One cj the greatest hindrances to rural education, says Dr. J. W. Robertson, is the fact that the farmers and the schools are not in sympathy. Too much attention is paid to- make the curriculum fit that of high schools, and teachers forget that their work is the helping of students to become practical farmers. The idea that a country school curriculum is for the purpose of making every boy believe that he has the opportunity to become a college professor is going in the wrong direc-
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2695, 28 December 1909, Page 3
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87Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2695, 28 December 1909, Page 3
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