The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-01

reached, II Inc oegree cE edUcafion attain
Cd IS measured b. the degree Of interest felt .
in the attaining, then whatever increases
the child's interest in his work at school .
increasas.;n IN equal ratio The degree q
education be secures out OF that work. .
Now nothing will 50 surely create and per
patua:e in The mind of child interest in
any 5nbject than manifest interest on the
the pars OF those to whom it looks for guild
anca and example. 10 teacher can labor
successfully unless he feei auch an e1thusi
astic interest in the labor in hand tina, il
| flashes from his very presence and klndies
il every mind under his influence kin
/ dred enthusiasm.
viii an occasional visit from the parent
thus increase, the interest the child feels
in his school work?
Let the children be playing On the floor
with block houses or with cob houses and
le. either father or mother or both enter the
circle and become one of them; see the eager
; eyes fash cut with pride and delight and
hear the outburst of glad merriment, and
know that their little joys are tenfold
sweeter when shared and enjoyed by those
they love mos, and venerate most.
The same fresh zeal the same new enthu-
aiasn the same pride and kindness in the lit
: tIe,soul for its employment be that work or
= play whenever ii is pre=entlyfel. that that
= eInployment.is worthy the attention of so
e great and good person as tcther or mother.
' Little can we, when old, understand and
= appreciate The emotions Of the child and
. know how his heart swells with pride and
{ how eagerly lie deservs and strives 70 ap-
= pear we'll in decorum and attainments when
g his mother or kis father comes to see him nj
8 school. The aggregate possible results, o.
a thus kindling and cherishing lively in.
t terest in preparing for useful life labor
@ in a single mind cababie of infinite devel
J. opment and having elements Of power cir
d cumscribed only by eternity, are beyond
our count or ken. Add to this that al
!. occasional visit would be wholesome
and often much needed stimulant to bet
ter effort on the part OF the teacher ant
}, that possible pleasure might be felt by tn
II visitor in viewing the operations Of tn
n school and in the memories and compar
It isons they might recall and conclude will
4 me that much good invites the hands o
" every patron of our schools. And now Gee
II ondly-N is easy Of doing. In SomeEse
20 there are about 173 families represente,
II by about 432 youth within school age
ir This ratio gives about twenty four familIe
: for each school OF 60 pupils. The averag
time school is in session throughout tn
at country is rot more than months. No
~ if from each family one parent would ono
1s per year visit the school only four week
ee in the year would pnss without call froi
D. some parent. II each parent would call O
- the children three simes pei year the seaci
i er and scholars would be cheered and er
N couraged little oftener than once eac
ie day by the friendly face Of somebody
father or mother. If it is urged tha; III
would interrupt the progress and manag'
ment Of the school I reply, it should nc
Sufficient confidence should be between pa
rons and teacers to supersede the necessit
ne of long ceremonial greeting and ieavetakir
e and time to come in and time to go ou}
a. all that should be taken from the regul;
I" exercises. How many parents are there WI
ne could not once per year visit the little on
hg at school, But as said in the beginning,
no is nota want of willingness to do even VIII
pc acquires labor and sacrifice that separat
'se teacher and parents, but failure to reco
on nize the good that would attend clos
90 acquaintance. II all the operations ar
ST. emotions of each little mind by which it
SIN transformed from weakness to strength CO.
no be clearly seen and underatood not mai
Use parents would be strangers to the teach
ooi Of their children. 1t is not the design
ain the writer to simply entertain the read
.es. nor to ventilate his own mind Of any oppr,
he sive stock, but to 80 call attention to II
nav interest that parents may think about
-, if per adventure some may think favorat
cai and the writing not prove wholly in vain
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