The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1904-12-03

eiiS AOAN SOihS 40 yOui AShiNNy IVA
the defe It, for the reason that our
solution of the matter could hardy
be yours. That is, Mr.. Editor, you
propose to bring in, strangers and
force our teachers and normal grad
yates to take the undesirable posi-
tions, or 60 without places.
For the reasons set forth in the
foregoing paragraph it has become
evident that VIC must depend upon
our own country for teachers if we
are going to have our scho: Is prop
erly equipped. With this end in
view a normal school has been es-
tablished. But you must remem-
ber, Mr.. Editor, that this normal
school is still in It's infancy; that
those who have come to it have been
non-English speaking people; that
it has been necessary for the estab-
lishment of the school that all COM
ers be received at first. Our nor
NAL school is not conducted behind
closed doors, and | wish, Mr.. Editor,
that you and others who find fault
on the points under consideration
could visit that school and talk with
Mr.. Edgor Wood Of his plans and
inspect some OF his work.
The problem that Mr.. Wood has
had to face is the very ore under
discussion, and it goes without say
ing that it has been a very difficult
one. Teachers of the 81. W stamp
will yet be turned out; and they
are going to do fine work in teach
ing non-English speaking children,
but l would advise them rot to
write for the papers. However, our
people are fast becoming English
speaking, when this question will
solve itself.
You may wonder where the pupil
is coming in in our plan. Are the
children not to be considered?
Certainly they are to beconsidcred.
But in the first place something Is
better than nothing; and again, as
| have already intinated, this %.
"" that you have seen fit to $50
truthlessly Crit icise may be doing
splendid work in trainirghis pupils
to speak the English language. He
may not know how to write proper
ly for print, but he does know how
to handle the children he has to
teach.
| have not read the article in the
Evening Bulletin which called forth
~. VS." letter to the NEWS but
note that the Give Step Method
was evidently referred to there as
"tommy-rot." Before closing !
should like to say few >words OF
this five step method, which, like
all new things has come in for its
share OF abuse.
This so called Five Step Meth,
od" is but a logical plan for the
teaching of any subject, and is
founded upon thcrorgh psychic
ogical principles. 1t was devised
by Mr.. Wood to meet the difficulties
experienced in the teaching of IAN.
guage in our schools. but was final,
ly applied to all the tudies o.. the
Normal school. The method pro-
vides for a thorough training in the
hearing and speaking of Language
before reading and composition are
taken up. The method is thai
which has long been used by al
tue teachers in geography and ma,
ture studies, but not having the
method in its logical arrangement
they failed to apply it to the teach
ing of language. Mr.. Wood has
certainly discovered very valu
able method for the teaching of til,
English language in our schools
and one that will give tremendous
results in the handso of strong teach
er. Outside of our normal grad
yates and a few of the more pro
gressiye teachers this five step plar