The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-12-24
SUCCESS II TEACHING.

Every teacher teacher desires success.
1t can be had. Will you try to deserve
il. If so, decide in yonr own mind
what success is, then how TO seek it,
and lastly work for it. Success is OBJ
tanning the right results. In teaching,
it consists in making the pupils know
in leading them to love study, in training
them to right methods of study, in form
ing right habits, in cultivating their
tastes aud talents iudiciously.
To obtain success one needs knowl-
edge and skill He needs to know the
right methods of work, and have skill
in Tie same
Avoid all common errors, make a list
of such errors as you know other teach
ers have, make Il list of your own, and
avoid them all Seek perfection. The
requisites of a good school are: good
school house, good teacher, and good
scholars.
Iou can keep yodr house neat, quiet,
aud well ventilated The house has an
ianuence on the school; keep the air
pure and the rooms neat.
Iou can be a good teacher. Success
depends not upon one great effort. but
upon regular, patient, and faithful work.
Keep at it-''with time and patience the
mulberry leaf becomes satin"
Go to school in season. Call school at
the right time. Have the pupils come
in promptly and quietly. Write out
your order of exercises Arrange your
programme as well as you can. Garry
it out to The minute. Consider it as
necessary for you to follow it as for the
children to follow it. Provide enough
work for every pupil. Suppress whis-
pering. Secure the co operation of your
pupils Lead them to see that it is for
their interest to have good order and
good school. require hard study from
the pupils Lead them to love study.
Give short lessons. Assign them SO
plainly that none may mistake their les
sons. Have the lessons well studied.
Require clearness, promptness, and ac
curacy in recitation. A little well known
i of great value. Let not chow much,
bat how well, be your motto. Do not
assist the pupils much at recitation.
Cultivate their selfreliance. Self-help
l. their best help. Do not let Lhen help
elch other Excite an interest in study.
Be- enthusiastic yourself, aud you will
make your pupils enthusiasts Eneour-
aEa those who need encouragement.
Review often. Talk but little. Bequiet
yourself. Speak kindly and mildly. Be
firm. If you love the pupils they will
love you. Keep good order. Govern
IN mt. is the main thing. Have order
and good order, whatever you lack.
A good teacher can become better. Be
not sitisied with your present skill.
Seek TO improve yourself as teacher.
S udy hard yourself and study daily.
Try to learn more each day than you
learned the day before. H ave fixed
time for your own study. Use that in
study. If you do not love learning why
should your pupils?
Talk with parents about their children.
Many parents can give useful hints
about teaching. Urge the parents to
send their children to school regularly,
and to talk to them about their studies.
Mark down your errors, their causes and
effects-shun them in future
Read up on teaching. Read for i'm
proyement. Adopt new methods with
| caution. Hold fast the good, reach
after the better. See if you can give q
reason for your methods of teaching.
! Write. Make list of the marks of 8
good teacher. Attempt to make these
your own. Be not satisfied with doing
as well as others-surpass them. Sur
pass yourself daily.
Study and practice these directions
Failure will be impossible Amerieay
Journal Of EducatioH.