River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-27
Educational.
M. ). BAK Err, A. h., Editor.
COUNTY SuPERINrENDENr)

THERE IS q tendency among some
teachers to tell their pupils that they
can get certificate fully as soon as
the learning will warrant. Better err
the other way. 1t saves some disap-
| pointment.
WE shall, until ANIMAL meeting, III
this department, from time to time,
urge the necessity of adopting a list of
| books in every district, and also the
advantages Of obtaining the same by
district purchase. Let parents care
fully study them.
Those children in schools which lack
books are two or three years behind
those who are well supplied. Surely
no parent cares to waste even one
year of his child's life. His interest
ought to urge him to immediate action
Circular to School Boards, No. 2.
In a teacher has engaged a school
for the next term, let him labor with
the board to at least adopt a list of
books. SO that his patrons may know
that book which they may purchase
will not be useless under the next
teacher who does not like it because
he cannot teach it.
We hope you will adopt q list of
books, even if your school is we'll sup
piled, by the plan of purchase by par
ents, and thus prevent any changes
and mixing by future teachers who
may fear to teach any book which
they have not studied. Circular to
School Boards, No. 2.
The plan of using local papers for
textbooks in the higher reading class
es, has, we believe, always been prof
liable. If the classes are dull, or not
interesting, try it. 1t is rapidly COM
ing into use, and at least one half of
each term can profitably be spent in
reading what they will chiefly read in
after years.
A MAN who ineites his children to
acts ST disobedience and petty annoy
ance to the teacher because he does
not like some of the teachers family,
is not follower of any sacred book.
heather OF Christian. There is no
surer way to train boy or girl to be-
come utterly useless in the world, and
hateful to all good citizens.
THOSE who think that q teacher in
ours no responsibility, will do we'll to
ponder the following extract from a
letter from one whose certificate was
delayed: 81 read in the JOURNAL that
you had sent certificates or standing
to all applicants. I have received
neither. If my standing was sufficient
for certificate, please let me know
soon; if not, | do not care to know
anything about it. The thought that
| am not competent to get a third
grade certificate in Pierce county after
| have studied for that purpose, and
kept my thoughts in that direction so
long, is discouraging and very morti-
flying.
am one of those lately mentioned
III the Journal, who have reached or
passed my 18th year, and cannot tell
where the blame should be placed. |
think it is between my first teachers
and myself / attended school regu-
larly until | was IA years old. Owing
to my greater stature according to my
age, than other little pupils, was al
ways looked upon by the teachers as
avery dull scholar and was willing to
be called SO because that excused me
from perfect lessons, las then thought.
| was then out of school two years,
and now find it very hard to make
up lost time, or even to improve the
time have. I am not idle.