The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-11-16
Children at School.

We have " ord OF advice for parents who
have Children at School .* 34
Your little ones are dear to you. about as
dear, perhaps, as the apple of your eye.
Their success at school is near your heart.
OF course, you will do nothing to interfere
Eish 1t. You are anxious to help them along,
provided helping them will not too seriously
tax you You know as we'll as We how it
can be done efficiently at cheap cost, pardon
us for ref. e5hing your knowledge on the sub
ject with II few hints. ""'
Keep them re 5ultry at school. Absence
of day is bad. They lose one days les
sons. They drop a stitch By this means 1t
derangss the teachers plans, and makes it
b easier for absence to occur again. Better
suffer a great inconvenience than keep them
hons day. Better spend several shilings
and SONS hours, and do the errands yourself,
than keep them home to run them. fss-
Be sure they are punctual. Ten minutes
in the morning does you no good, and them
much harm. Arrived at the school room
ten minutes too late, they disturb the pune.
,tual, lose an exercise, provoke the teacher.
aand cultivrte miserable habit Of procrasti.
nation. The matter of habit is the great OBJ
lection though. In after years it sticks to a
body like a boy to a runaway bare backed
horse, and the harder one runs to be clear
of it, the. closer 1t hugs him. oaJg a5.
sugThey have lessons to learn out OF school
,Letit be held "a religious duty that they
learn them we'll. BY this the teacher iges
of your interest in their progress. Ii they
Il, Ia, /,
he is careful that they get well on in their
school lessons He feels that he is watched
he lis interested for your children; and
whether he means it or not--knows it or not
---he labors more faithfully for their ad
tyancement. . Ii the evidences are that you
pay no attention to them at home, he does
his duty mechanically, and only hopes fol
Sometimes you are little at leisure. Once
ina great while you don'G know what to dc
with yourself. Then, I'VE pray you, bestil
yourself, aid give UP an hour to visit the
school. y Make suddenly your appearanceir IN
the room where they are reciting. You will
see whether thereon is q meanly ventilated
close, and stiaed pen, or room fit for 9
.haR hedged immortal 60 grow in; by whose
side they sit; whether they look tired, weary
and languid, or as II they were careful tc
7laarn and doing well; ;wliether they are asso
.ciating with lads or lasses fit for their com
paly, or breathing impurities and contract
ing evil habits, unawares, daily. d p
asiTry it month, if you are now not doing
it, and accept our pledge that before tht
thirtieth day is up you Wills amost mark
ed improyementi0 your little folks scholar
ly habits aud attainmepts, and that you will
coneito ayconcusion that their teacher il
one Of the best in the world. Ii you have
never paid much attention to such things
you will be surprised to how much thu
teacher is doing for yoar clildreu. and still
further yoniwill wonder how much more hi
owih doifheitiiscovers that his efforts are re
cognized and appreciated. IN iFg Times.
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