Field notes, v1753
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Feb. 4 to use the new material he must get approval of the headmaster. Often the latter does not appreciate the value of the materials. There is an inspection system in the schools and use of materials without approval could result in the inspection system cracking down. Each state in Malaya has a state science supervisor. He is usually a leading science teacher in one of the leading schools. He visits schools and gives advice but gets no additional pay. A Peace Corps representative, a friend of Sutter's, was asked to react to the new curriculum materials. He felt there was much usable material but that it would have to be adapted to use in Malaya and could not be taken on in unmodified form. The Corps is the only U.S. aid at the secondary school level. There is no AID, Malaya is not so underdeveloped and there is help from U.K. The Science Committee refused to give has made recommendations at the junior high school level but is not ready yet to tackle the high school problem. It remains to be seen if the Ministry is going to accept the recommendations. AF has been sending people to the NSF summer institutes in the U.S. For some reason all people sent so far have been in physical science. AF will urge broadening of choice of representatives.