Report Of The Minister Of Education

Excerpt from Report of the Minister of Education, Province of Ontario: For the Year 1931 This is not to argue, however, that changes should not be made in the constitution and administration of the system. In fact the machinery of education requires amendment from time to time, as circumstances alter, and to modify the structure itself in the right direction is sound policy, because standing still and living on the achievements of the past is likely to mean retrogression. The proposal to set up a new type of school, called the Intermediate School, is an illustration of what is designed as educational progress. This type of elementary school has been tried with advantage both in Great Britain and in the United States and is based upon the mentality of the child up to the age of eleven years and the need of a regrading of classes in order to provide different courses of instruction as well as a greater choice of subjects, for children beyond eleven years. The division of primary instruction in elementary schools into two stages has afforded a marked stimulus to the work of pupils and is believed by those competent to judge to be a natural evolution. There are likewise practical advantages to be gained by establishing a post-primary school placed between the primary and the high school. Under existing conditions there is duplication ofi courses with consequent increase of expense which could be avoided. A familiar instance of this in Ontario is the division of the high school termed the lower school. This is part of the elementary course of study and could be taken up with better results in the intermediate school. It may be that when school boards in large centres with high schools were permitted to provide this instruction in the secondary schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Report of the Minister of Education, Province of Ontario: For the Year 1923 The Ontario school system continues to expand from year to year with every proof of being well adapted to the wants of the people Whom it serves. Its founder and great organizer, Dr. Ryerson, left free play for its development as the Province grew and as new forms of educational activity were required. Owing to its origin and history, the system's prosperity is largely in the hands Of local boards which, being elected by the school ratepayers, are in close touch with popular opinion. TO enlightened views, therefore, much of the success which has been achieved is due. The Department in administering the school laws, as passed by the Legislature, could effect little in the way of vital reform without the consent and co-operation of the people at large. This support is never lacking and the sacrifices made by the parents of the Province, acting through their trustees, call for unstinted praise, especially in respect to the costs of education, which tend to increase and not to diminish. The condition of the school system at present, I have the honour to report, shows signs of healthy progress and of gratifying efficiency, but it also presents features which demand the serious attention of all, in order that defects may be remedied and Obstacles to further progress removed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.