Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-20
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Our scAooIs.
Br REV. r. WILKINSON.
NUMHEk X.

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81 QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS.
I wish to add two things. One is, that
The Board Of Examiners, or any two of them,
have the power to revoke the certificate they
give teacher and require him or her to be
dismissed, If it shall be found that such
teacher is really not qualified as the law
prcacribes. or is negligent Of duty, as teach.
CT. [See 45th sestion.] Thelaw supposes
that Examiners may sometimes be deceived
rs to some Of the qualifications Of teachers,
--as for instance 4 their moral fitness, land
therefore. makes provision for remedying
the evil, resulting from incompetency.
A few weeks ago, | was informed that
one Of the teachers in this county, is some
times grossly profane-that he used pro-
fame language in the presence Of his schol-
ars--ot in fit Of anger, but in the exu-
betanee Of good nature. The district sup
posed they had no remedy; butall they had
10 do. Was to report himtp the Examiners,
with proofof the fact, and the matter would
have been attended to.
The other thing is, that teacher, to be
well qualified for his work, needs something
more than such knowledge Of the branch
es to be taught in common schools, as te
be ableto answer any question in them, -tc
reeite well in any Of them. For the com
munication Of knowledge is not all which
ateacher has to do. His CHEZ work in ed
ucsting. is to train and strengthen the pow
ers of the child's mind-to help him t.
the ability Of thinking, and thinking vigor
oasly and accurately. Now to perform thi
part Of teachers duty, person needs
trained mind Of their owns well disci
plined and well balanced mind.
.,i PAYING TEACHERS.
It is quite important that the clerk Of th'
Board Of Education, or whoever draws tn
orders for teachers on the Township Treas
urer, should be very careful to 60 strict,
according to law, (sce gath and 45th section
ofSchopl Law. J taking especial care that tn
certificate Of the teacher is d lawful one. I
must be given by the Board Of Examine
Of the county in which the teacher keep
his school, must be signed, by at least tw'
Of the Examiners, and contain all III
branches specified in the law. / call atten
ton to these things, because it is feared tha
money has sometimes been paid out to teach
ers who had not legal certificate. '
VISITING SCHOOLS.
This is very important part Of the ma
chinery needful, in order to make the mos
Of our schools, and secure the highest ad
santages from them. It interests and en-
courages the scholars. and very much aid
the teacher. It is next to impossible for
teacher to do much in a school, which no
body visits. : IN Z s1
Professional men ought to visit schools
II interest in the cause Of education, ,--th
pleasure of spending an hour in those nur
series ofkhowledge will not take them there
patriotism should. Parents ought to Wis
schools. They show their children thatthc
hold the school in high estimation. and ths
shey care now !their children ::get along
Neglect the schools, and let them pass a
unworthy of your notice, unless it be
old little now and then, as some pal
ents do, and your children will think &C
ing,tc schoola very silly business. They wi
despise and hate it. And you will still hea
your daughters at thirteen talk about "fr
ishing their education, - and your sons, 4
fourteen or..6fteen, talk Of graduating
and Of being ashamed Of going longer, fc
none Of aisgreat boys go.
Such results cannot be helped, if neithe
professional men, nor the parents of tn
scho'ars. will visit the schools. Paren
themselves would not long pursue bus
ness, Of which people generally thought {
little as they do of schools. They are hel
In no esteem. They are neither visitet
nor talked about, unless to complain.
A Board of visiters should visit OF
schools. But we have no such Board, yo
say. Well then let us have. Let such
Board be organized-and then visit twice
quarter, or at least at the close of each qual
ter, and mark the progress made, ,--approv
and encourage those who do well, and ac
monish those who do i'll.
Now, / have often wondered that chi
dren and youth attended to their studies 9
well as they do, since schools and learnin
we're held in such low estimation as they ar,
Suppose child applies himself closely an
makes rapid and solid progress, who care
anything about it? who knows it? Whs
does such a child hear spoken of with ad
miration and praise daily at the table, or b
the .fresides
N.SA