The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-29
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Teachers should, as much rs posi-
BILE, avoid questions that require ye
or no for answer. Questions should b
of kind to induce the student to exc
cute his ingenuity as well rs to as
sure the teacher of thorough prepare
ton. Induce your pupils to thinI
and to reduce their thoughts to Ian
guage-expression.
H-Says he finds many crudities in
style and grammar in my column.
don't doubt it. l do not profess "a
be perfect in either. but End that
am pretty generally understood, and
that is what 1 am striving for.
1 am in favor of every eo.nty Com.
missioners receiving a salary to Be
fixed by the Legislature, and paid
from the county levy.
TEAcHER.-How many sexes are
there! LITTLE BoY.-Three, sir.
The male sex, the female sex and in
sects!
My son, said A., is a very promis-
ing young man. Mine, said b, is
better than that, he pays.
The usual method, in country
school, of teaching children to read
particularly small ones, would be most
laughably farcical but for the refiec-
ton upon the consequences. Make
a child spell and pronounce aloud ey-
cry word in sentence until he can
call any one at sight, then let him
read it. Take short lessons and plen-
ty of time.
There are many things I do not
know, but this do know, that the
teacher who issues rewards and re-
Dukes to his scholars without due sys-
tenn, soon finds himself losing the es-
TEEN of his whole school.
They who do their whole duty cheer
fully and systematically, are certainly
the haPPiest people in the world.
A SrUDEST.-Never make use of
latin phrases ii you c.: Co. , hal" it: moth
ing more certainly indicates the smat-
terer; while good. plain. terse English
is the sign of the ripe scholar. received
a letter. notdong since, from one Of the
best teachers in New Albany, and
there was not latin word in it, nor
even hard word of any kind.
A girl in Illinois failed to procure a
certificate because she couldn't tell
the Committee why the hind wheels
Of n wagon are the largest. The only
reason she assigned was, "'cause they
rre."
We quote the following opinion be-
cause we heartily endorse every word
of it. 1.-The Eclectic Teacher is wor-
thy of the support of every teacher in
the South, in fact no teacher in the
can do without it,"
EDWARD WISE, Prin.
Southern Normal School,
Jonesboro, Tenn. |
Illustrations-are to definitions what
nails are to horse shoes, the clincLers.
As order is Heavens first law so il
should be in a school room.
lfs railway could be imagined to run
10 the sun, and the train move at the
-ate of GO miles an hour, il would
AXE more than IT'S years to reach the
without any stoppages.
A kind heart is better than a cum
hing head.
Teacher to class in Geography
who was the first man that sailed
ound the world!" IL know sir"
quickly spoke up little girl of eight
ummers, 1.-THE man in the MOON"
1t this reply the teacher fell to think
ng.
Where was the first trick horse
Exhibited :" "At the seige Of Troy,
" the Greeks"
1t is said that hawks can fiy one
hundred and fifty miles in an hour.
Good manners are rs much a con-
lition of success Us talent. / don't
are how much you know; if your
manners are disagreeable. you will not
ucceed.
Mr.. H.-Do you think teaching
chOOl disquali6es lady from making
good and loving wife, BY no
means. just such a wife I would
commend to L. b. She has 90