The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-14
Teachers May Have Ad-
Vanced Courses.
Work to Be Conducted Without In
terfering With Regular
School Duties.

new idea of the Inspectors, as he has
had such plan in mind for some time.
He had at first thought TO limit the
giving of instruction to few teachers,
but it seemed unwise to attempt it, so
it was decided TO make the proposition
a general one that all the teachers
might embrace the opportunity AFFORD
ed if they so desired.
The Board of Education endorsed the
proposition, and a general plan Of the
work has been given out. While the
course will be conducted under the aus
pices of the Government, there will be
no expense to the Board of Education.
Should the scheme prove a success and
be generally accepted by all the teach
ers. it is possible that some provision
will be made for it. AS it is, those TAX
ing the courses will bear their individ-
uaI expenses.
The work will be conducted through
correspondence with the Inspezor-
General. It will consist of three years
of study, with reports from time to
time. and the preparation in each year
of theses to be read before the Summer
School The courses are intended pr1-
mariIy for teachers who are DESTROYS
of raising the standard in their schools
and of using the most approved meth
DDS They will not be restricted to
them alone however. Others may take
the courses by giving satisfactory proof
that they are able to undertake them.
The plan in detail as given by the
Minister of Education. is as follows:
COURSES IN HIGHER PEDAGOGY.
The Minister and Commissioners of
nv no
following courses in higher pedagogy
to be conducted by the Inspector-Gen-
eral of Schools, upon the conditions and
plan herein set forth:
FIRST YEAR.
Historical and critical course in ed
ucationaI theories.
In this course the following text |
books will be used:
1. Quick's Educational Reformers.'
2. Rousseau's Emile
3. Won Bulow's "Reminiscences of
Froebel."
4. Rein's Outlines of Pedagogics."
;. McMurray's General Method"
6. educational Creeds' of Harris, |
Parker, Dewey and others.
SECOND YEAR.
Critical course in courses of study. |
Following is the provisional list OF
textbooks for this course:
/. Baldwin's intellectual Develop
ment in the Child and the Race.
.. "Herbart Year Book.
3. Parker's Talks on Pedagogics.
d. Report of the COMMITTEES of Fiji |
teen"
5. Report of the Committee of Ten
nj
etc.
THIRD YEAR.
historical and critical course in |
school systems.
No textbooks are announced for this
course as vet, but it is intended that II
shall include the school systems or Ger
MANY. France, Ontario, New YORK anu
California, and that the scope OF the
work shall be such as to cover typlcal
city school systems, the preparation OF
teachers in normal and training
schools and pedagogical departments or
universities. as we'll as the organlza-
ton of the general schools.
IN GENERAL.
This is not normal course" 1t is
omen TO all college graduates and all
other normal schools of equal standing
and to others who can furnish salts
factory evidence of like qualifications
for entering upon the work. 1t Is
honed that those undertaking this WORK
will do so with the expectation OF pur-
suing il for the three years. II Is eA-
Dected that the first course VIII De
given again the second year to new
class. and so on, making the courses
nerpetuaI The second and third
courses are subject to notifications, as
is the first course as far as the second
class is concerned.
The following is the plan or the
work:
/ SvIIabi of the subjects will be sent
TO the members of the class from time
TO time. and each member will be eX-
pected to write briefly on each SYLLABUS,
sending the results at once to the In
spector-General of Schools at Homo
lulu.
.. At the end of each year each mem
her of the class will present theme
or thesis of not less than 1000 or more
than 5000 words, setting forth the re-
suits of careful and exhaustive study
of some subject connected with the
worl, of the year To avoid duplicating
and confusion the subject or each
theme or thesis will be submitted TO the
Inspector-General of Schools for his
examination and approval early in
each year. All themes and theses are
to be presented to him in type-writing
or plain manuscript not later than the
1st day of July of each year.
8. There will be a meeting of the
classes at each Summer School session.
lasting through as many days as may
he found necessary. at which meeting
all themes and theses will be read by