The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-12-12
Some Things Know About
Teachers.


By q. y. WEsrcoTT.
! One or The things that will strike nny
observer Is. The ignorant state tile teacher
lis ~ respecting himself. liis fact that
every business man considers II the
worst recommendation a man can bring
that he = has been teaching" Many a
man has supposed II would be the KEY
10 "A place Of honor aud profit but alas
be has found be could only act as book
agent. OF something OF that kind Why
J. this: ! have reasoned upon thi- mat
Ter over aud over agniu. and concluded
that the teachers attainments are not 50
great after oil. He knows arithmetic
and 30 does the business man. He can
read, write. aud parse. and 80 can most
business men; but when You come 20
human judgment, the business man beat.
lin.
l Then the little patience the teacher
has with those who disagree with him.
j. another remarkable feature. lie
forms sort of model Of what n scholar
should be. one who sits up straight, and
who nevr.' whispers. and who rcrife-
word for word All who differ from
this model. he thinks " III never amount
10 much. and does not hesitate 10 "a,
so. He thinks his model scholar will be
lpresident or governor. and j. surprised
that he does not. Ills model scholar.
universally fail.
The teacher has too feeble an Idea oi
lculturc. To be teacher is. in his view
IN knower Of the few things he j. reQuir.
ed TO teach. A gaslight il better than q
candle. because il lights the whole room
but many and many teacher consider.
that be knows enough for himself
does not think of others.
All Of these things would seem to
Ipoini to a steady effort at broadening ihs
mind. The teachers complain that they
are 80 exhausted By their work that they
cannot learn any more II would reall,
seem that this would be the only wa,
the teacher could escape from mental
lexhausiion. To teach forever. and never
llearn, is the sure way to soiIen the brain
The teacher Of the primary classes should
study history, Greek anything. bu,
breathe The perpetual atmosphere OF hei
class. Onward the teacher must 20 il
j. impossible for him 10 stop learning
land cnlturing himself If lie is true
teacher IN. Y. school Journal.
Wearc requested % ask for expressions
NJ opinion A. 10 the parSin- of the words
IN small caps. in the sentence, "Thes
Killed ONE ANOTHER.
4 Z For tie sake of pupils. their health
strength. moral education. and every
thing that we hold dear. lei pupils has
healthy. hearty. jolly play. II il The
safety valve OF the school. and very
lclosely connected with school govern
mcut'
"Ifvou desire the love OF your pupils
Won must love yourself: If you would
'lhave earnest pupils be in earnest your
self: IL Won would have teachable pu
nils. first inform Yourself by Using III
various means in reach Of any conscien
tious teacher
In 1861. the duties Of Pourtsmoufl
i'm. H.) scboolmasters were as fallows
Il. To act as court messenger. to serv,
lsummonscs, 10 lead the choir on sun
days. 10 ring The bell for public worship
10 dig the graves, % take charge Of thu
school. and to perform other occasiona
duiies.r
:" We are beginning 10 learn that mer'
intellectual training is not certaii
preventive OF immoral or vicious lives
Ignorance i undoubtedly. in genera
sense. the mother OF vice and degrade
: lfion: hut The statistics Of our prison
prove conclusively that something NOR
! Il needed in The training OF youth. III ",
wonld preserve them from crime, thar
reading, writing. geography. and ariih
metic There must he also some mean
Of earning an honest living: habits Of in
ldustry. and fixed principles OF virtue"
"Treat children as children. Do no
|, snv = thing should be done. as if nj
children set "a do !. were years olde
than lhey are: or, having set them upo
|it. demand great part cf il from then
when little portions are MI they ca
really give rs. We are apt to think the
' 'lnecd more work than they do : that the
had better pursue this study or that. bs
cause we like IL. or estimate iis advau
. tages very highly, and vet. though on
estimate may be exaggerated, or on
liking unreasonable. il NAV be unwise I
Iprescrihc the study to our children. Th
best mode 10 initiate r.
n "BliDd Authority beating with HE "a
The child that might have led him
r Our schools are Cor orr pnniis. nor on
a 1lrnpils for our schools. Pupns' want
ia 80.