The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-17
HIGHER PEDAGOGY
Teachers May Have Ad-
vanced Courses.
Work To Sc Conducted Without
Interfering With Regular
ScnooI Duties

cation On Thursday. InSeecJor-Gensral
Townsend made s proposition for s
course IN Higher Pedagogy for the
teachers in the public schools It Is not
: new idea Of the Inspectors. as he has
had such i plan IN mind for some time.
Re had II first thought to limit the
giving Of instruction ID 3 few teachers,
but II seemed unwi<e 10 attempt It, 50
Il WAS decided 20 make the proposition
. general one that al the teachers
might embrace the opportunity afford
ed If they 50 desired
The Board Of Education endorsed the
proposition. and : general plan CT the
work has been given out While the
course wiz be conducted under the aus
p5ess Of the Government, there viii be
10 expense 10 the Board Of Education
Should the scheme prove L success and
De generally accepted By aI the teach
zrs- II Is possible that some provision
VIII be made for IT, As II is those TAX
ing the courses viii hear their irdiyid-
UzI expenSes-
The work viii be conducted through
eorrespoz6snee with the InspeAlr-
General II viii consist Of three years
q sCudy. with reports from tine 70
tine. and the preparation n each year
q theses TO be read before the Sumner
SehooL The courses are intended pri-
uzrIIy for teachers who are tesifous
Of raising the standard IN their schools
and CT using the most approved meth
DDS They VIII not b restricted 10
them alone however Others nay take
the courses BY giving satisfactory proof
that they are able 70 undertake. them
The pan n detail Is given By The
Minister o. Edueari0r- Is Is follows
COURSES IN HIGHER PEDAGOGY
The Minister and Commissioners Of
Public Instruction hereby offer the
following courses II higher pedagogy
70 De conducted By The Inspectur-Geu-
zFaI q Schools upon the conditions and
plan herein set forth
FIRST YEAR
Historical and critical course II cd
1e4li01zI theories
N this course the following tEzr-
books VIII be used
L QUiCEs Educational Rsf1ruers.H
> RGusseau-s Emile
8 VCu Blows "Reminiscences Of
FruebeL
+ Rei1's Outlines Of Pedag0gcs-f
8 McMurTzy's General M=5tod-7
6 Educari0uzI Crseeis7 Of Harris
Parker. Dewey and others
SECOND YEAR
Critical course II courses Of study
Following L The provisional list Of
tzE-books for this course
L BaI1Ein-S Intellectual Develop
UsaE II tte Child and the Rae
> EsrbEr Year BookH
3 P-ksrs Talks On P=Gzg1gfcs-"
Report Of the CouzIrtse q FIT
tzA
: Report Of the Committee CT Ten
g. Seh1oI reports, COURSES Of study.
SIC
THIRD YEAR
Historical ana critical course il
sctGoI systems
No Textbooks ara announced far this
course Is yet but il Il fatsudsd that it
shzu f1cIlfe the school systems II Ger
many. Frz1ee- Ontario. New York and
California and that the scope Of the
work shan be such as 70 cover typical
cry sch0oI systems the prepaTstiau OF
Lezcbers II u1ruzI and training
schools and pedagogical departments cF
universities, q vel Il the orzzuizz-
Cio1 C ttE gz1erl zchooIz-
N GENERAL
his Z Eot Z E1ruzI cause-T II Il
oFen 70 al eoIIee= grzdzztss and al
grsfEztes q State 1cruzi schools or
G-her narEzI schools Of eQuzI standing
and 70 otherz TEo czu furnish satfz
fzcrorT sTi6s1es Of Ike qualifications
f1r euterIng UPON the work II L.
h1Fs6 LhzE th1se Wfsrrzkizz TITS work
VII % 20 With the expectation of mr.
s11zz Il far thE three Esrz II IL e.
Ferrzd thar the frat cnarze viii Be
given again the secnrf year 70 Z new
elzzz- and 80 q. making the courzes
perpetual Tie seeozd and third
enurzes ara subject to notifications. a