Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-11-12


Ma EprroRln your last said few words about Teach
era Institutes qualifications Of Teachers The next
thing Importance In the improvement Of public schools
s suitable school books and far practicable uniformity IN
them
Our p. system Of education may he compared to our
militia system Al remember the good old days Of June
Trainings and the motley gatherings Of the valiant sodery ex
pessiycy called from the miscellaneous cuts and coo OF
coats and the heterogeneous stacks Of owns pieces the
Floodwood" Suppose regiment Of this militia should
volunteer for army, each with his favorc muskct The la
Dor and perples the part of the officers, In sorting them
into little companies with Of uniform cabc, and OF
providing ball and cartridge suit and NJ the right quantity would
necessarily Of time, confusion and defeat But
what says Recruiting the volunteers for tho MeS
war Throw away your rusty irelocks long and short
big and little flint percussion and ALL throw them away or
them home shoot and foxes with aud take one
Uncle Sans uniform pieces manufactured by the unvayns
paern then YOU join any company regiment and any
ball cartridge the oargoes will it, and no mistke
As we now have in our plan Of Education chief
Aduiant Generals aud oapainso State, County and Town
Superintendent hoped ba, long shall have some
thing worthy Of the Of Sym too which shall APP
proaeh to the discipline Of a regular army
Bot to drop figures plain talk suppose Teacher
finds his School multitude Of books upon each branch Of
study For instance in Geography, Mehels Morses Good
es Olnoys Smiths and Malt Bruns. formidable list, tru
y but in little schools Of twenty or thirty
scholars lie cvo;es an hour hearing the different classes in
Geography Of consisting perhaps Of 'ehoar
The hour Is thus split into fractions and FILTERED hur
rng the pupils through their half reeed lessons Wherein,
IL ali the larger scholars the work the poorest
in the would he better than this VARIETY the teacher could
60 through with thorough recitation Of hall hour thereby
giving his nnps three times much drilling and saving also
half hour devote other branches Scholars too feel
moro ambitious interested with good number in the
class Similar calculations might be made with regard To other
branches Every the great advantage resulting to
school by having few kinds Of books upon the same
subject. as possible
This uniformity books not only desirable in the same
school, but in the different sehool through the county and
better still it extended through the State Many people
cry year changing residence from district
other making necessary things procure differ
books the the district where they
locate.
Teachers too when they become familiar with Of school
books and have learned where every lesson rule remark
IT, and perhaps without looking refer the pupil to the
and the place the page where be found teach wit,
much pleasure themselves aud prodi the scholars thar
from book they have used before Even the farmer and
mechanic know how much easier they do their work and
how much Of with the tools they accustomed
simply because they hay they have got the hang
them II this difference is manifest in simple nstTu
seythe how maeh qusnuy books
which require time look them through Teachers
constantly itnea,ing from district and county
other aud o their natural Partially the books
have used they urge The scholars procure the II escl
teacher should succeed this parents would have
change books twice year rather expensive business
ndeed the prcsent Lockwood variety Of books much
pcnsve than would be into the uniform system Nov
parents constantly purchasing books each selecting
dcrcnt from the rest thus making coafson
founded" and they buy the recommendation Of
cher, author Publisher, bis interested friends they
queny fad they have obtained the best book Ela,
to make another change with certainty Of
| than before.
! Books have been recommended for the Of schools
wndham county It is my design discuss the
these books but the character and qualifications Of the
miee who have recommended them guarantee In their "a
They possess knowledge Of the Of teaching
Of the OF public schools and have given patient
boous examination Of the multitude OF books before public
and consequently better prepared judge OF their
tive merits than hoe who have given equal
subject Good school books aud bat
selected AZ possess excellence another
different ind uas according their several views might
ec different books The best Bot sound die
tate that should sacrifice private preference and pafay
secure So important object uniformity
These books merely recommended the districts leavn
It optional introduce them not or gradually
Doubtless the profitable thing that parents could
be employ about three fouhs Of their old school
smuggling fowls tindins
their children at once in the county uniform The Young ea
would arm how soot all all the better for
To say nothing Of the benefit the schools even the
expense, though woud be increased outset would 500
be diminished by the good degree Of Permanenee which
follow. But parents think this summary mode of pru
eedue with regard 10 the old and the new they will
they gradually have occasion purchase new
erenee to securing that very desirable object the uniformity
school books $ GREGORY
Guilford Nov. ..