General report on the teaching of domestic subjects to public elementary school children in England and Wales / by the Chief Woman Inspector of the Board of Education.

Date:
1912
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Credit: General report on the teaching of domestic subjects to public elementary school children in England and Wales / by the Chief Woman Inspector of the Board of Education. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    It may safely be stated that, though further improvement is still very desirable, really incompetent and careless teaching is a thing of the past. 26. Registers.—These are on the whole well kept, carefully marked, and always to be found at the Centre. ’ Duplicate registers are, as a rule, kept by the heads of schools whose scholars attend the Centres. Greater interest is now taken in the work by Correspondents, Managers, and Members of Education Committees, although they do not appear to sign the register on each visit. 27. Note-books and Record Books— More attention is now given to the proper keeping of note and record books. The character of the notes given has greatly improved. Summaries of lessons are more often composed by the children themselves, and efforts are being made to stimulate intelligence and interest on the part of the scholars. 28. Sale of Food.—With general improvement in organisa- tion and teaching, the difficulties which formerly existed in connection with the sale of food seem to have disappeared. Grants are now given for materials, or tradesmen’s bills are presented to the Local Education Authority at regular intervals, so that teachers are no longer responsible for profit or loss on the food sold. The introduction of practical work by individual children is a great stimulus to the sale of dishes. Children take great interest and pride in what they have made entirely by themselves. The small complete dish appeals to them, and they naturally wish to take it home to show to their mothers. 29. General.—Looking back on the conditions under which the teaching of Cookery (the only Domestic Subject taught in Cheshire before 1907) was formerly conducted, it can be said that great progress has been made. Laundry-work is now taught, while in the county the teaching of Combined Domestic Subjects has been very successful, and has set the example in this direction to many other places in the Division. The need for the knowledge of Housecraft is now acknowledged by the majority of good teachers. Even where no special premises are available for more extended teaching, an attempt is being made to utilise the knowledge gained by the girls in Cookery classes, and to direct it into practical channels. A striking example of this has been shown at Stockport, where 12 girls of the Cookery class at North Reddish School have been taken to the country during the summer, in charge of the Cookery teacher and one of the regular staff. Housed in two cottages, they have spent a happy week, doing all their own cooking and housework, and at the same time enjoying a country holiday. Lancashire. 30. The Report on Lancashire in 1907 showed that most of the work was good, and that the faults which were prevalent