The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-07
CHIEFS
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for the first time and, as the instruc-
tions say that any pupil over eight
shall either be out of grade one, or
classed as retarded under t,is meth
Cd a teacher might be blamed for
having a high percentage of retarded
pupils when, without doubt, it was
the fault of children's parents for not
sending their offspring to school, 2
Other principals took the same
stand on the matter and one told of
a school on Hawaii where twenty
Spanish children-som6 of whom
were fourteen years of age-had only
gone to school for the first time last
May. The children could not speak
English and all most of them could
say at the present time was Good
by teacher
GLOW would these fourteen-year-old
children be regarded? Are they to be
classed as retarded or otherwise?'
were questions asked Inspector Glib
son. The inspector replied that a
reason could be given in the report
on the matter, which would eXonerate
the teacher from any blame for ere
tarded" pupils.
The matter of promoting pupils
from one grade to another received
some attention from the meeting
Principal Davis thought that the grad
ing should be done by the actual
teacher who had charge of the pupils.
He said that the principal knew moth
ing of the children beyond what he
heard from the teachers.
This Statement aroused Inspector
Gibson and he said that the principals
were supposed to know everything.
Davis remarked that the point he
wanted to make was that the grading
teacher was in a better position to
know all about pupil than the priD-
cipal. The inspector replied that
there were some teachers who, after
years of work, had no experience
worth anything.
Principal Davis admitted that It
was up to the principal in the long
run, but stuck to his theory that the
grading teachers knew most about the
children.
In the future a reasonable percent
age of promotions will be demanded,
and the grading of pupils will be
closely kept up.
The matter of instructions from
principals to teachers was then
touched upon, and note books were
passed out to those present 1t is
intended in the future to have the
principals write out any special in
structions they wish to give teachers,
and a duplicate of these will be kept
and sent to the Superintendent for fill
ing purposes.
"In this way" remarked Superin-
tendent Pope, there will be no
chance of the old excuse, L did not
know anything about it, being again
used. In over twenty cases, during
the last year, the Didn't know re-
spouse was made to demands for ex,
plantations"
A complete card index of each
child in the school will be established
and it will be in duplicate. One card
is for the children, but will be kept
at the school
Other matters of general interest
were discussed and the principals
took the deepest interest in the sub
: iects brought up At noon the meet
ing adjourned The following supe,
vising principals were present; c. w
Baldwin, Kaahumanu schools; ]. c
Davis, Royal schools; Edgar Woods
Normal school; Mrs. F. w. Carte
Central Grammar school; Mrs. Fras
er, Kaiulani school; l. M. Cox, Kalih
school; H. II, Brodie, Kauai schools
G. S. Raymond, Molokai school; II. NJ
Wells, Makawao school; c. e. Cope
land, Waikiki school; w. w. Taylor
Hama school; c. r. King, Kon,
I. schools Miss Taylor, Kau school; EN-
i gene Horner, Hllo, Puma and Hama
kua schools; Miss Deyo, Hilo schools