The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-10
Editor Deu,oeratic Press-


Please allow me 10 address 8 lew
words TO the earnest aud hard work
ing teachers of this county on the sub
-ject of Examinations in Country
Schools Mention would have been
made of this &C the fnslituie. had
been able TO get the proper doeu-
ments printed In time 10 illustrate il.
This method consists 10 placing O
certain number of questions Casually
ten) on. the blackboard, the scholar
writing out the corresponding sbswer
to them the same as teachers are re
required TO do At County Examina-
tioDs, and blank certificates are to be
used similar TO those used at the above
named place. The teacher should re-
quire the answer to be written ia a
neat and plain hand and the papers
properly folded and endorsed with
the name of the writer. the date OF
examination and the name of the
branch. examined in- In, grading
use scale of 10 perfect, and also take
into consideration the style Of writing,
folding of the paper, &C., and grade
accordingly. These examinations
may be held either monthly or sssni-
monthly bat would recommend you
to examine once in two weeks as you
can keep q closer account OF progress,
Below I give you = form for Blank
Report which you can adopt if you
choose, Gas there is ne patent applied
for.) The cost Of the same being
about s. per hundred, printed neat
ly at the office Of the Parse.
Copg Of Report.
500 PROGRESSIVE REPoRT.
rs'is Spring Term, 1873.
d Showing the Proficiency Of = :. .
in :. several studies from =. : TO = :. =
asiy sna ) stig .-IdA -tfs4i ifoiisse
Reading .!.!.j - Geography II. :. /, ? I.
Writing 2 y? ~! Grammar . :. /. /. :,
Arithaletic. .st.!i.. .0rtfa0gfaphy : !. !. !. !.
No. of Communications Withoat per-
Itr EnitssitSn; l4fi7l ssft i.i tsetn siiI sfs y
Generai C,nftsct ny 9iii la sfiz t.1as
No. of times tarfsx iroli siii noTi itl
Time lost - -! h0afs ,2.i,Iainates.
- goo denotes perfect condaet.) saw .
fScholarship marked on scale Of 10
Derfecf -i5i0 ssi-s li834ir NussfiiH Iitf-s -
N. b. Parents aad friends OF this
ly requested % lend sis your influence
prove ourselves worthy Of your re-
specf and admiration. ilsi 7i3 20
se7,h Respectfully submitted, fa9'l@
+" T'. |'1!5 Teacher.
Some of the principal, sdEsatages
gained by THE method aresas follows;
lst, II enables the scholar TO see his
progress more clearly than by . sim
pie review, thereby encouraging him
to do more work in in the same tiins
and do it BETTER than by asy other
method 1t present in existence. End,
By writing out the answers . scholar
is learned 10 think more, and jnmp n
conclusions less, thereby strengthen-
ing the mind and developing q taste
for composition and good language,
all at the came time. 3rd,i Whea his
conduct is known only to himself and
teacher. the scholar is apt to get in.
different bnt by knowing that his pa
rents, as well az society In general
are To- become aequsinted with his
conduct. as weli as his progress In the
different branches, he nniyersally
takes pride in q good report. Thus
we grade bic condnct, nose his tardli-
ness, SC. l1as 9gsti,3 alti "a 1sf8t
Many more ideas ia favor of this
method might be advanced were it moi
for making too lengthy an article OF
this, so will say In conclusion, II
there are any ideas here for yonr good,
adopt them, if not, the opposite. ]
know it is success II rightly used
and does away with long lectures on
conduct and the use of the rod .,,1
You must expect it to make some
work ior, you, but I believe, as Mr.
Patton said at the Institute that our
work should be twelve hours per day,
instead, Of six Is repaired, by, lsw,l
when necessity demands il, and that
if you adopt this form and pursue It
thoroughly success is sure. ni9li III, ~
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