The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20

STATE j pelGlte2tdelat's Export.
PIt-IN - 1lF TIE EAN.IRa II
THEIR WORK.


l. PAii1lA 0F TIE TEACHERS Il
THEIR WORK.
/ h3ve elsewhere ailllnadYerted upol
tl5e frequent changes OF the teacher
II oar public Schools. / WISH TO en-
lpidsi1e ,a0Ic distinctly tile need Of
i general reform ia thiS matter. I'LL,
evil lere mentioned, prevails most eA
tens.y els IL tie country dis riots; an(
IStill tile gIalGd schools OF 0ul village.
lana 81 ten. .1li$ the state institutions
are not exempt from it. though 4 great
o. perlnaneaoe exists among them
teachers Illa instances are quite rare
IL which q teacher may rely confident.
| ~ upon the expectation OF continuing
III MS position, after his engagement
tuI tse term III tae year expires. Til
his mind, I. sense Of uncertainty and
restiessHes@ Is apC 10 he created. Either
te Is come ed TO se, outside Of his
regular school work q considerable
pore 81 na time and energies to Sc
core 4 re-app5insneat, u lie becomes
80 dissatisfied nita tits pursuit that he
abandons ii after brc1 1iaI.
Tie great majority oil our teachers
III making plans for tUeir course Of la
/ bog in NE. are led, more by MS insta-
Uil,tl in he ms functional force 0f our
schools than uy hs Inadequate wages
w.uc: tley receive, 70 arrange for their
TEACHING To be only temporary help
III gaining q nXed occupation They
acquire no JUST estimate III the inp0r-
lance ot thoit work Tie public en-
terrain no such respect Tor their pro
/ fes8ion IN they do l0r chat yf the law
yer or the clefGynau. Tie slight ten
ure which tha. nave upon .uejr posi-
Iuuls often induces the m9ra vicious
! pupils ana eue in00i2a!l parents 10
Itous,ire against thoi1 reeanJion in the
scaoois; tor lie latter know that The
simplest complaint preferred Or the
least prejudice excited. against pub
| lie school teacher, is vpry frequently
sufficient t0 cause his dismissal, OF his
appi1a4lion Tor another engagement to
be rejected.
| In this condition 0f affairs, d teach
er cannoL become thoroughly acqualnt-
cd with his school, nor wIta The com-
munity in which he labors. The me H.
DDS Of teaching and management pun
sued by his predecessors, are bat little
known to him. The traits and the at
tanmentS OF has pupllS, he never has
! the opportunity to study fully. lie
introduces ne" regulations lof the gov
q l'lh6ilG ~ Iiie Sc1oL5.i7' "a U ~" ways
loI o5ho00lliiS til7iI ie9il@ IONS ana
sunJectS ilo1 before po-aaee ny Jheln
ana az 1htSe' Nlthoao Understanding
"heIi'ei (hef are adapted 70 NE needs
o. VIe school' CONFUSION % disorder
y app 70 ;ltise' tne tt..9tl4. loels III al
ease III ms po9itioil' aiI0 VIC PuPI4S t'c-
gn're o"C iItle interest - theT SCoo-
/ A99:
IL Is uuty IeSIllS upon 'dl VINO 0e-
sire 10 see puDllc eQucdti0h making
sooStantlal progress 70 slIlNG 70 aDol-
ISl Inns : Chl OF Ittalhlllg Ihe Gsa3li-
els III ON Sellools lol 80 SiloIV d TIME
many more persons should DC ehcour-
aged 10 quarry themselves for teach
'lS as HIe pursuit. leachers per
FORMING Sood Work i'll lhelf 6cn0Ols,
Snouitl Oe assured th"0 Ch8lI services
VIII be required III those schools, Tor
Terms 10 come; ana 1haC they VIII NOT
DC removed unless lof some aulllcient
cause.
II. HIGHER STANDARD OF TEACHERS
QUALIFICATIONS.
regard with great favor tile efforts
of the county and city superintendents
to raise the standard of The cua]jfca
lions Of our teachers and thus 10 aid
those in finding employment in our
schools, who, by their literary attain-
ments and their experience. are fitted
TO do the work therein Some q,,nar.
intendents grant certificates to onlT q
sufficient number of teachers f. sunnlv
| their SCH oils: and these are usually
given to those teachers who have been
the most successful. A few do not
furnish limited license under any cir
cumstances. Others have advanced
the average percentage in the standing
wi ich the candidates must reach, in
answering the lists of questions pre-
sented. The movement is quite GEN
eral to test more closely fha ability Of