The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-16
SCHOOLS IN AUSTRALIA.

SCHOOLS IN AUSTRALIA
very elaborate plan of education has just been organized New
South Wales, and OF has been published in the Sydney
Morning Herald The plan partly American and partly original 1t
shows that the New South Wales which regarded ultra
tive in its educational system is progressive The plans first
formulated by the Education department. and we're then decided by
The original idea establishment model schools
important each district The these schools be
specially picked from among experienced teachers broad culture being
OF the attributes The Of instruction is be English all
its branches; another modern language; mathematics; science with
special application towards rural pursuits and physical education
Each school have complete outfit for teaching.
The object OF these schools improve the efficiency of the less
experienced teachers who anxious to make themselves more e-
ent and have opportunity for observing improved methods of in
rucon With this end in the inspectors have authority allow
teachers OF small schools to absent themselves Tor short periods to
the model school, Scholarships for children the
model schools
To certain this idea original but has been carried
in this Territory modified FORM The inspectors here have author
W to allow teachers OF small schools to visit some well conducted large
school in the district order get ideas and themselves
which taught sake of teachers who up
modern advanced methods tends the end The originality
its advanced curriculum This will be interesting to watch the
New South Wales going to copy the American plan Of the
ton school This works well large cities but not needed in coun,
districts The vacation school keeps the children of the streets and
be made very attractive In Boston of the work gardening
large piece land apart and divided into plots So chill
dren are given charge OF plot Prizes are given Tor the best cultivated
and best kept plots This plan has been adopted many cities and has
kept children the police Statistics show that city children
get into trouble during the long vacation
Another American plan Wales going adopt
is the central school This does away with the numberless small
Schools which satisfactory Upon this Sydney Herald
The question the establishment schools which
attention has been given The carefully considered
the inspectors conference but the difficulties presented by
the the country and the population formidable
delay. However, difficulties
detail all points and found be nsurmOuntabe Steps
being taken for the establishment of these schools where
practicable and circular instructions on the subject are being issued
all inspectors under the department. These schools WILL is
sdered Obvate the necessity establishing provisional schools
in places that within six eight miles of existing schools by good
road will provide education children local.
ties where schools have to be closed through small attendance
"Chdren will be conveyed these schools suitable vehicles
through the agency local committees who shall have the response
by the necessary for the the
children The grants aid the conveyance will be
conveyance conditions which safeguard
the welfare and comfort of the children. AS the committee
prise parent guardian each child conveyed reasonable
need be that Careessness regard
which the carried will be allowed
The experiment will first be tried specially selected localities and the
results carefully watched These will enable the depart
provide better class of building with equipment
highly qualified teachers than could be done in the very
schools which, where practicable, they will supeede.'
Lastly the Department of Education has put forward
instruction schools where there teacher
schools where there teachers and where the organization
extensive scale This good idea In American
OF study supposed all the primary schools
county one city There varieties of schools, and such varieties
should be provided for
All this shows that New South Wales very much alive upon
educational questions and that going the best models
its Improvements