Nebraska advertiser., 1856-09-13
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.A RRPORTKR IN A sCH0OL-R00lF


IA REPORTER IN A sc10OI-Ro0M
Boys should learn at school what they /
are to practice when men. Many
teachers seem to think differently; wit
ness, for example, the common practice
of allowingpupils to try twice in SPELL
ING word. & How is a boy to know,t
when he is writing letter, which of
the two ways to adoptl For he never
lsinpractical lifeexcept in writing
er 81 speaking, nor With a teaeher
1t h lBow The editor Of the Rhode
Island Soheolmaster visited one, eofl
these sTp-shod schools, and took short
hand notes of a single recitation, with
the following very interesting results
A class in geography was called. It'll
consisted of seven boys and girls, whose
names were, as we learned during the
recitation, Thomas, Lucy, Huldah,
Horatio, Sidney, Austin, ard Amenda.
They were reciting about Europe, and
the questions and answers were.a fol-
"Thomas, what is said Of Europeg'
':It-it-it-is--" stammered the boy.
''the small, !" prompted the
teacher. aaeef) go :, i,iae-la @
@est division Of the globe, continu-
ed Thomas.
"Grand division, you mean, do you
not?'' said the teacher parronizingly.
A'9Yes, sir, replied the boy Aconf-
dentlx. lI {s5 s. 81 ll1A
.sThat's right, 2 returned the masterI
MNow, lucy, for what is it noted?"
"It's noted for forzforaz replied
the girl. e d q
"beIng the most the teacher went
on with the sentence.
aciyilized-andl dland-and' '--.evidently
Luey's memory was completely ex-
hausted; so the teacher continued,
T'the most popu---4'' '',Ef[
'9ouE, Ia proportion to its extent, of
any of the divisions Of the globe said
Lucy briskly; now helped completely
beyond embarrassment.
''Rigllt-' - 49,, .i..,-r
Now, Huldah, what is said of Its
climate!" said the schoolmaster, with
some tendernessin his manner. irase
''It-it-it-is-is-'' began the girl,
e''The western part is milderA 70 .
suggested the teacher. grg,l s7cT9
''That answer is in fine print, and we
are net to learn the fine print, cried
q half dozen voices.
s'Right I forgot said he. bak
'We'll try che map questions. What
ocean on the north?" z Ili
Northern" said the scholar prompt
lily. .gI1l.kd 3IEha
ssAre-'I z the teacheS said, shaking
| his head. E|I
3sArctiew shouted HuldaH, in ahurry
to correct herself. hl1-E 10
i "Horatio, what seas and mountains
on the south?'' was the next qestion
Horatio began cautiously Afic-,'
but there he was arrested by frow1
from the teacher. IlITTI
"Medit /" wasthe kind teacher
aid. .,aa caHa gd ria
4 Mediterranean, Black, A.
said the boy, and a frown brings hin
up again. H .g8E ir3A2 TSl.IEC 80
III 'GThes mountains now,0 said thi
master. 'sCau-,n Is
.IseGaucasns!'' said Horatio, catchin,
+ the mamie. .lro,t 2 aa15 svii,1 2 .oI
: Right -,-s r-
q 'sWhat river, mountains, and Sc
i on the east, Sidney 'qwas the mex
& question, sT gsrs p 9'ATECKc9s
E'Volga, sad the pupil when tn
freBn again stopped him. ,soI ee 70
III "U-Ur-,p drawled ont the ques
, toner and prompter. q -5-IF.l -
III "Uralmountsiins, Ural river, and =
h said Sidney, hesitating again.
: "Casp Z said the teacher. vv
sSian Seal shouted the boy.
I eGpod. What ocean on the Res+
AnstinfIJl GA asI gT(IaAl
Atlantic, was now the promI
reply. 800
sAmanda, where is the White Sea
}. said he. ETr .g.Tls 81 au.
She replied, hesitating, On their
q tbe-iii .flie---' p. .ssai& iis z sfasiazsE e
! J! "Nor- :, Z was the ready sugge,
! tlQh. r- Nggs. .effA -
! oon6donen at5% A1esiss91 $685.
! "Why, you are reciting about FL
4 rope 2 said the man with Fexation.
"North Of Europe said the gin
! correcting herself ~ III
This was once round theTclass wit
Y question apiece, and was an exa
ot specimen Of the manner in which Il
q poor scholars were taught. The teacl
q er asked the questions, having fir
s. designated who should answer, ar
.ss then when there was the least hesit
ton he prompted them, giving the
na the half on the whole Of the first wor
/" and allowing them to commence exact
where he left of and finish the wOl
or sentence, as the case might be; al
the result was, as might have been E
peeted, the scholars could no more
an on with a recitation without his co
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