Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-02-28
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Theory and Prncticc of Teaching.

) support by our example, brings reproach
upon 49, Those who do 50 soon hear, "Do
nos require Of others what yoa cannot ID |
Yourself such persons soon become ac> |
customed to such expressions, ana think 10 /
more Of them when they are past. ILL.,
teacher holds high position, He should /
always work to raise tie calling never low. I
er it. II is too low, and rather needs rais> /
ing, and by raising our prCA,sson we raise 4
ourselves. Alas. how many iiefe are wha (
think not Of this. have often thought Of +
it. The training of chilIren never seemed +
light thing to me. II is too Larlensone. {
almost sink under the load. # always
rests heavily upon my mind. cannot make
the burden as light as many 90. May the
thought always follow ne. 10 what degree
We are responsible for tie character Of child.
rem, ! will not pause to argue. / viii leave
this to the Judgment Of tie reader. Each
one has idea of this within his breast,
| Teacher are not altogether responsible fox
the characters Of children, but are response,
bic in some degree. From .4.s hold that
none but the best Of characters should be
employed as teachers. This opinion have
not had occasion yet 10 change 81. J s...
hold that good character IS worthless uA,
less acted out. What Is the use Of knowl.
edge unless it can be applied 10 some par.
pose? What does good character beueG
us unless We can make good use Oft? Our
conduct reveals our character as the stream
reveals the qnality Of the fountain. "IiLe
| produces Ike" 4 bad character il reveal,
ed by bad conduct, aud a good character by
good conduct. As TO what qualifications
are necessary form good character,
| will not discuss. Many different opinions
exist, and we will be governed by the pre-
vaiing opinion. The efsct Ct our instruc-
| ton depend greatly upon our conduct. By
| conduct is meant behavior, department and
management. 4 teacher will be respected
as his conduct is worthy Of respect. Wheth.
er among christians or WORLDLY minded peo~
pie, this should 5e always kept ii reineyn.
brance. Our Instruction bgightens and be.
our conduct is eeyatng and manly. TIE
fruit that good conduct will bear, does not
always appear at the moment the seed is
sown, but have pa;;erce and i viii manifest
itself as soon as it has had time to mature ,
tree does not appear Immediately after he
acorn leaves its shell, bu. frst'a tender shoot.
then sapling, and next the hardy oak So
itAs with good example. In may not at
first appear to have brought about any good,
but wait a while, a little while, and your ex>
pectatious will be realized. Tie food Book
says, " cast thy bread upon the waters and
thou shalt find it after many DAYS We
should not get discouraged in well doiag. |
knowing the reward is sure TO follow. The !
tree is known by lis fruit.
The stem may be thrifty enough to sup
port all its branches, but all worthless branch. ,
es should be cut oil, 50 that good ones may
be grated in their places. Make Tie tree
good and the fruit viii be good also, We are
taught The value Of every tree depends
upon i.s fruit, and the fruit Of our labor is
the good we achieve. We cannot achieve
good unless our conduct is suited to our pc
siiion. These Two should always be IN har,
mony, no discord should exist. Discorl is
easily detected when 1t exists between them.
Two teachers Of different conduct NAV seem
ter time to get along equally WELL but
mark the difference in tie end. The one
will Be sne, red at, while the other will ever
be held in grateful remembrance. The works
Of the one will be forgotten With him, while
those Of the other viii b. lasting What
striking comparison is tlis how many fail
to accomplish what they desise--a name.
Who are the ones that cause the failure ?
They cause and bring it upon themselves by
their misconduct. What, bring it upon them
selves AMI then blame othels? Yes Sach
persons eaanet property Conduct themselves
at home; hence, their failure. when they uu- ,
dertake to do it abroad. They cannot ac-
count for this failure, and think some per- !
sous are bent on their rain. Such persons
| should bear in mind that the fault is in their
conduct, and that their responsibility is not
the work of chance or fortune, but that Of
industry. We cannot expee. What We Go
| not deserve. Msny thiaes are sxi4a-ed. Of
the teacher, yes, re4ulTe4 u A.a., because
human beings are 10 be placed under his su-
pervision. He should wers; for those under
his care, and all matters relating Is his per.
sonal comfort and enjoyment should be treat
ed as secondary. We eanuat be too careful
ofwhat We say and %. We sheald always
take great pains not TO give wrong Impress
ions, since great trouble is experienced seme-
times in erasing them. We should know.
and always DO our duty. Salieets embra>
cling our duty ana school government should
never be discussed with the scholars. We
should free ourselves from discussions OF
this kind, for harm will always grow on q
it. Teach the scholars that yoa DO or say
nothing uu. what is intended Tor their good,
telling them to Do Us they are bid, without
any words pro or con. Our hearts shoald
always be IN Tie work Il not, we are deaa
to our profession. Our whole mind and soul
should be III the work. Where lbe treasure
is there viii the heart be also" Having
made oil the sacrifices, aud done all that lay
in our power to do, what a consolation il
will be in after years, in the silent ho1rs Of
repose 70 contempt Gs5a s4el 9 life.
F.H.
THE LApY's FRIESD FoE MARCH" Dia-
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