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'File 53/89 II (D 169) Kuwait Education' [‎39r] (87/521)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (263 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1941-13 Aug 1945. It was written in English, French and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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imagination, the inability to apply knowledge under novel
circumstances and the inclination to sit and watch while
others work. A copy of a detailed analysis of teaching met
hods used in the schools is attached, together with correct
ive instructions. These are to be distributed to members of
the staff.
The teaching in the kindergarten classes in many cases
is very good. This is done mostly by local teachers, some of
whom were trained in Iraq. The "born" teachers should be
given the lower classes while those of highest oualifications,
the upper.
c. .Syllabus.
There are slight differences in each of the town boys T
schools but the following is representative:
Kindergarten Primary 8
& Primary 1.
Religion & Qpran.
Arabic Reading & Writing.
Arithmetic.
Stories.
Drawing.
Physical Training.
History & Geography of
Kuwait added.
Primary 5 .
(reneral History & Geog
raphy added.
Primary 4,5 &6.
English, Ethics & General
Knowledge added.
3econdary 1 &2
Chemistry, Natural History
Geometry & Algebra added.
The allocation of time for each subject is good. Arabic pre
dominates in all classes.
d. Standard of le a rning of Pupils .
Religion, History 8c Geography.
All answers are given parrot fashion. Further cuestions
showed that there is no real understanding of the content of
the answers.
Arabic.
Teachers rarely question the boy after giving a lesson
and consequently assume that they understand far more than
they do. Generally the standard is fair.
Arithmetic.
Never once during my visit did I see a class engaged in
working out examples on paper or on slates. Each lesson one
boy does an example or two on the board while the remainder
of the class watch (or doze). The consequence is that when
they are examined it is almost the first time that they have
put pen to paper and the results are very poor indeed. They
can rarely set about the problem and when they do they are
slow, inaccurate and untidy.
English.
.The standard is very low indeed, owing to the very poor
teaching. The present method is for the ounils to learn by
heart certain questions and answers, with the Arabic trans
lations sandwiched between. A Question in English produces
either the translation in Arabic or a prepared answer not
applicable to the situation.
This must be changed through the example of the Egyptian
teachers.
The book in use is the Oxford Reader. As the Egyptians
have been trained to teach Longman’s New Lethod series I

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This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding the development of education in Kuwait, with an emphasis on the role played by the British Council.

The volume contains a number of reports on education in Kuwait authored by F J Wakelin, the Educational Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, after visits he made to Kuwait during this period. The file contains a limited amount of correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) including a copy of a letter (in its original Arabic) sent by the Shaikh to Cornelius James Pelly, the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait in November 1943 (f 155).

The volume also contains correspondence (some of which is in French) between British officials in Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Education regarding Kuwaiti students studying in Egypt.

Extent and format
1 volume (263 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 251; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. The sequence includes nine foliation anomalies, including f 1A, f 77A, f 78A, f 101A, f 124A, f 173A, f 175A and f 194A, and missing out f 13.

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English, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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