The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-01
1T Is a mistake to ask questions to

/ 1t Is mistake to ask questions Il
pupils IN rotation Many commence
at the head of the class, facing the pu
pill there, and after putting him
through as though he were the only
pupil in the class, they get over mum
Der two in a similar manner, and SO on
to the end of the class, if happily that
part be reached before the time for
closing the lesson. They can teach
but one at a time. The class of such a
teacher should consist of one little
pupil, so that he could see the whole Of
| it at once. as
No pupil should euer k2aoa0 aeho is
likely to recejve a question until 1t has
been giUen. No name should be men,
toned, no motion made or look given
to indicate who is to answer, until the
question has been asked Many teach
ers make thesmistake of looking stead
lily (while proposing question: at the
pupil whom they expect to ans er it.
This should be so carefully avoided as
to leave every pupil completely in the
dark as to the intentions Of the teach
er. Each pupil should know that he
may be asked to answer every ques-
ton. Every one will thus be COMPEL
ed to attend all the time; while if
questions are asked in rotation, a pu-
pill, after answering his question, may
discuss the circus, or the last lacrosse
match, or the next base ball match, or
any other appropriate topic that may
chance to come into his mind, until
his turn is coming again. 1t is i'm
possible to maintain good order in al
natural way by such method of ques-
tioning.
1t IS O. mistake to repeat a question
for the sake Of those aoho do not hear 1t
the first time. To do this is simply an
extra inducement to the scholars to be
inattentive. If pupil knows that
your question is only to be asked once,
he will listen to it the first time. If
he knows, that when you wish him to
answer, you will shake him to get his
attention, and then repeat your cues
ton, he will wait for his shaking. A |
pupil deserves more punishment for
not knowing the question, than for not
being able to give it's answer.
1t is q mistake to look .fDedzu at the
pupil aOho is reodi11g or o21saUering. If |
there is one pupil who does not need !,
watching, he is that one. He is GER
tain to be attending to his work. We
should attend to him with the ear, to
all others with the eye. Many teach
ers, while teaching reading lesson,
divide their attention about equally
between the book and the pupil who is
reading. Such teachers never have
good or interested classes. In reality,
neither the book nor the pupil reading
should need the attention Of the teach
er's eye.
1t Is q mistake to giUe oltt lessons
a0ithout previously explaining them.
One of our most important duties as
teachers is to teach children how to
study and what to study most careful
ly in connection with each lesson. To
assign lesson to child without Civ
ing him some idea of its leading feat
ures; what will you expect him to
know or explain, or prove next day i
and how and where he can obtain
most light on difficult parts, seems a
good deal like sending him into q will
derness to fetch something he has new
er seen, and which you have not even
described to him.--Ca9a0da School
Journal.