Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-21
The Teacher and His Qualifications.

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'"o ,o,ow'us from 'le exoruinm'
~ 10 s'sn'nV"n' i'c. 'n"' 'ne nignest degre'
oo"'o','u w ''o u'Neisi''esol All Ohr'stehdom y
'na' U, poo'or' teacner' 10 ne qualihed L
'eac,i III any ART VT mystery-in law medicine
.'eo'ogS, inusic-n supposed 10 imply the highes
uegree oI attainment IN that art One may be
come oacneior' paccaiaureate, ivy-crowned, a'
" re"aiu VI s'uuyi master, even VINO may lee
'uie anu nave Pupisi put the iull dignity oil
ieVos"'Neu p"u"c 'eacher ~ reserved as inc
'is'oos UNI ''s'S "o"o'' ,ne 'neory Oh academic
u'k',,' o"'"'n"s u" '"e uoc'ora.e Is pro
'o""' ""e' i"o N''ie co'nes III WIN the ap'
p"0"''oa vi H. "heh MI AgassN signed ms
i's, WIN anu testament LOUIS Agasslz' teacher,
WIN unconsc'ous irony ne suggested what doc
.or ougn. 10 'iean ana now much more PLAIN
'e"cner uoes mean but the original truth OF
'ne t''le su'nus. Inc teacher VINO deserves the
name oe'ohgs NJ the heao Oh MS brethren In any
p'oieSs'on' ne ~ the rare man siited out oil the
'iouS"lus VI ordinary men, the hundreds oil able
'ncn' ''e soore o' superior men Inc great
'e.cher r'nNs WIN the TWO OF three leading men
VI nus s''''e vi hauoh' ureece produced whole
s"aNy Vi great poets' orators, statesmen, gen
e!"iS' ou. on'y one grea. teacher England could
Jazz" '"e "a''s Vi NAH uozeh westminster
AooeSs WIN tne names OF her great lawyers
l"Ss'o'nS' oiVines' ar'ists, philanthroplsts, put
'"o ""e "', oi''S o"e Do''o' A'no,u' no" many
80 ,,, ,'"' 'oi''Vn' p'ou"oeu' Saying
"o'"'"s VI ''o 'N'"s, anu u'spai"ging none Oh the
eN.e'' '''0"o'' VI o',"ei seN' 10 "hose innu-
u' We W. s"'u "o'i''Se III ou. hearts,
1us ep''N"s onS y, '"oSe VINO nave iei' ah en-
""''"S "o""i"' VI 'hVhs'iNeS w Tue Nolh theN
wrought we can hardly claim more tbar two.
James Marsh and James X Colbv-two mo, verv
mnch alike In the simnlicitv of tbeir character
and their extreme diHidence in sneecb and man.
ner alike also in possessinp that wonderful no,ver
of attaching to themselves other minds and NJ
quickening and inspiripp them with their own
enthusiasm. But To sneak of our own times and
the schools and teachers of our oyn localities
how rare is a thoroughly good teacherl Ask the
presidents of colleges the chairman of scbool
boards the superintendents of citv scbools what
they find to be the most irving part oftheir work
and they will tell YOU it is to discover the two or
three or half dozen teachers among the scores
and hundreds of those who think themselves
qualified to teach. | verify believe that II il
easier to find five first-class preachers. or pbysi
clans, or LAWYERS than one first-class teacher
And vet the one thing which the largest number
of those who have a little education think tbev
can do is to teach Let business get n little dnIl
and Immediately there ia n large accession of nm.
plicants for onnortunities IN teach from almost
all the other emnlovments cIerks hoo,, ooor,s
patent medicine venders l;gb,nino.rod neddlers
insurance agents nil amman 70 ,birl, ,h,. uhon
all other emnlovmepts fail tbero ora ol,,ors ,,,o
things that remain-one ia to teach the other IN
turn tramp Not the least evil of tho preson, do.
preston Of business ia the throwing into tho ran.
Of comnetitors for nositions no teaohers ,bo,.
sands who bave M Qualifications n nd NJ, loco for
the work who steal the breod from the months
Of comnetent teacbars and cbeanen and doorodo
the whole nroces, Of education Ono thin, which
sucb ya,hori,,s os ,his on,h, 30 % i,,,,raa,
ourselves and tho nuhlic with tho idea tbat ,each
ing is not only a nrofesson bnt a bigb ana die.
cuIt nrofossion reo,;r;n, noo,,l;or .nd ;nd,s,o,,
sible qualifications 10 he entered orly he assdr-
ous nrenara,ion ra,yord;rg With sYoooss o,,1,.
those who giva IN II enthusiasm onorc, and 40
tient labor
"Ano,ber trai, ,,bob roo,,o,, h;,,,, o,,,,,. ,,,o
nr;ma qualification. ~ ,oaohon t. a,,a -
NJ iust;ce Tho notion ~ no,,,r.i o,,,,,,,,,i.,,
between to,cIer and ,nn;, soors 20 ,,o, TO- ,,,a
punil,s mind win ,he groatos, oasoond il ,,o,,oa
opiy ,,;,h tho oroo,os, a,e,o,,,,, v-,,o,. -
GOT tho idea admitted ,bat tho teacher ., r;,h,
oupbt IN he and in fact 10 tho scbo,or,s ti.na
not his tasl,master and onorv ,hor :, ,a,,os ain,
,or,or 10 no, ,ho ,oo, ro,o,,,i,aa a. :. +. ,...
that tho teacher II ooraII,, ,,'o ,.,o,,. =, ~
scbolors uhos na,or hoo,, ,o,,,, ,-aa,,.a,,. =.
the school opv mo,o than in tho ,rar,d =, ,ar,,o
IN ruIe bv love alone. there rnns, ho oraor a,,d
harmo,r and tho, raoos.i,o,o. Ia,,. 49,, -.
ba erforcod toroo In a,,,, sohoo, - ,,,,,,
ever vorng thero ,roys NJ, ird;oioi go,
co,,,s j,,rj, which has an imror,a,, ;,e,o,,na -,
tbe moral sanso ~ ,,,o mil, ,at;r, ,o,,,
,vatcbfpI NJ their r;,b,s ioalons ., ,l,o -,
welded nv tho chief mogistro,o ir,no,;on, - ,a
leas, pprecessorr or uloool ros,,oia. nj ,,a
has lor, oo,o h., ,bon Tho ,,o,o,,,,,. -,
,ho .so,,aI ,,,., H., .,,o...., 49,. ,.,,I, -,
~. H. ,.u,.,o ~ ~,
- ~ "o '0"'O' 10 nv" 'ons'i'utiona'
government, the supreme authority in which is
the rules of the school, which the executive on his
side is ms mucb hound m ohev as tho nr,iIs oro on
II 20 w, p"p,'' "'' va
-"e"s' ihe sc"ooi IL no" governed by the moral
power of law Hence the extreme Importance of
having the law enforced nv one who has n nice
md raeno1 .a,,,o' -, 1T. -, -,
'e'"e' se"so vi Jus''oe anu resaru ior IL III
ms own conduct. believe that more pupils are
'et against their teachers by real or imaginary
,ense NJ wrong recaived from, ,hor, ,ban Ia, al,
- -, ',V"' '"e" man ~ an
''"cr thiuss coihplheu IL Is sometimes astonish-
ng to see how much pupils will bear with good
lumor from their teachers IL IL nil annears IN
,o,,, ., ho to-. 81 -, -, =, - -,
"o'h W oe Jus' anu equal anu now httle VIII
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