Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-13

CONTuyIC trIOy-r 20, TIE riryisias

COMMUNE trI0y-For tie riryiaiaa.
| Mefus Effiors--Thc communicafions which
have recently appeared ~ yonf pape' on the
subject Of Schools. have Interest ed me consid
erahly. II ia Of grave ani serious importance.
and well deserves n more extended discussion.
| An opinion If II may mi more correctly be
called a denHncidilou--is ventdrrd by - writer
in your paper OF this morning, which read.
must confess. with no little surprise. lis
words. ideraim are" A teacher who uakes
!" a monlior OF one OF his scholars ongh, Ia lie
" cashiered teaching is one OF those kinds OF,
" business winch cannot he d0ue by IRONY
Having under my care "A Female School.
md being known To n number Of your readers
in this town aud vicinity as having adopted
| the Moutprlal system IN every depnrinen, of
il. beg leave, through your kindness, 10 oher
To the public u lew remarks relative to the
mode of teaching Tins openiy denounced.
What then, - the Momtoridi Sgtsm1 IL
consists in making the first scholar IN each
class du assistant Ia the teacher IT, conveying in
stTuct on Ia that class. This ~ especially done
with reference 10 the recitation for which tho
| class are preparing Themselves, aud enables
each memher TO obtain solution of any Duff
Guilty in the task before her. by carrying il nj
once To the head sehoar--enabng the teacher
/ thus 90 devote more time Ia the regular recI,a-
tons. Should she be unable 10 explain il, she
refe, il immrdiaiel, 10 The instructor, kuowing
that, however he may be occupied, he will
take time 10 Civ the required explanation.
Ia order that this routiae Of business may be
carried on with the least possible interruption,
the school is So arranged that thu member.
Of the class may have easy access To The head
scholat ONE only NJ u ipne,--and thcir con
yersaiion Is restricted To u whisper, and 10 HE
business in hand \ teacher Gu,lihei ID any
degree 1 h,s profession, need nui be- M "a IN J.
menl's log. to determine by a glance only,
whether in any instance this privilege Is abu-
sed
Were the teacher TO conduct the rotations
of his different classes la such u way thai his
scholars stood in no fear OF having qursn,ns
| addressed to he which they would hnl Il dii-
cul, 10 answer grant thai hs would have ~
use for the ,nunilorial system, and II. in'rnhno-
ton among such pupils NO nd be positively in
uiious had thought the old plan entirely
obsolete, of requiring nothing more FROM the
scholar than that he oords Of the class book be
repeated correctly. Ia n mon'tnf'ai school
Ms nil not do. something more than the cut
,lVaI,un OF the mem0rV,-I,ore, even, than IN
parting knowtedee,-is aimed at Reisoh, udg-
/ mcnt aud reflection are 10 be employed.
aud The po,oers Of he mind developed. It is far
| FROM beng enough that the conifnts OF The
book are remembered aud correctly give0 the
scholar is required op'epare her ell tor ans
wering nsIo The meaning OF the "ords-anl
the nhrasrs-she employs and genrrally fr
GIVING A REASON ~ reference 10 Q matter IN
uand
Unle.s the instructor has succeeded IN diln-
sing the spirit IF enquiry among hi charge, t1s
u,oniturial system Is useless. bat let the DIS
position to pass over nothing without thorough
! IN understanding II, he once formed IN his pn-
nils aud let his manner towards them be such
ms 10 invite aud encourage from them qnts'
iious OF every sou relating 10 Their studies and
he will find that IN u school Of the ordinary
number, the mere answering OF these enquiries
wall make very large demand upon ms ht"f
! In class consisting perhaps o! twenty, every
! lDd,viuuBl may wish 10 obtain from han s...,,..
explanallG"a vttne same SET ofdUctaiie. Shall
! he consume the day IN giving Them answers
when they may be given with nearly his own
exactnrss aud precision, IN one I" ent,eth OF the
! time he musi o,heI wise devote to them say
! with nearly the same for, from the rapidlty
with which he Is complied al times to answer
4 the questions OF the head scholar he is ocea-
! slonally msapprehended, and the error is com
muucaied 10 tue whole class but the desire OF
having no mistake lmpaled 10 her, operates 81
strongly upou Tho head OF the class, rs to rem
der her extremely attentive to her moniioral
/ duties.
But, II may be asked, could not these endless
| explanations he gwen the class que as Wi,
when ihry are arranged beio { ,he t"achr ~
going through ther recraf on think not,
decidedly. ! he tnloI in oil rug an explanations
! To tie class may DO apprehended ia ms many
different ways as the iancies OF his youthful
charge differ. Bn suppose they nnderstooi
h,in arIgh may he ,cniu,e to assure himself
thai he commands at all times tnelr Undivided
atteuiion-adt tnatihcy will remember what he
saw; This Ia no, ,,:aIicids lookfa Tor, even IN
our u lyerst, aud schools for ri".rsslPn"'
Education where the Lecturer ordinarily BIZ
gins the bushes, OF his hour WITH questions 10
hi class on his former projections.
4, to The interest ckcded by The III s0noridl
s,sten, can SPEAK with conhdenef. 80 &c /
Is the excitement II produces that the school
room Is invested With positive attractions
Whatever may he the iuclemencJ OF the day, thr
teacher may depend upon hndlng his schooi
gathered around him aud shopld lac find II
necessary m urdrr TO complete ms regular lla-
,lncss 10 protract bis morning or evening ses-
son 10 an unusual length, he may suli discover
no ~ tnclr cheerful looks, til thrir patience
has not been tasked In the du,ies OF IN ardn
ous aud laDorIous office, he Is chee'ed TO strady
and peTseyerng erertiOn, by perce,vInB Among
ms pupls the spirt OF improvement and emnlt-
ton " alking hand IA hand wth the tpliit OIL
enquiry.
he Annual Reports relating 10 tbs Public
Schools vi b1s on. dte generally T. P'Ih'eh
h,te. so that our community NEED mol he
mInded tuat IN piactcai MtJ"IheS M wei ah
IN celebrity, they are unfIsalied Yet from
the highest to tue lowest, those schoo!s are
conducted Oh The M0Hitortal System.
very respectfully,
f. G. s.
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