The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-15
,.,osctOr General
GIBSON On the
Subject.
VfpLIES TO A
cAprlOUs CRITIC

N Method, in Vogue Are
4 Az Most Approved in
America
.f.tlon from a former
mbIshed ln the Adver-
.ny has brought down on
s.Ia storm 90 criticism.
"a rp..es have been sent to
f sne be.ug from inspec-
800 Schools . o. Gibson. So
| 4. no controversy bccome that
| III. former school teachers
\. re reprinted as follows,
.ntmrsr takes any stand In
~ af iu make more lntelligi-
nsnfi NJ Inspector Gibson
ssran usrI forty years ago
IL. a..lafonIpa should rot be
.sy by our Board OF Ldu-
.sashpr requiring a little
..s ihs entire alphabet before
INN n reading should be told
| a once
requiring 70 child 20 learn
tron table before giving
mn.iy f1 practice a w u
.-.s In multiplication should
IN 'o uult and DO something
safe about
.h1u'i not try 90 Keep hts
I. EARN In Tho school room.
rbs End around making the
rrs ho Is alive. even " he
= sr io move llave frequent.
bF competitions or races IN
mHf'fs ts the practice Of
tn h. beneficial 90 an. 4 o..
80 how oar advanced n class
arithmetic. "a long example
alton or better atlll. iivln-
= who is the quickest AMI
ni6 n tho room or class.
a. to to tn example. and an
III io 10 quickly and trcurate-
Nlhor benefit ~ waking the
ID inl permitting them 20
~ they ore really capable OF
aIe paid by the public as
a..oyo the work begins ~ 2
y H o but such IL not the
tny real teacher knows a..
Hhool Ia graded tho t'ach-
have r. small hook FOR each
fiu the end ~ each recitation
should bc informed !ust
mark bel q correct. a., nearly
. yenEo. Ws unsatisfactory.
a.half wrong ~ 10 fall
NJ Fifion lessons should he niv-
uinly papers examined and
IN proportion o. numho~ ~
i Making lno per cent perfect
JlsfiIons sivon and three
y fouId mean ii per cent OF.
NJ e nef cont the pupl's correct
N0l n nineteen questions a~e
10 pupil stIll gcts 3 per cent.
itw failure
nnn0i nHufo out their credits
h.Hy rom E = a. 70. md
fia not supposed 90 deal with
calculations before they en-
ffi but they du learn perceut-
should Dol given 10 practical
'i'an N De- usefulness ever day
f6 lessons
f'rf system is unfair and
,''na't 90 me pupil fake a
'''on NJ twenty questions ana
should happen ~ be- wrong.
m DO ho marked except by act
hso leaving him s per cent.
.'l should ho shown that he gets
ina'lost fraction that belongs
ml any other system a. sim
z iif anl imperfect order Of
'f Instance. ~ teacher wa tting
w.tnf one addition and suu.
Ah.e' and requiring the pooi
.1nv ne irv and useless stun
n f f'rInH the child the real
f.uiIon and ubtractioh. ant
r.'Inf tbo child Interested
Nl pr people Z have referred Z,
ne lrtwlng pay aa tea cher.
"n' iu Manila tu teach. tot
'.p.hnsi STYLES are hr eiougi
hro perhaps 10 suit suci
noWleire and ability
h''".ns s Inspector Gibson
altilIon
o'a'n ~ q November H. fHH
=. e.','f'ls't IN Justice 20 I
~ honolulu should like to a.
49,, ''l''mnnta made hy "citlxp
'l mornings paper our teae
.Nt'l with using antiaunt
alh h'us incompetent ana
lhfH tbo ruyorap ~ The trul
pohi'nt states that some
al l'lulru little tots To Lea
hphaoot before startling I'm
u, 'N oi uu teacher In our pub
49, ih.H method. and ID h
-, ~ haH been used that IL h
ss q subject 90 discussion.
SHOWS any using this meth
- nl'h oh.'fod Tor the nan
.... WV. 'o t1y that the syst
NJ, not used to any grD
sf.H consider antiquated
II. .l'' AMONG tho most u
II. pr Iu America.
~ .lloafIUu.I 4ufbortttcs a
PIG schools and stldled
I.t.. nhvr spoken OF o,u wi
I All t, lool' 1nd teachers are
/ \. believe Z can truthfunv
t.f .l'r. oarnostnesa ~ d
as.. NI'sf'rouoss our teach
| e.l whole. viii compare r
'' 0f any other Amsri
fs.. r. w. GIBSON.
'or Gonorti Of 1chool
! wing relative To- nonor
from Che roston rranacri
btph'y Seem dry reading bu
l'n h., ..l .ool room would
hf..., Nn.''Urosting Last =
rba,i ,nr Zine new Kalu
y, k,', l''n'l flr the inmor
| 'ffss,. This has pupils r
| ady H. ,ho lowest primary
is s.. 'hlor tle high school.
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