Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-20

To secure good discipline IN SCHOOL, ING
first thing necessary is that the teacher
.bould have the ability to control himself,
Cor co soon as teacher loses control OF
himself he cannot control others. Stick to
the truth, and not by precept or
example teach lying, as that Will
always destroy good order. If you make
any determinations in favor of any schol-
airs let it be distinctly understood that you
are discriminating, and let your discrimi-
nations always be.in favor of such as need
them, and in favor of such as have the
fewest privileges ont of school Rule
your own spirit, and don't fuss, for when
you get to fussing and fretting, and lose
control over yourself, you cannot expect
to have good order in sshool.
Next, to have control over your scho-
lars. YOU must treat them as though you
had the fullest confidence in them. You
trust them. and if they know.it they never
betray your trust but if you are CONT
nually watching them, they as continually
need watching. That government Is best
which makes the least show of govern
ment at all, and if you find at any time
that the order of your school is not what
it ought to be, just stand before your pu'
pills and wait. Do not look at the one
who is in mischief, but simply stand as
though you were waiting for him to be
quiet. and he very will be perfectly
quiet. If you cannot rule without the rod
after repeated trials, you should leave the
teachers profession, as il is manifest that
you are not fitted for it.
The next thing necessary is for the
teacher to have an ability to excite an in
terest in study, for as soon ~ scholars are
interested III their studies they will
always preserve good order To be able
to excite AN interest in study the teacher
must have a knowledge of the subject,
and next to that Il know edge of the mind
to be taught. Then teach only principles
knowledge of science text books are valu
able aids, but they are worthless Ill lieu
of knowledge. and should never be used
except as Instruments by means Of which
to gain information in regard to facts and
principles The teacher must next I'M
derstand and follow the natural order oil
development, never striving to develop
reason and Judgment before the precep-
tivcs are educated. The Creator evidently
designed the mind to he developed in
regular order, and that order is by far the
best to be used IN it's development.
The teacher must make careful pre-
paration for each step in advance, Every
exercise of the school room should be
gone into intelligeutly and the scholar
should not only fully understand it and
be prepared for careful study under the
impetus of an awAked interest, but the
teacher should be is carefully prepared
on each lesson. and should be able to i'm
part information which the scholar has
not obtained The next thing required is
plenty Of work, and the teacher should
keep the scholar busy with work in which
he has excited an interest, and it would be
we'll to at least once in the forenoon and
once in the afternoon TO throw all the
windows of the school room open, and
have the scholars "a through with re-
gular series of gymuuStic exercises for a
few minutes Then. at recess have all
the windows thrown open again. lon in
that way give your pupils a requisite
physical exercise, aud fill your school
room twice each half day with fresh air,
and every teacher Will find they can OBJ
tain "a greater amount of intellectual la
Dor 10y This method than they can 10y con-
tinuous study. Every pupil has 81 large
amount of animal spirit Is work of, and
ii YOU Do not give him enough TO do it
will invariably take the form OF mis-
ehiet
You ,nust, in the next place. have a
regular order of exercises, setting apart
time for study, and time for recitation
and then a. teachers render implicit ODE
dierco 10 Your own rules. Pupils will
very soon see that it Is absurd 10 make
rules tor school which can be waived ev-
cry day by the teacher. You must have
your order of exercises, and adhere to it
every day, and when YOU have taught
your school under this system, you will
have found that the question of discipline
has cvaporated No authority Is needed,
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