Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15
FIRST DAY oF SCHOOL.

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Within few weeks, at most thou
sands of teachers will enter upon their
school work for the year. Many young
teachers will begin work Tor the first
time many others will begin work in
a new place. The object of this article
is to make few practical suggestions
that will be specially applicable to the
abovo.named classes of teachers.
/. Upon no other day Of the school
year does so much depend The i'm.
pressions made the first day especially
the first morning, will be lasting, and
will have powerful influence for good
or for bad upon all future work.
2. Know definitely the organization
of the preceding school, especially the
classification, and the page to which
each class had advanced. This infor-
nation can be obtained from the re-
cords of the former teacher, or from
the pupils. In some way get the IN
formation.
3. See to it, that your school house is
in good condition before the school
assemblies.
4. Prepare carefully your opening
exercises, and make them brief The
opening talk" should not exceed five
minutes in length, and should be Of
such a character as TO gain the con
fidencc of the pupils and put them at
their case.
3. Announce no rules OF order bus
say, expect each pupil TO do just
what he thinks is right. ] desire to
learn just what your notions OF good
school are. II | find that your ideas
do not agree with mine, we shall have
to talk over matters little.
6. Begin as you expect TO continue.
Allow no liberty the first day that you
do not expect to grant next week and
next month.
Z. After these very brief prolimi-
naries, in the quickest way possible,
give each pupil something TO do. One
of the quickest ways in which 10 do
this, is to assign work in arithmetic.
Having previously selected tho lesson
turning back little from the page
TO which the class had advanced at the
last school-assign certain number
of problems to be solved, and ask that
the work be done neatly, and left upon
the states for your inspection. In five
minutes lessons can be assigned to all
the classes in arithmetic, and these in
clude large majority Of every coun.
try school, and it insures diligence for
some time TO come. Call the large
pupils not included in the above classes,
and by a few questions find their ad-
vancement in arithmetic, and assign
work with one of the classes organized
temporarily. Then give attention TO
the little ones, making it point TO
send each to their scat with something
to do BY this method. every pupil
in any ordinary school can be assigned
work in from ten TO fifteen minutes.
s. Hear these classes rapidly, indi-
eating your method of examining
work and hearing rccitahons, and as
sign work in other branches A skill.
ful teacher will never allow any OF his
school to become idle.
9. The secret OF success in organic.
ing q school lies in the ability of
teacher TO assign work promptly, and
to keep tho pupils busy.
10. Follow as closely as possible the
classification and programme Of the
former teacher, and make changes as
experience dictates.
II. Never waste time by taking the
names of pupils the first thing. Any
other time is better.
IL. Study your work carefully, and
have clearly in mind just what you
arc going to do, and how you are going
to do il, before beginning. In this
way you will gain and retain the re-
spect and confidence Of your pupils
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