Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1858-10-30

FROM the San Francisco Herald We clip the following
excellent remarks. We have not read the work alluded
to, but to judge from the extract we should think that
our Board of Education might profsably take leaf
from the California State Superintendent of Public Iu
struction.
The Herald says:
From the very valuable work entitled Commentaries on
the School Law, recently published BY a. j. AoudeT Esq
State Superintendent of Public Instruction. copy the fol-
lowing suggestions and reflections commend TO the
attention Of Teachers generally.
In the state Superintendent would those il
immediate charge OF the youth of State make
alm 10 educate, as well as instruct Education the
opLeht anu CULTIVATION OF what is innae-he sensbies
and moral faeuies Instruction. the imParng of useful
One be perfectly competent Instructor and yet
signaly deficient as educator.
The accomplished teacher should combine quaities
Ii enough thai minds OF hrs charge with
all the knowledge TO which has attained lie must cuI
the pssons-bng iuto subecriOn the senses-ennobs
As the man is but the child of argr growth and The State
but man in the aggregate the teacher is truth
Let him bear in mind the dignity Office and strive to
magnify IT,
1t necessary his government should be one Of
terrorism. Il has been to an axiom that in
well conducted school The minimum of punishment the
He is the best teacher who gains confidence OF his pu
pills. not he who makes them quake with fury
II is incompatible with his dignity to descend OCCASION
ally from the pedestal of the SUPERIOR and become the m
Show them that he is their endcan share enjoy
He good whom children penetrating
they in reading character their Confidence
as their hearts, that closed 10 the terrorist
In their government nculeae of season.
that IL Is entirely within the Of the the
| child grow up honest and a truthful man.
To effect this av encourage confession of fault
and when confessed pardon it, possible and child
understand that it is pardOned because confessed.
On the other hand impress upon him his punishment
would have been the severest known the discipline of
And be suspicious children Suspicion beges cum
ming and evasion Children sngulary sensitive and man
| experiences, when wrongfuy OF telling lie.
Teach him THAI have confidence in his word, be
will rarely abuse that confidence. Take what
ne ans Is true unless the contrary is proved and make
proved make him signal example, to the comprehension
Experience that pride is the strongest senr
ment the heart Of child which the teacher appeal
When developed into arrogance secondary vi tue
which virtue, loved for virtues With the child this
is not always possible; but it is possible make hm
truth and honor because their absence dsgraceful
II is the pride of spirited youth the gen
= ieaSn MN na gentleman never hes and he will
impose upon the weak stand by when
weak imposed upon-is forgetfu of SELF prac
ce generOsty-s mindful of benefits, and he will
grseiuEever skulk when duty calls danger and
he will be courageOus-s courteous 20 interiors, and he will
eschew insOleneeis respectful and women he
will become polite-scorn meanness and he will
In word teach him seespeet And here the State Su
Pentendent would all instructors discourage
it, once so common, of ones child informing another In
years gone BY the master would severely punish youth for
not giving the name of some offender He thus makes
OF hatner encourage 10 be faithful friends.
| Teach him to despISe the character of infcTmer
The State Superintendent in his experience a teacher
made il point only avoid pupil inform
another but punished him if he volunteered
nation, and with the happIest results.
The aim in teaching should be pupil
derstand th0roNy principle branch study
fore proceeding another. The disposition Is too prevalent
TO be eoatent with only smaerng Of many branches with
! out thorough knowledge Of any.
The student should be taught only the rules science
but the of those rusthe by which learned
arrived them. In after times he possibly forget
the language of the rules but il will ie
can himself deduee theH.'
The above remarks the very quintessence of ed
ucational experience and wisdom. They are teachers
A. B. c. his mirror and his bond, and should never
be lost sight of by the teacher who undertakes or the
parent who conides to him, the education of a child
We will not ask if anything like the above has been
embodied in the general instructions from the Board Of
Education to its cloud of Schoolmssters but we do
ask our estimable cOnrere Of the Hae Haouii natiye
neBspaper) render the Reflections in the Hawaiian
language and not be spang of the pepper and salt in
giving them Hawaiian application.