The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-11-23
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w. G. BROWN, Editor, pro. ten.
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: that our columns would be open for IN
investigation Of the subject of education i
It our primary schools, and requested tbos
: more competent than myself to iurnis
9 articles for publication. But as non
: have been offered, again call the atten
ton ofthose competent and interested t.
this Important subject. That great i'm
provements have been made within tn
; last twenty years, no intelligent person
will deny; nor can they deny that room
for improvement still remains.
| will not set myself up as a teacher or
this subject; but will take the liberty tc
suggest some things for the considerations
OF those capable OF carrying out the ideas
may advance, in such a way as to ben
eft the community at large.
AS this is the season of The year when
male teachers are to De employed in our
District schools for few months to come.
q when moreisto beexpended for instruct,
ION than during the season of exclusive
female teaching; a time too when peepe
generally, have more leisure for the dis.
cusslon OF various questions, | will suq-
gest that meetings for debate, on such
propositions as may be made relative to
Improvements in education, be held in die
ferent districts, or at the center of each
town, as often as shall be deemed advjs;,-
bIe, through the winter, that if possible
the mass may be moved 10 act upon the
SUBJECT IN earnest.
According TO my apprehension, many
difficulties stlIl lie in the way of having
our primary schools what they should BE-:
one OF which is, the 'twigs' get bent
the wrong way before leaving home..-
Parents often err in mana ing their child
rem; some by granting all they desire,
and others by using the rod argumeuttoo
freely, instead of restraining the child, bv
showing him the inherent wrong of GER
tain acts, by sound reasoning, so lba,
when children of different families CON-
gregate together, the teacher, let him BE- |
ever so competent to keep good order. |
needs some time TO become ACQUAINTED |
win the different temperaments and nre. |
viouS management! Of his scholars bpf,re
he can have good regulations. Another
d;lllcnIy has existed, and still exists, which
Is mat many people look at the price OF IA
e1cher' instead of his quaiiGcatjons-
" Aen the mass of the people require in
81 oc'orS IN District schools, who are ev-
cry way qualified to ins,ruc. in literature
he dil1erent sciences, moral as we'll as
'@yS'c@I' and to keep good order in
such teachers will be provided.
3ut people will not require this iii thew
:an govern their children ut home. be-
leve 1t to be a selted axiom, that those
'aren's generally who DO not govern
heir children at home, do not want them
Governed at school. Hence the question
t government in schools is so closely I
onnecled with that OF family government, :
n'' Inc TWO might with some proprie,y t
Z discussed at such meetings as snc- Z
eSled. l believe lhat, should parents ,
ommence reasoning with children, as
oon MS they are capable of talking; ,
mould they acknowledge their good pro- I
ens't'es' and show them the importance i
suodnlng those which are qoroag, they i
ouid much more easily govern them, and b
imporlant era will have commenced Il
think too that an important branch of ii
location IN common schools, would be, Il
learn scholars to study themselves fl
learn their relations TO each Other ard G
God' and the duties growing out Of C
lose Relationship study the philosophy ft
cause and effect, in the moral, as well d
physical world. When the mind is
lied with that which is right aud useful,
ere Will be IlIte or no room for that
Inch is ''ro@g. Hence the Importance Le
beginning to fill the mnd at an err 8
stage oflife, with The right moterjal o.
Will close by asking men, and women b,
o, OF science and literature. and practi- II,
knowledge on this subject, to Give ,t
elr views IN short, appropriate articles, ,.6
rough This paper TO the public, that the ~
'o~'edge they possess, may not be lost ~