River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-01-13
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
III. =. BAKER, A. h., Editor.
County Supt.

WE give II HulnoeI Oh Suggestions 10
teachers in this column. They are
such as seem to be needed in the
schools we have visited. Many Of
them are small matters; but the diff
ference between an ordinary, and u
very good teacher is only IN the little
matters, similar to those we mention.
We hope those teachers we have not
seen, will heed as many as are not al
ready practiced by them, unless they
have a better way.
TuosE contractions in Robinson's
Higher Arithmetic after Duodecimals,
may be omitted, without great loss.
SEND a part of your arithmetic class
to the board as soon as called, to work
examples, while the others recite
questions, and thus save time.
SEVERAL schools are thinly attended
owing to colds, caused by bad wealth.
er.
TnE State Supt. decides that we can
not nominate pupils under l6 years of
age, for the Normal School. The law
is not elastic.
j. r. ELLIOTT, of the Jerusalem Corn
er's School, is doing good work in map
drawing. But the district ought to
purchase some maps and globe for
the school.
Ir Isl pleasure to visit schools, be.
cause we know how glad the teachers
are to see the superintendent-leaye.
Schools not in a village do not need
over thirty minutes incoming, and that
is better for all parties than more.
Try ii, and close at thirty minutes
past three.
PRIMARY classes should have short
lessons, and frequent recitations.
Older pupils need longer, but less fire.
quent recitations. Have your second
reader recite at least twice day: the
fifth reader but once.
CONG TO scnooL.-Every parent hav-
ing a child attending school should
read each week the NEw-ENGLASD jour
NAL o. EDrcATqoN, Boston, Mass, and
know whether the teaching their chill
dren receive is the best and according
to the best methods or not. Send
stamp for copy.
PurHs old enough to write, should
rarely spell orally. Have them use
states. Skip the easier words. Make
them respell the missed words.
ADVANCED teachers will DO well TO
prepare themselves to explain from
the board, by q digram, why the de-
grees Of latitude are longer at the
polls than at the equator, and to do it
50 plainly that a class can understand
| il.
GIVE four short recesses a day, es-
pecially to the younger ones. But it
helps all ages, TO take the air every
hour.
UXuI the winter schools close, those
who wish TO see us will please call on
Saturdays. We shall generally be ab.
sent during the rest of the week.
PRoF. ALBERT EARrmAN, of River
Falls Normal School. some time ago
conducted an Institute in Buffalo coun-
ty, with an attendance Of IS. The
journal Of Education speaks highly of
Prof. Earthman's skill and usefulness,
rs an Institute conductor.
COMPULSORY education is admitted, in
some states, to be failure under
present laws.
NJ. J. BAIRD. Of the Richardson
school, keeps three windows and y
ventilator, open. The result is a
studious school. But how the doctors
must hate him for it. He deserves a
credit mark also for causing his pa.
pills to write their lessons in spelling.
TIN practice Of asking TO speak in
school hours is wrong. Let every
teacher put stop TO it at once. If
they speak about lessons it should be
TO teachers. n not, silence is best.
MAKE your first and second reading
classes, read at least half Of the les
sons, until they can go through them,
without spelling any words, or hest.
tating. Read short paragraphs your.
self, and have them follow you until
they can do it well, IL it takes time do
not be discouraged II will pay.
WE find some teachers Who are well
qualified, and know what good order
*. that fail TO secure it, from lack Of
self.esteem.
Tn tastes OF people differ very cs-
sontially. Some there are who keep