The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-02-13

hat the Normal S,hooi offered superior ad-
yanlarcs for intellectual and scientific quail
GcaliOns. So il does, aud more. To this
rigid mental discipline and thorough seien- ,
li6c qualification, it aids proIessio Isl skill /
This il acquired chiefly in two ways. First
by means Of lectures Ga the "fheOry AMI
aad practice" OF teaching-studying the na'
ture. growth and developement OF mind
searching out the peculiar adaptation exls'
lin between mind and science, and apply
ing these mental aids in the course OF Ia
slrueri1n AMI, sec >nlly, b. actual expe'
riment in tue Model rchool."
Here the teacher pupil has an opPOrtunl-
ty Of testing these various theories ana
plans, and Of ac'ually acquiring that skill
n, rtssary to make him or her successful
teacher ot youth.
This is far better than that mistaken POI.
. icv that has hitherto prevailed, which COM
pels the teacher to acquire his experience
. at the Expense Of the public good Expe-
rimeut at the expense Of generation o'
mi IDS i, an undertaking at once too haZ'
ardoas, too perllous to venture agslnsT the
happiness aid prosperity Of a nation l
is dowrrisht presumphon-abSolute tr hins
xith The dearest and most sacred interest
Of mankind!
Why, what would be thought Of physi
cjan, for instance, who. instead Of spending
, long years and months in his professions
preparation, sh, Md, at once, after leavia
= The halls of the academy or college, con
mence, With quack nostrums, to purge an
puke, to cripple, kill and cure, as he mi9i
accidentally cure some times, just as III
mack 10 .cler SO n, times mts sht hIppen t
hit upon right plans, and adopt shire"
measures in teaching, and all this too' o'
cause, fOrsooth, he wishes to acquire PR
iessiopa! skill? What would his protesslo
al brethren think Of such course? Whi
would an outraged aud indignant communl
tLhA! They would deem him fl! occ
part fvr mad-hJ1se or penItentlary' al
-, our LAYS wlall wisely euoush assign hi
that situation. Public sentiment wou
!, Justly Use in perfect rebellion at such m
g., - torture of rights aud privileges of socieI
;, and yet the common practice OF the teach
- is not whit better. Iadeed it is worse
" as much worse as mind is superior to m
% ter; for an intellectual or moral cripple is
. te piled far more than a amere physical Of
. 1t is therefore wicked policy thus to
-. pertinent upon slch costly ma'erl
=. where there is no chance OF coua!eract
" the evil. It is one too that is running n
'' nv schools in our milst. 1t therefore sh
be abandoned as SOON as possible.
'-' But the Normal School prevents til
:. evils by atfording opportunities for acq
rnt professional skill without the DANCE
- running the material thus experimented
on. for no sooner is mistake made
teaching or otherwise, than it is at o
10y 10 corrected by superior teacher. The c
-" too, thus taught, has all the advantage;
de best teachin 8 nal the best and val
~ talent of the whole profession. While
:" rood is retained the bad is thrown an
'0' thereby atf,rdin5 an opportunity to the c
:, thus to Judge between tie good and ba6
~ It will tn rvfore be seen that the Nor
" - School is Is4slel to supply this sad {
~ ~, cheney in the profession. AMI to supply
W country With teachers that will make
y schools what they should be, and save
:" mind and money to the community,
"s0 ], OGDEN, HoFedale,