.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF THE FULL TEXT OF MR. BROWN'S SPEECH IN ENGLISH ARE DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY IN THE G.1.S. PRESS BOXES.

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