Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-09-06
Teachers Glasses.

We are glad to learn that there will be
several schools, 10 different portions Of the
County during this fall for the education
and Improvement Of teachers. They are not,
or will not be, perhaps, any of them, strictly
Normal schools but will organize Teachers
classes There were four or fye such last fall
il the county, and much good was done by
them
Young teachers were materially aided By
the drills received and the lectures given aud
those Of considerable experience found these
schools convenient places for them to review
their studies, and gain some knowledge Of
those not before understood Ii there were
a sufficient number Of these partially normal
schools In the county every fall, to accommO-
date the teachers Of the county, and il all
who could possibly do so, would avail them
selves Of the advantages Of these Institutions,
our schools would soon be far in advance Of
what they now are.
There is q large Normal class in connection
with the Susqcehanna Collegiate Institute, but
this class does not contain q 1.-THE Of the teach
ers who ought to attend such q class, all cam
not attend that institution, who wish 70 at
tend school for q few weeks, and they would
not be accommodated if they could. Let
therefore. there be such places for teachers TO
be educated started Wherever they can be
sustained If teachers, and those who wish
"a become teachers. cannot 90 three months,
let them 90 tvo,-that is better than nothing
\ most thorough drill in the branches stu
died is Of course the first thing to be attended
TO bat this is BIZ 10 means all that is required
for 8 teachers class They need 10 be taught
how TO teacb.-bow to arrange and classify
scbool..-hox to manage and govern schools,
how to interest pupils in study.-hoT TO
conduct recitatiOnS aud school exercises,-how
10 manage so as 10 make themselves agreeable
20 all. aud useful in the school room and o..
Of it.
4 knowledge Of the branches is but a small
mart OF what successful teacher must know,
ma9v things that he cannot learn frcm books
must be taught 70 him, or he viii never be 3
Surces,fgl instructor 4 school for the il-
structi0n Of teachers shoGld itself be model
school. for order, system, tho,oughness, pune
tuality. exactuess aud good government. The
teacher who undertakes TO give instruction to
other teachers, and prepare them for their du-
ties should be himself q model teacher, one
whose example eTevyEhere, and upon all o.
casious IS worthy Of imitation, whose iu9aence
at all times IS saIutary for good.
Teachers attending thess normal classes,
wogd do well TO provide themselves with some
one or more good work upon the subject Of
teaching. aud use il IS q text book, stud! it
as they would. or 90, any other text book
Surely no teacher will s1ppose that be IS %
far 10 ad7sule OF others, that ke cannot be H.
s:racted by Studying, with great care, some
such work as Pages Theory aud Practice Of
Teaching Nogihend's Parent and Teacher !;
A5bo.t-s Teacher, &c Perhaps there Is 10
other one thing. n which young teachers fail,
and some older oaes too, 80 frequently, as n
the arrangement aud government Of schools
A. thsse teachers classes then, they should De
told how to DO these things. snd shown bow
70 DO them.
Sach person. frequs1!ly p-0c1re fair csEtid-
Gates, and in consequence Of s1ch certificate,
obtain good, and often large schO0ls.-b1:
when they cone 70 manage aCd control their
scholars. they entirely fsiL. and then the whol5
school sv-ten together With all 0. its officers
is blamed for the failure