Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-27
Earnst Teachers.
Al :. ". Z.


There are plenty who cen keep school,"
but real earnest teachers are not Eutnereus.-
You will find teachers in ever rustic school
house, 10 every modern structure of science,
but oae half Of them exhibit an earneStness
equal 10 the Importance Of their business.
l know one teacher who is far more anxious
to know how the deck gets along then he IS
to mark the progress of his pupils His eyes
are eseg in that direction. lie IS very sure to
get his room at precisely the hour to commence
school Ii would be waste of time to get
there earlier. Heis paid to teach SO many
hours. ard be cannot 90 beyond the legitimate
limit IF he should spend an extra half hour
for the benefit Of his pupils, who whould pay
him for that? He measures his zeal and ia
t.rest in bis business by the amouat OF money
be expects to receive CT the end the quarter.
If by some luckIess nishap his salary falls
few dollars, his zeal in the important business
Of teaching drops down to tae same level. II
is certainly true that there is g very sensible
connection betTeen the physical and spiritual
1t is impossible not to recognize tais rels-
ton in every position ia this ljle 1t nay be
Q great misfortune that the corporal nature
makes such important demands upon the
higher and spiritual. II the body Cnd mind
could live and thrive by the same nutEitioaa
element, what pure, GisintereSted labor might
be tie resQl. Of such happy state Of things?
But While the stern necessities CT life lie in
every path, while The teacher ia common with
every body else, is called upon TO meet theEe
necessities he must, occasionally, a. least t,give
Q thought 10 that direction. To esteem the
teacher as purely ethereal aud spiritual; is one
extrayGgent extreme, while the possibility
of bis being entirely sensual and earthly ls
another, more dangerous to his bQsiness.
Tns teacher who can see nothing move stin-
ulating or eGlobliRg in his vocation than the
paT he expects to receive at the end OF the
quarter, is very near the latter extreme. If
lie works according 10 his cantract," aud
fl,s the specified stiPslatious, and keeps
school," as a machine would build house, he
most certainly give strong indications OF al
abiding sensuaIily. Il is this class OF teachers
which brings The high and noble cahiEg Of
teaching into dis-au1te If the nan or woman
, whose ofice it is to teach tie young and ten
| der mind principles which are forever 10 coa-
! trol its destiay, can see nothing more stimGla-
ing than the mecAiue fads in the materials up
on which be WORKS, thee is Certainty strong
/ reason % suspect seusuahtt.
Teachers can elevate their profession By
exhibiting an earaes.ness with the real inpor
tance Of their business demands. Let taam
no: only show their zeal ID the school room. In
the various lessons of instruction which they
are called Spon to inpart, bat let the world
see that their hearts are 10 every educational
enterprise. II there is to bga teachers meet
ing, il the friends of education are 20 assemble
in council upo3 matter OF great importance,
who. If not the teacher, should be expected 20
attend7 VINO, il not TIE teacher, should feel
most deeply Interested in whatever nay bs
said or done
The farmer who WORKS early and l4.e and
scat:ers bis seed upon the well prepared soil
wiil generally reap plentiful harvest. Butif hs
feels aRy interest il the Advancement o. aGrI-
cultural science, if he wishes to see the iaies.
imp70 0vemeat, ron #i.l find him a. the agricul-
tural fairs. no, g disntsrested spectator, but
an earnest co-operat0C in ell that pertains TO
bis business. Aud shall the teacher feel lass
interested 10 the cultivation Of mind? Shell
not he extend cordial hand to every kaith-
faI and earnest educator? Shah not be give
his influence iH all possible directions TO the
elevation Of bis vocation, and the real edTace-.
neHt o. educational science?
D-- LdeIe are ik-Ag tsataefs "AO eetu u
be pas. all further'pTogress. The! have reach
ed the topmost round in the ladder Of progress
sion. At least If there is any distaace above
them untraversad they are perfectly co1pe-
tent to reach the hight unaded and alone
Such teachers never find il convenient to be
present ct teachers meeting. o.. ii there,
the7 onIy look on a5 kid OF umpire tp tae
proceedings
Fellow teachers. II yo1 wish toeleva;e your
calling, s'srqts y9urs:lrss, by showing az earnest
ness becoming your position.
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