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THE addresses delivered at sectional meetings arranged in connexion with the recent annual conference at Llandudno of the National Union of Teachers (Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, W.C.1) have been issued as a bound pamphlet. They include one by Mr. Kenneth M. Lindsay on the development of our educational system, in which he suggests that a commission is required on the whole financial relation between central and local government if the implications of the Spens Report are to be carried out. He also stresses the need for developing technical education, including the provision of improved premises and closer co-operation between technical education and industry and commerce. Emphasizing the importance of adult education, he pointed out the need for an effective survey of this field. Dr. C. F. Strong's address on the teaching of citizenship in central schools refers to the importance of including the civic aspects of science in a science syllabus, and urges the importance of history as laying the foundation for the teaching of citizenship and dispassionate thinking about political questions. Mr. E. R. J. Hussey's paper on aspects of education considered as a preparation for life in the modern world also emphasizes the importance of science, especially biology, from this point of view as well as the importance of character training and the formulation of ideals and a sense of values. Dr. G. H. Green's address on the cinema and handicraft training directs attention to the need for investigation in the technique of using the film in schools.
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Teachers on Modern Education. Nature 144, 186–187 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144186d0
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