The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-03-07


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Fron H. Iowa INSTRUCTOR.
Ehoughts Nor Teachsrs.
Probably svssy tsschsslns, 10 great
er o. lsss A4gfes. thA yssyj AaAable desire
to baaems What = tsfnsd . sucesssfol
teacher. That Il. mt merely to give
satislPction 70 Ais pa1rons, Though this
i 81 no means unimpoEtAnt(, hut, what
Ii of nnoO coneeQusnce. - become In
the tsus ssnse ef The word an educator:
to y The means o. hen16tting, and
rishtly mouiding the chszacssn ofthoss
entrusted 70 HI cars. The god tsacAsr
will b. conatantly asking Of himselk
how can Ibsst sncceed in my work.
How shAll ! naks myself of The gESa1sss
possibls bsnslit IN the nsld In which I
hare chosen to labor9 10 this inquiry
We pscpobs tho 1bllowing sasDsatioaa, =
at lsast : partial answer. 80 Y ~ s.sl - !.
Fisss, your o0tidt y Ssseh, . fhr .
scholarahip \ eenesrned, must bs NM
Ques1iane1., .,s~sEaO nGV aeseeaheDe -
succsed . long = you yourself 1f6 but >
blind leader Of the blind; when You are
but little Or not at Ill In advance Of those
whom you pretend 70 INSTRUCT Chill
dren aEe not slow % discover . steachsr's
ignorance, II he bs ignoEsnt, and they
will very readily perceive the length u
ears, no matter how skillfully The lions
skin may be worn; and you may In vain
hope to b succeasfnl In that school,
where the pupils do mot consider you a.
far their superior In mental qualilica-
ti0ns. s -
Still farther, while you should be q
thorough scholar before attempting to
teach, you should also ever after be ,
diligent learner. You must not forget
that in society there is constant pro-
gress, and that unless you keep up with
this by making corresponding additions
to your stock of knowledge, although
you may be fit to teach to-day, you will
not be 80 tomorrow, and you will soon
be left far in the rear, and your place be
filed by those more worthy. As has
been truly said, such loitefing teachss,
who will not keep up with the times,
"Are public nuisances, which ought to
be abated."
Next, you must be apt to seoch. You
may have in other respects much natu-
raj ability, you may have . mind we'll
stored with knowledge, but II you have
not the necessary ability requisite for
imparting that knowledge to others In q
pleasing aud satisfactory manner,
engage in any other profession rather
than that of teaching, for in no other
will you SO assuredly fail. There is
very mistaken idea, which is quite prev
alent, namely, that those who have not
sufficient ability for anything else, are
yet good enough to teach school. 1t is
time that medium talent may be s"ner-
ed to fill place in the r~nKs where bet
ter cannot ho obtained, but to be really
successful teacher requires q greater abil-
ity and tact, u higher order of talent
than any other profession. We have
said the teacher should surpass his pu-
pills in knowledge. Still more he should
be their superior in every respect-in
morals and manner, a. we'll - In intel
lect. In no ether way can he win their
respect and confidence; and where these
are wanting, all order and discipline are
at an end. It should be borne in mind,
that the education which IL obtained
from books, is but . small part Of what
is impaired by the teacher. Scholars
instinctively copy after the models which
are furnished them, and II the teacher
be noisy, impetuous, and boisterous, his
scholars will be uneasy, turbulent, and
disorderly. 1.-The be irritable and tyran-
nical, his pupils will be wiliful and re-
bellious. On the other hand II he be
earnest and faithful, his scholars will be
ambitious and diligent, II he is mild and
orderly in his habits, they will be tbe
salne; % - general rule, whatever the
tsacher il, that may you expect his
school to be. Success in any pursuit, de-
pends not little on pleasing address
and an agreeable manner, aud school
teaching ID no exception to the rule.
e The days Of muscular preaching, when
the preachers ability was measured by
the facility with which he hammered
the insides out Of his Bible and hymn
book, have about passed away, and we
trust that with them will go the too
common habit Of ns,sc,stdr teuchi,y,
which consists chiefly in hurrying from
one part Of the school-room to another,
ldourishing books and sticks, and divers
similar practices, fatiguing to the teach.
er and distracting to his pupils. Mind
working upon mind, needs no sucA visi'
BILE demonstrations.
/ Lastly, added to all other qualifica.
tons, must be q strong desire to do good
Ito benefit not yourself alone but your
pupils, and through them the commu.