The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-12-25
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EDUCATIONAL.
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common sense, transformations way,
you can do with what you know, for
the people.
1t you can organize and harmonic,
and unite and show the children and
the people the better way-the value
of knowing how, and the way to learn
how, the value of industry and integ-
rity and honor, the beauty and bless
ing of obedience to law-if You can
do these things, there are a thousand
school districts that will welcome and
help. and pay you, and bless you, and
you can with this capital make your
self so useful aud so helpful, and so
necessary, that you alone will decide
the length of time you will stay.
The people want help and practical
common sense, and usefulness and
oneness and sympathy with themselves
and the children, and such helpful
spirits are 10 all blessing and ben
edictiOn.
Can you help the people and your
pupils F-American Journal Educa-
ton.
The oldest version ofthe old and new
testament belonging TO the Christians.
is that in the vatican. which was writ
ten in the fourth or fifth century, and
published in 1896.
TDIE-The most precious Of all pos
sessions, is commonly the least priced
1t is, like health, regretted when gone,
but rarely improved when present We
know il is irrevOcable, yet throw it wan
tonly away. We know it is feet, yet
fail TO catch the current moment. It
is the space of life, and. while we never
properly occupy lis limits, we never
theless murmur at its narrowness. 1t
is the field Of exeriion, and we yet sor-
row over our stinied harvest. There
fore, improve it while it LASTS, for it
can never be recalled.-American
Journal Education.
Common senseis one Of the pre-
requisites of a good teacher.
Six essentials to good reading:
1. A proper position of the body.
2. The right management of the
breath.
3. A good quality of utteranca
4. The correct sound of the vowels.
3. A good articulation.
6. An intelligent expression Of the
sense. These rules, so to speak, are
equally applicable TO singing.
White wash your school house.
Render it as attractive as possible it
will be healthier, too, and tend TO in
fuse spirit of neatness into the schol-
airs, in fact, into the whole community.
If ever we are the trustee of school,
We will invest enough Of the fifty cents
tax to make the house, inside and out,
as white as-weil, as white as lime
will make it.
Put a neat plank fence around your
school house and white washlt. Plant
nice shade trees in the yard, and teach
your children to let them grow. You
cannot make your school house too at
tractive.
"Swear not at all. said preacher
to a profane young rip" "Well,
parson." was the pert reply, II don't, |
assure you, it is only at those who Of
fend me, that swear"
Your education is not finished when
you quit school in fact it is but just
commenced. You must educate your
self what you have acquired at school
gives you start, SO that you may do
so. What a poor world we would
have if every body was just out Of
school 4?
G. T.-Don't criticize me too Sc
yerely. | am willing to write in bad
s;ile, bad grammar. bad spelling, al
most any way, if can be, in small
way, instrumental in pelsuading 9th
ers to become educated. However, if
your happiness depends. in the least,
upon your carping and criticism, j had
as well be your butt as others, less
able, perhaps TO stand them.
TEACHEK-Of course you should
train your pupils to the use of the
terms used in the text books; but If
you wish to be useful-if you wish to
instruct them, you will have to adapt
your language to their capacity. A
child can readily be taught, in answer
to n question, to answer that factor
of a number will exactly divide it,
without knowing what factor or an
exact division is.
A teacher who attempts to teach
without mature thought and a well
developed plan, is ever a failure.
Even to teach spelling lesson 10
words of two letters, demands system.
X.-Your plan is good one. In
every recitation ask questions not in
the text book. Ask your advanced
scholars what IS the difference between
a principle and rule. and you will
find that four out of five will fail to