It is impossible to say whether the lack of textbooks was the symptom or the cause of the apathy towards the concessions of the two codes, but certain is that there were serious problems with producing learning material which in turn must have posed acute problems for the teaching of the language.
However, it would be wrong to deduce from the information above that the codes of 1890 and 1893 were a complete failure. In some areas, newspaper articles show that the new possibilities offered by the codes were eagerly accepted and not dismissed by reluctant school boards or parents. Writing 'to encourage the spread of Welsh teaching among English youths resident in Wales', John Hobson Matthews said he had been teaching Welsh at St Joseph's School …show more content…
It emerged that 2,434 of the respondents were in favour of teaching Welsh, 227 were against and 127 were neutral. This great unanimity encouraged the board to carry out their proposal. Similarly, the Llanwonno School Board were in the process of introducing Welsh to the curricula after parents had displayed favourable attitudes towards the proposal.2 In the Barry School Board district, teaching of Welsh was predicted 'to become very popular' as it came to into view that out of 150 households 140 were in favour of teaching Welsh, of which 90 were non-Welsh parents.3 Therefore, the strong aversion to the teaching of Welsh was definitely not characteristic of all Welsh parents. m.4 '[A] new era will dawn upon Wales', promised The Cardiff Times.5 These improvements and concessions included the recognition of Welsh as a class subject and introduction of bilingual education in Welsh areas with bilingual reading and textbooks. …show more content…
A North Wales Express columnist reprimanded the inspectors for ignoring the acts of Government and insisted that the school boards and inspectors alike all over the Principality should be excited about what the New Code offers, however, 'somehow, things are flat'. 7 The 'prejudiced, conservative, or apathetic teachers' in the Welsh-majority areas were scolded for not allowing Welsh to be taught in their schools.8 In a letter to the South Wales Daily Post a reader informs the public that a schoolmaster at Cadoxton 'is doing all he can to kill our language by excluding it from the schools'.9 But it was not just the unwillingness, apathy or prejudice that kept of the Welsh language off the curricula of Welsh schools. Another serious issue emerged from the newspaper material – teachers were not proficient enough in Welsh in order to teach the subject. To this dire predicament attention was drawn to in The North Wales Express : 'Wales has at last obtained permission to teach its own language in its own elementary schools; it happens, however, that there are in Wales a number of elementary teachers who have no knowledge of the Welsh language, and who, therefore cannot carry out the provisions of the
However, it would be wrong to deduce from the information above that the codes of 1890 and 1893 were a complete failure. In some areas, newspaper articles show that the new possibilities offered by the codes were eagerly accepted and not dismissed by reluctant school boards or parents. Writing 'to encourage the spread of Welsh teaching among English youths resident in Wales', John Hobson Matthews said he had been teaching Welsh at St Joseph's School …show more content…
It emerged that 2,434 of the respondents were in favour of teaching Welsh, 227 were against and 127 were neutral. This great unanimity encouraged the board to carry out their proposal. Similarly, the Llanwonno School Board were in the process of introducing Welsh to the curricula after parents had displayed favourable attitudes towards the proposal.2 In the Barry School Board district, teaching of Welsh was predicted 'to become very popular' as it came to into view that out of 150 households 140 were in favour of teaching Welsh, of which 90 were non-Welsh parents.3 Therefore, the strong aversion to the teaching of Welsh was definitely not characteristic of all Welsh parents. m.4 '[A] new era will dawn upon Wales', promised The Cardiff Times.5 These improvements and concessions included the recognition of Welsh as a class subject and introduction of bilingual education in Welsh areas with bilingual reading and textbooks. …show more content…
A North Wales Express columnist reprimanded the inspectors for ignoring the acts of Government and insisted that the school boards and inspectors alike all over the Principality should be excited about what the New Code offers, however, 'somehow, things are flat'. 7 The 'prejudiced, conservative, or apathetic teachers' in the Welsh-majority areas were scolded for not allowing Welsh to be taught in their schools.8 In a letter to the South Wales Daily Post a reader informs the public that a schoolmaster at Cadoxton 'is doing all he can to kill our language by excluding it from the schools'.9 But it was not just the unwillingness, apathy or prejudice that kept of the Welsh language off the curricula of Welsh schools. Another serious issue emerged from the newspaper material – teachers were not proficient enough in Welsh in order to teach the subject. To this dire predicament attention was drawn to in The North Wales Express : 'Wales has at last obtained permission to teach its own language in its own elementary schools; it happens, however, that there are in Wales a number of elementary teachers who have no knowledge of the Welsh language, and who, therefore cannot carry out the provisions of the