National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31
his certificate. There sbould be a

their lahOrs become wtnthless.-
Good on YOU friend Boyden, ycur !
neighbor Conaht must look 10 his
laur-ls) But still he pays a high
tribute t. the work and the influence
Of the Normal Schools. The schools
taught by the students Of the Nor
mai school, aud especially the grad,
yates. haze been of n very high or
tier. The system of granting Safe
certificates is necessary TO raise the
standard Of qualification, for So long
as committees will insist on firing |
cheap Teachers. just so long Should |
there be restraining influence.
STRAFFoRD.-ii. T. Hardy says:
Two things are .rra ~ in the way
Of the prosperity of our schools F; in
efficiency If teachers, and want Of
interest on the part of the people
The great deficiency is in the element
AIRY cduc'lion. Teachers do as veil
as they know how, but they are Oh
~ apprentices. and are thus of ne
crSsity, unfit to have the nOlling OF
immortal minds.
TUNBRIDGE.-.)oln nurkre SAYS:
We have had some excellent schools
the past YEAR, some good ones. II irw
Oor ones. Many people complain
Of our system OF sch, O,S. and SAY
/, that We have 10 better schools now
tn IN VII, II thee We're no SuIwrin
tendtntS, Registers or Bna,d of E,.
uca,ion. This | do not believe To he
true: still 1t Is apparent to every
one that our schools are not What
They Snouid he. There are several
redS'hS for this imltiai failure. The
people Ito not dr;uani in can G i
hcttrr schools; they are not willing
to pay for good school; they hire
teachers cheap, and the result is
:. cheap sch,nl> III every sense.
Observation-Disclosures T.. Drew SAYS
There Is an improvement from last
, year. The cheap teachers are til,
ones sought for in most of the
schools, ard that is enough to for
bid great progress. The most sue
ccS>fil teachers have been those VIII,
had taught successfully before, and
demanded better pay than others.
THETFORD. - l.. &. Worcester
=, says: There should he some Other
!, method of examining teachers tnai
!, as now generality practiced. Eaci
I. I~rihtendont must set his owl
e standard; aud his personal interest.
!, might suffer if he ST ould reject aI,-
\ plicantS with whose qua iticatiolt,
;. he is not satisfied In many town,
d every applicant receives ccliiiicat,
+ whether qualified "r not. Coul,
, not the Secretary furnish Il SERIES q
- questions, and tell how large pro
n portion Of them should he allswtrr,
@ correctly to eItillc one tOa certiti
r. cate Could he OF let MS know il
II some way how thorough tlr exam
% ina,ion should be No other stud
r. is 50 badly taught rs reading. Tn
ct irf ambition of scholars and ,
if parents for them, is to get as quicl
rr ~ as possible into the most ndvau,
lie cd Readers. Teachers cannot con
q. tlO! this matter. \ great nGiorit
or OF the scholars read exercises tin,
#. cannot understand. There is nee
~ of much greater tho OughIcss IN e
or emrntnIN instruction.
VI; WEST FAIRLEE.- Solon Marti
-, SAYS: Though most Of our schoO
~ have been prosperous, about !
~ good rs could have been expect,
Ict under existing circumstances, he,
&C IL yet great ioom for inprO> enneii
The standard Of education is Qiii
$: too low. Unsteady attendance IN
90 tmdineSs is "a great trOuhlr and iii
~. cuuiagenent To teachers, and injlll
he 10 u,i!s. The remedy lies wi
Is PARENTS aud guardians. A hont 1
od ~ per cent. OF all expenditures
lrr los, because the actual attCl0an
'ne Is only about one halt the via,
OILS numb, of scholars Of school age.
ate We do not generally rca,izc the Y,
me nt al these primary schools. tn
nal NE the glory Of oIr State; I
mp sources of intelligence Ia the mass
eat of The people, and Indispensable
rl". the safety and prosperity of oir fl
institutions. llcure every clt 4
axis shonld cherish II living wnichful
uld lcics, IN them. Expenditures
~. their support should lc liberal.
cd School houses should ice Colnior
ms Die and attractive: and such Il
ON. Given 10 teachers as will secure 81,
id; AZ are competent.
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