The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-10-27
EdneatiOn.

AS we live in an age Improvement,
and literary attainments, and the in-
struction of the youth is receiving much
attention, perhaps a word on the sub
ject would not be amiss. Great exer-
ton is made TO teach the children in the
rudiments of the English Language,
and all advice, exhortation and culture
are bestowed upon the teachers, theo,
retically l mean, so if the teachers eff
forts prove failure, there is no rene
dy, but all the blame is imputed to the
inefficiency of the teacher. While q
great portion of the task, indeed the
greatest, of teaching the young ideas
how to shoot" is the teachers, yet all
the responsibility does not rest on the
teacher; but a proportional amount de-
wolves on Boards of Education and Lo-
cal Directors. 1t is too prevalent a sup
position with Boards of Education, that
all the duty pertaining to them consists
in levying sufficient amount of taxes, to
support schools for the legal term, in
furnishing suhoolhoase sites, and
schoolhouses, leaving out Of sight the
important duty of determining the
schoolbooks, school apparatus and
school rules for their respective districts.
School-directors, consider it their duty
to hire teachers, see that the number of
days is spept in the schOolroom and
certify the amount due the teacher at
the close of term. There is an undesir-
able antipathy existing between the
teachers and directors. A teacher is
hired, perhaps q stranger to the neigh
borhood, and is not informed of the diff
ficulties nor the pleasantness of the dis.
trict, nor the failures nor the merits OIL
the previous teacher, so the teacher en-.
ters the school room with the double
task of imparting knowledge, aud &C.
quaints himself with the disposition,
Of bis scholars, very likely, month dis.
closes the fact, that the success of the
school is not what it should be, mol
what it was anticipated. The teacher
is, likely, of naughty disposition, and
alludes all the failures to circumstance
in the district outside of himself, and
consoles himself with the idea that hi,
skirts are clear and that he had done al
that could be done; the directors arc
grieved at their bad bargain, in being
cheated by hiring worthless teacher
and, instead Of consulting the teacher
concerning the circumstances of the
school and giving him advice, how tC
remedy his previous failures, they con
sole themselves, with the idea, that thC
term is not so long, it will soon be out
it will soon wear away and they will b.
"rid" Oft worthless eaCher, and they
will be more watchful in the future
in employing a better teacher. Th,
term closes, the amount due for service
is certified with joy, more from the idei
of being relieved of bad bargain thar
for service properly rem Tered. Grea
caution is taken next time 10 procure
better teacher, while very likely tn,
same or similar error is committed fo
same or similar reasons as before
Such failures are often owing to anti
pathy existing between teachers anc
directors, and all could be avoided b.
snciability, kind advices, and inter
change OF views on the condition o
their respective school districts.
Moses MoRGAN.
Oak Hill, o., Oct 10Th, 1870.