ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ʃiː wʌz ˈæskt tə dʒˈɔɪn ɐn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt kəmˈɪɾi lˈʊkɪŋ æt ðə "pjˈuːpəltˈiːtʃɚ" sˈɪstəm tʃˈɛɹd baɪ ðə tʃˈiːf ɪnspˈɛktɚɹ ʌv skˈuːlz, tˈɑːməs wˈɛðɚhˌɜːd ʃˈɑːɹp.
In 1887 she was asked to join an Education Department committee looking at the "Pupil-teacher" system chaired by the chief inspector of schools, Thomas Wetherherd Sharpe.