Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-13
Vermont Education


Vermont Education.
rIn.h.iull.r The sanction of th- Committee o',he
stat. ..'.r's Association.
SCHOOL GpVERNMENI.
am glad to sec good beginning made under
the limitation Of tic Committee OF the state
Teachers Association. refer TO the communca,
ton of y. C. C., which has appeared in several o.
the Papers, under the caption, 'Get Good Teach
era ny important suticc., ably discussed,
hone we shall hear from \. q. C. again On the
samo subject.
There is remark in the artc in regard to
female teachers, which suggests few thought
that would like to utter. Ia comparing the vail
me- # male and female teaching, the writer says
.othcr things being equal, the male teacher can
,aaiatnin in himself calm dignity Of manner,
and secure reverence lr iu.. authority in the
ty mind. II the s;hgiar-, better than the female
because known TO be- able to enforce obedience,
when not choerlully rendered. The meaning and
force Of tAis scntc.cc turns upon the word 'bc-
gause. in it connection with ability to enforce
,hedieucc' This btjig up the question with re
REGARD TO force and moral influence in their com
nnratiye eAc'ey' as Fu'n''''' o- 'el'0,i
men'' Inns j. iN''''''','''', 20,
question: anu III N'- '''' 49,,
relative value of male AMI female teaching, Let
10, make few suggestions in connection with
tl..o 4uc-ti9ns,
In tie part Of bis article preceding the quota
zion have m'0'' y Wv 'E,' - -
tna' your sen '''''" SUM '''"s' '''N 800
an" 20 '"'''SN inc a''.H'n'.'' '''' ",o'' .,s
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incl moral ANA '".'"e'''"' F"'.''''S' !" no"
HoT many ways may c"'r"o,.' '' '''usn' o"'' so
a. to make 'A 'nPr-. ''oA' II '''s "u inc o''"' II
LOOKS "ut o. the eyes II '''ln' "oh 'He 'ouN'''
n'ace 1t nU'Fs t'cn 4- TIE voice. u moves IN inc
step II e''"'. an "'u' 'li-'S-'H "'Ho in''o
that Val Ill a s-A5ol room WIN It's llAdehce'-
CLuif-n atc generally a9.l Judges OF cn'racter'
They VIII ftad and uA1-''aLI thef ie'e1ei
Whatever C. u may or may l"t oe i'a1 and uu-
d-rs'1e4 by theh'
"oN "A2' H!e ina le'iI'j e''-Aehts 'i eAa''
a''ef i-a' wa "'aN- Tue" fc'P.e' s-l love
Obviously '+'eH' seHc'' cal 'c"y' Kindness Inn
violence, love Of 3 l4les'' Let these be COM
bLcd IN J--t and harmonious r portions and
what magic over Will los es-f 81 upon
school, BY the mere pre- onco VI the teacher Who,
IN adult years, has not felt the power OF a pre-
srn11 marked by these TRAITS Of character But
the young are moro susceptible OF such impre"-
Hon1 'aniA mature 10 yeaTs' Ho" spontaneous
y wa" I-'1 a-I respect 5iThs ~ IN h'I' hearts,
NAsu brought 'N e5nta'. N'h 'u2l combination
O. me",H sud moral .ua4thos'
On the power derived from the posses ion Of
these quantities, sAou'd te the man reliance Tor
successful school government and not upon the
ability toeuforce obedience Enforced obedience
is Ike tho pending OF ." by the Application
~ physical strength "Li' the force IS applied
the bow Tena.-s bent but withdrawn 1t re-
turns to lis original position Now instead OF
strong arm let a magnet DO brought AMI held
"itL'n "u!1'NiS distance tue 90" being OF
substance fuscoluo'e Oh ''rAcuoh-an' low dii'
icT'h' VIII be the result No' less inherent viii
be mo results Of the enforcing sni attracting ys-
TENS o' tc"oyl government I1l' l"a5t'uon
does not however eAa''f present. the true dit-
ference between the 'H, y .ems OF government
since the DO" 'te'iiy Is.is'a the attracting pow
er Of the magnet; as it does the ioTee Of the arm,
'u.'t' '"1 '".7 lO"'' u sU'" character
as nave ''-'''D'1 10 not 'N'y 'l'gui'''l to ORA"
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