The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-11
WHOLE NO., 474.
LFor the JcfFersonian Democrat.
Teaching.

Teaching.
I have been prompted by tho many
remarks which have heard from the lips
of different individuals, concerning the
duties Of teachers, and their responsibilities
and obligations, to offer few remarks to
the public, upul what deem tho duties Of
teachers, and also the duties of patrons and
scholars. My remarks may not seem just,
but, if they arc not, the error is of the
head, and not Of the beart wish to do
justice to all, but, in return, demand justice
from all.
How often we hear the remark from some
middle aged, or some venerable and gray
haired man. whose silvery locks tell of tho
/ flight of three score years, that "Schools
amt now what they once was, when was a
! boys" or IL toll so what, when was lad,
we darsent mako the least mite o noise that
ever was--if VIC did, we kotched il, tell ye.
/ Thcm's tho kind Of schools We don't have
now -a-days"
will certainly admit that schools aro not
/ now what thoy wore once--thoy are greatly
improved as the grammatical construction
of the above quotations clearly shows.-
More branches are taught in our common
schools now, than formerly. and greater ia
ciitics for educational improvement are
afforded TO the pupil now, than fifty years
, ago. The pupil Of to-day who fails in his
= studies. owes his failure to his idleness, and
his id!eness, as general thing, to a domestic
! g. I.:n , in, h, RI IN .yIcta
, he should 90. consider it one of the most
; important md solemn duties parents owe to
their children, to impress npon their youthful
minds tho importance of good behavior. and
of obtaining good education by their own
individual cxertions. II you have anything
TO give your child, give him good educa-
!, ton and the benefit Of q good and praise
= worthy example.
( But how differently do some act towards
o their children Wholly Indifferent to thoir
surround them, in that period of life when
a their characters are formed, aud the tounda-
ton laid for their future career, either OF
usefulness, or crime which will end in the
deepest and most humiliating shame. Thus
do some act towards their children.
- now ask what must poor pedagogue
!. do, when such poor, neglected children are
.r sent to school HE best COURSE in my
!, opinion, is. to get along with them with as
Is little severity as possible, but, at the same
time, not to be lpO lenienL
h Such children are generally hated and
despised by all the neighborhood in which
" thoy resides and the teacher is told that ho
g must be very severe or he cant get along
with them. One launches forth in -four
y ishing manner, describing how he would
: deal with certain pupils, were be school,
master; he would knock 'em into -, in
o less than minute.
en- Now, solemniy assert that such men are
A. no more prepared to teach school than a
ity fish is to live out of water, and that one
en- would be about as far removed from biz
r.. proper clement ns the other. And would
suggest to such the proproty of attending
"a to their own business, Cor fear that it might
st. be neglected, in their perseveriDg efforts tG
"4 attend to the business of others.
Ike Nearly overy man who bas children t
, send to school, feels an interest in having 4
good school. To such as do feel an interes
lst in schools. let me tell you how you can haV'
de good school. Trnn up your children tc
%. obey those whom it is their duty to obey
'st Do this, and your teacher will find little OF
Il, no difficulty in governing your school.-
Encourage them to use their utmost en-
ess deavors to distance every other scholar ii
:, a y school, in their studies and then, if you
DIV teacher has any tact at all, YOU may be as
.ME sured that your children will learn, an
.ck YOU will have a good school, 7. W.. p.
E MIDDLEFIELD, Jan. 30th, 1853.