Prince Edward Island School Trustees Association Conference

Audio file
Date Recorded
1972-04-29
Date Digitized
2024
Genre
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:53:11
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction from Dodderidge

03:00 Discussion of Dodderidge's involvement in education

04:30 Discussion of the role of school trustee boards

06:00 Discussion of what a school board is

07:30 Discussion of the notion that modern education is complex

08:30 Discussion of frustrations with various forms of bureaucracy

09:30 Discussion of Gibbons writings on the fall of the Roman Empire

10:30 Discussion of the responsibilities of the community in education

11:30 Discussion of the universal declaration of human rights in relation to education

12:30 Discussion of the expertise of the schoolmaster

15:30 Discussion of the control of education by civil servants

16:30 Discussion of the government not being responsive to the needs of education

17:30 Discussion of a compulsion to turn problems over to a higher authority

19:00 Discussion of the pupil:teacher ratio

21:00 Discussion of the role of local people in developing education

24:00 Discussion of man's ability to control his destiny

27:00 Discussion of the notion that the nation is on its way to decay

29:00 Discussion of a need for reassurance that local people will not be excluded from education

30:30 Discussion of control over classrooms

32:00 Discussion of decision making

34:00 Discussion of the school board creating stability

38:00 Concluding remarks from Dodderidge

41:30 Remarks from Moase

51:00 Question regarding changes suggested by Campbell

53:00 Question regarding recommendations made by teachers; tape cuts short of answer

56:00 Baker begins speaking

01:06:00 Noonan begins speaking

01:14:30 Andrew begins speaking

01:20:00 Edmonds begins speaking

01:52:00 Concluding remarks from Edmonds