The Hartford herald., 1879-02-05
NO. B..
t. y EDUCATIONAL.
". l. HAWKINS, - folTea.

a TEACHER whose acquiremcn ar
limited to the text looks he u-es. car
never achie-e real success in cJniuct
ing his recitation. ~ good school
master" saws Guizo,. "-rust know
mOre than he Is called upon to teach
in order that ho may teach With in
teliigence and taste" II Is question
worthy Of consideration whether th.
ambition ard love of study inspired IN
class by a scholarly. skiiIiul snd en-.
th1eias..c teacher are not wcrth more
10 the pupils than all the studying
they are able to DO. What IS more
contagious than ezanp!e' Vhat !.
more glorious than a noble example as
sn inspiration to worthy deeds, The
tescher wLo does not show that he can
go Ieyond the text book in his search
after truth, sld enrich the knowledge
which his pupils have scquired by
copious additions to il from hi- own
vel furnished -tcre-house. il lacs ing
in the first ele.lent Of power in h;s
great work. This il, in fact. one II
the true secrets Of power in teaching.
1t secures the conideIce, IL arouse.
the interest, 1t commands the respect
and admiration Of the class, and sup
plies the most needful conditions to its
progress. Hence, let the teacher even
60 before his pupils in the classroom
fuli of his subject, all aglow with its
spirit, ready to meet every difficulty.
to answer every objection, and supply
every omission which may arise in the
course of the sharp drill that is to fol-
low Minnesota Teacher.
The Tools TO read the English
language we'll, to write with dispatch
a neat, legible hand and he master of
the FIRST four rules OF arithmetic, 50 as
to dispose of at once, With accuracy,
every question Of figures which comes
up in practice-I call this a good
education. And if you add the ability
to write pure grammatical English, ]
regard it an excellent education. These
are the tools. You can DO much with
them, bat YOU are helpless without
them. They are the foundation; and
unless you begin with these, all your
aashy attainmeats-a little geology,
and all other ol"eies and osopies-are
rubbish. y Edward Ev-
erett.
Scholars should be kept busy, and.
in order to keep them busy, teachers
should anticipate and prepare before
hand. Being ha-ty is a grievous fault.
Some hastily teacher take a position
from which they are compelled to back
down. and thereby lose their authority.
Do not think disspprove of the Use
Of the rod, for dn not. But try the
fall measure of love FIRST, and get the
parents to cooperate with you. You
can gain the parents to your side by
showing that you are sincere. This
plan, if pursued with honest feelings
instiga'ed by love. can scarcely fail to
win the pupil AMI ,yOil tn disagreea-
BILE necessity of using cor oral punish
ment.- Pennsylvania School Jour
nal.
To make intel,icen, men and NO
men of our iIdren, We must educate
them: nor should their educ. ton be
,onhlrd To the study Of text books
,lone. They should he stimulated to
read wholesome current literature.
Let us give our girls the same advan-
ages that We give our boys. Let
heir education be AS serious and Is
elevated.
In teaching children. especially
BOYS, there is danger that teachers will
forget that they are likenesses of God
himself. Especially those that see
them in their lost estate" liars, and
not ashamed of it; thieves. and
. .lorying in it; filthy in word and per-
.On and loving it. In dealing with
this class the experienced teacher
knows that counsel is called "preach-
ing" and soflness OF heart "greenness,
she must improve them-but how.
We believe no question has received
more attention from the conscientious
teacher than this. Ii Is easy to ignore
the MORAL and esthetle side, and it is
generally done; but it Is wrong. nay,
positively inhumln, TO omit tie greater
and do the less New York School
Journal.
If you want to act the man, don't
stop to grum5'e at the hard times, nor
to wait for big chance. bat just go
to work and DO with might aud maia
what you have to do. Fhis vii! draw
the big chance, as truly as the pole
draws or attracts The magnets needle
1t is not optional with a county
court whether o. not i. viii reimburse
the commissioner tor discount on