The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-31

Were | to Civ, } my class the letter
uand tell themth ey must practice that one
letter for wee X many of the pupils
would sxclaim o psasw what a, waste of
time, ard this exclamation won.d be
reechoed by parel ats at home and Johnny
would be sent to schoolvin the morning
with thetsdirectlo o from father to take
his copy book and write along as fast as
he pleases, for pr actice'snakes perfect"
therefore the nc re psaotlce the 1nore
Irer feet, no matter aboat the cara exercis-
led in the practice.
But yoaasay; " laat folly tokeep achild
10 whole week upon ore letter We
lreply, could che child learn in one.week
TO make Que let ter we'll he would then
master the alph abet ia twenty six weeks
OF learn then oise year at school. NWhat
TO- the fact az no w taughS? rEhe children
lseend ten times twenty six ww eeks and
then cannot AJAX e the letters~well. FFor
l3ears could not &ssree with&6Dencer that
the pupil sisould write Down the column
rather than scross the page, ?ea said. I, in
pszrtice the MGn will be called to write
across the page and not DOWN. a column.
did not theneppl' eciate 6ow easily tbs
business man .scom nlArds u rapid move
meat and how Glow ~ be mssterssbeantifulj
torns. We FIND no difficulty ato day in
|skipping alongtecro Is the a2ge jshut vs.
Fo0hnd difficulty in making zone angle
letter OF the alphabet with anytdsgree. Of
correctness. VIII in Commercial G ollegs,
we often murmuEed ecause s.he ,&gritine
master persisted,in living ue asgroup Of
usfGor copy. W. thought ID time
wasted and tina: Vie r@f. did not si1now
HE business but we ia. ke it al back now
and admit his wisdom. But pwaulE, not.
tgiVesa class any such CO 'mmsnd LAS, you
the letter T. for a week. I
.aald, sapposJ | gave my Gloss the letter Il
Sor a week, but won idl endaavor to
briag e bont the result mich hiss been
described without any such 'unwsee
mandate. Let it be und ,rStood thatsa
pupil m5.l not improve in be maknpg, 81
g le,ter until he knOws teat he ,nOW
nsakeA that letter wrsag aud aohy it isl
weong, therefore pupils m uSt crifioiSe
thsir own writing carefully mad he who
write. How absurd to supp Csc tllatra
pupal can draw picture core bctly wGen
be G0es not know what corr ictness is.
Theo the oae great, Important thing 'to
be developed in the pupii,is tn C aoiiMy
to de4ect his.own errors, ift;n ad dntion 90
this you,create determination vcorreo0;
these eDrers.>you have done all for thaS
pupil tina, YOU can do except aid hfm In
his crioioisms ny d and his efforts to ,r0rrect /
his mistakes. We have occupied much |
vaIuabt, space IN describing what ,paght
to be accomplished in, teaching pen qlan-
ship. TGese results are much mare easily
reached bhrough the aid Of 6 system,
uuiIormry OF text books, Eallowing the
teacher to call the attentlon Of the whole
class to the same letter and time9 sood
pens, (pentg of them in the teachers
desk ready TO supply all who mAy rneed) !
sc. &C., The question, "Shall 81 put
them into two classes" We reply, yes.
do not ask pGR6ls 1Hho are old eaopgh TO
Nrate with pen and ink, to woeik with
thnse who are using the pencil and
cTayssn. What No. sh&l you tS No.
3, wiich is ru!ed both head and lmtse, is
a good book for papils who have heen
properly instructed.
Require the pupils 80 furnish you
daily wlhll q specimen mi tshe copy, written
upon clip of paper. Compare and
crIlicIse these strips iG company with the &
pupils at X cess and before you are aware :,
Of 1t yo7 wall have created that interest," =
which, wben properly guided, leads toll "
Co.
Yours rcsFec' fully J. P.B, -
BAssETr STA, WIS. Dec. 25, 1874. 81
Ed. Kenosh0 1elegraph. .