Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-04-26

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for. Their scholars lose respect for them
the bsNests find fault with them and the
teachers wish themselves anything but
in the sckoohoom. Teachers institutes
have failed of their object greatly be-
cause they have not been attended, and
they have ret been attended because they
hare not beer ,oh&t they ettght. Teachers
have failed to get aid and encouragement
from them and have said I" it doa't pay
to CO." oe eo ~s ea
All teachers are, or must at some time
have been "short-drcssed, half-educated,
inexperienced girls, and beardless boys; y
and if the, become anything better they
must be taught, and most Of them find no
teacher but Experience. take up arms
in defence of the teachers, 'thc great
army martyrs, against superintendent,
committees, Taxpayers and PARENTS
There is no working together of these cle-
ments for good towards the scholar with
out grand concert movement against the
progress and wcll-being of the teacher, or
the Young teacher feels this to be the
case.
Let us cite an example. Here is one
of the "short.dresscd" alluded to. She
is said to have w been through the arith-
metac, rarscs as good as the teacher, know s
all about "gogroty" and always spells the
ychool down. > in view of these achieve.
mcnts her modest aaa4bititon to impart to
others something OF what she knows is
praiscworthy. She goes to the supcrin-
tcndent for the certificate. This local
magnate, clothed ina little briefauthority,
looks her over scrutinNingly and sets her
down as onc Of the "halEcducated. He
may be the village Justice with case
before him at two, or the Doctor with his
round CT calls yet to make, or some we'll
fed farmer who prefers nap to talking
Of books. She secs no kindly encourage
ment beaming from the burnt-blankGt
holes Of eyes set in the parchment yisago
of this puissant worthy, and contcmplates
the coming examination. with who can ex.
plain what feelings of terrified expectan-
cy, as contest in which the superntcnd-
ent will show her and himself what ,she
docs not Know instead of ascertaining what
her requirements really are. In view Of
the fee. or from force Of habit he allows
her to come Oh victorious. Armed and
equipped as the law directs she applies
for certain school. The committee
thinks her rather youny, ascertains she
has certificate, "will let her know.
Consults the esquire" about her, fluids out
she never has taught and makes specula-
tion out Of this fact in securing her ser.
vices for almost nothing. Arrived at the
scene Of conflict, she is again interviewed
and pronounced by mule-hcaded sfcs aud
envious big sisters " only little girl."-
The prpils readily adopt the views of their
elders and otr young adventures under
such aaspicrs finds it Indeed
Delightful task to rear the tender
thought 'h
And teach the young idea how to
Let her at her pcfil be Eve minutes late
"by th, 'squire's time, have more than
F." an hours noonin'" between the sessions
of the long sitting day, or do anything
different from Miss Flintstonc, her expe-
rienccd predecessor. If she teaches her
school out and lives, verify she comes up
out Of great tribulation. But time and
perseverance, for perverseness) work won
ders and our timid and abused heroine
learns to have way and a will Of her
own, and is sought for where before she
sought. /
Now the Training school would obfiate
many Of the ills to which the teacher is
heir 1t would accomplish for the teach
er what without it the teacher through
trials often fails to accomplish
for himself. In it be would acquire
method and system, habits of punctiaIity,
self control, concentration and knott wbdt
he hn0'cs for certain. In it he would
acquire energy, firmness, patience and
lll desirable pedagogic excellencics. t
But in the absence of the training !
school let the County Institute be its |
substitute as far as possible. Let the
teachers all attend and with the spirit of ,
Gamers instead Of teachers. bet those I
q authority ascertain exactly the abilities s
ind requirements Of each and grade the {
certificates accordingly. The schools I'M.
Ter the supervision Of the corhty sdpcrin: t
endcht MIST be graded in a measure al !
%. Their let tcaclrer holding Sd c
grade certificate not eJtain school re. s
lairing a LIST grade teacher. Just here f
$ where the greatest evil lies. Unscru. '
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