The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-15
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HINTS ON TEACHING.

IL N IN Oh Il EACI1lNO.
IF at ana time gostg' pupils are mat
tentj0e C1ety5pg recitation, before qepTi-
ma 21lj71g them, tat99a yoetr thoughts IN
up1R yolwSeF and see 1t the foalt IS not
there. When Il whole class is infected,
it 3, safe to charge the trouble to the
teacher. Have you taken special pains
to ii Yourself for the profession? A
man is not allowed to shoe q horse till
he has served an apprenticeship; you
are dealing with q subject infinitely
more difficult You must be very
bold or very Ignorant teacher if you
have not acquainted yourself with the
laws Of psychology, and the opinions
of great men who have devoted their
lives to the theory and practice Of
teaching. The man who, without pre-
yious study and labor, attempts to deal
with the diseases OF the body, is called
q Quack; what shall the man or WOm-
IN De called who unprepared, hesitates
not to assume the guidance of the
mi Id? The bungling physician is call
ed INTO court to answer for his NAL
pra lice; would that the bungling
tea her could be dealt With in the
same manner. Many who are now so
Gag L to get situation would then
thi TX tWi Q before they assumed its
responsibilities.
but you are before your class; have
stu led the subject carefully and made,
we ail suppose, conscientious prepa-
rat Oh for your duties, and still your
pupils fail to show the right interest
in their work; what then? [ ShouldI
say, without hesitation, in all prOba-
bihty the fault lies in yourself The
true teacher, like the poet, is born, not
ma jH and il you have not the natural
enOUWments, no amount OF cultivation
vii avail much; and the sooner YOU
leave the business for something more
congenial, the better for the children
ana yourself also. You are engaged in
a profession in which q blundor isl
worse than q crime, and where mol
amount of good intention can com
pei safe for lack OF ability, whether
nat ural OF acquired. Continual trouble
with noisy, inattentive children is proof
satisfactory, not chat the children are
ba0 3ut that the teacher, if he has
proper natural qualifications for his
office.
Il yolty pupils are idle and mischieg-
Gus D school, let yortr first care be to
see that y02t bGre done yo2m d2ity an
pro "jI$Dg them interesting and s2titn-
ole employment. The great secret Of
g0t government, whether i'm the
school or the nation, is ''busy-ucSs."
ldl4 hands Will always find mischief TO
do: and it is your duty to keep them
full Ut good, healthy work. and to
gun lie (With0ut being seem even their
SpC is. II your children do not like
Their studies, be very careful that the
fault IS not your own through lack oil
preparation daily, or through defective
me nods. The probability at least IS
that the trouble lies not with the chill
dren. The human mind is SO constj-|
tut9d that it delights in the acquisition
Of knowledge; and as beauty is more
attractive than defOrmity, and sweet
music than a Jangling diScCrd. SO, to
hlm whose eyes are opened, is good
Q10rG attractive than evil and it is your
duty to see that the Child's ewes are
OpNLl|Nt' AAALNt wv I1OU COIISIltGI Cno I'M
parting few paltry facts as the great
enc in teaching. Rest not till Won
have inspired in your pupil a love of
virtue and knowledge, and a reverence
for The laws Of God.
NeUer do1lbt tightly QpupiEs ho12estu.
Probably the sureSt AND quickest vav
to make q child a liar is to let him
know that you think he is one, OF
course, teach your children to speak
and act the truth, but lure, not drive
them into it. Compulsory morality
has ever been considered a Door arti-
Gle, and charitable leniency for tie
slips and accidents of childhood, YES.
even for the willful wrongdoing, since
it is generally the result of lack of
acknowledgements not only the part of
mercy but OF justice. / believe it Of
ten happens that children are driven
into falsehood to protect themselves
from really unjust treatment on the
part Of those in authority over them.
Again, confidence begets confidence.
Just as love begets love. The pupil
who finds his teacher trusting him
will be far more likely to deserve that
trust than one who sees his teacher
receive his statements with words or
looks Of suSoicion-N &. Joa9moz Of
Education.