The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-01-30

70 merit hy the respect q oihsrsi where lhe de
q right a. wrone s - carefully observed that
consciousness Of having done wrong would iadac
ptuiienoe and rtparaiion; aad shsrc Affection
J tho pvvaling element "a ihe power that eom
mands, aud in the spirit that yisldsso authority
often times happy szpoiient Ia an emergen
ey would secure what many teachers would At
teapt to gaIn only BY Punishment; aud in thi
lies an important secret 70 success iu teaching I,
avoid punishment, and ", secare perfect obeii.
ence
Sometimes kind Of stagnation will take place,
and all study ceases ia the school room--il is .
dead calm, and unless something is done, not a
single lessen will be perfect
! To froWH and scold agd threaten will only ir-
ritato and disgust kind word, song, a
story, or a well timed witicism to diyest the at
ienton for perhaps five minutes, will rally all
the fiagiug energies and start the who.e school
cheerfully en- again with their work.
pleasant face is a continual feast in any
place, but especially SO where little children are
confaed all day away from home and have many
lonely htur; aud where the young ardent minds
are striving to grasp IDEAS aud principles whict
perhaps have eluded them until they are quite
Ii seouraged.
Many al willing and industrious pupil has
sometimes come forward with poor lesson for
which be has received severe punishment when,
if little inquiry bad been made into the cause Of
the failure in a kind and cheerful manner, and a
moments help rendered BY way Of explanation
no punishment would have been needed, and the
"earied energies Of the boy. would have rallied il
moment for the task assigned
have to-day had the pleasure of visiting
school which is conducted very much on this
principal.
The teacher has Sc f-possession and kind
heart. She has a perfect system and does every
thing by il. She is pleasant, familiar, and easy
ia manner, yet energetic. Just and decided. Her
room is tidy indicating good department on the
part Of he scholars babitually
There is no awkwarduess of her pupils at their /
seats or upon the floor; every lesson is perfect or
i mode perfect ~ reviewing The places ofG,lure;
mi through the whole, thou h she IS tenacious |
n requiring obedience, dccorum and toll from
he scholars, yet there is only seen AMI heard
Sindness aud respect on the part Of the teacher.
She unlerstlnl, an loves her word and has
tuded the nature of her little family so thor
ughly that she avoid. dhiculry by adapting her
equirements to The ability uf each child and then
ecqring fall compliancs without ptrtiality.
Here lies another grand secret to success in
cachlng, to become acquintel in s1me measure
1th the home influences which surround the
cholars; ia examine the natures an tempara
lents Of each pupil; anil tocarefully regulate all
by tie ability oft6ose on waom the de-
aud Is made.
Nor should the teacher forget that kindness in
he true basis for steady authority. While he is
irving to be "wse as i serpent as regards
be nature, ability and protliyites Of each one
his pupils, he should at tue same time strive ,,
18th more than human power to be "hatmless as ,
dove" fur what he IS doing will all ise up ic
ore him again in eternity. NJ. a. G.