The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-08

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hS been merely boosted over by the
tacher.
Success with any method depends
q common sense industry and enthu-
iasm, and no daWdler with even the
pest of methods need expect good re-
suits. Too mary teachers cannot give
a valid educational reason for any |
thing they do or do not do, but I'M
initiate what they have
seen done, regardless of changed sur
roundings, and often debased by not
imbibing the spirit with the form.
That person is sponge on teaching
who will accept its income without
subscribing for an educational book or
paper to improve his work.
DISCIPLINE.
Whileorder and quiet are not what
schools are primarily instituted to Sc
cure, yet they are so essential to
studios mental state that he who fails
| to ATTN them receives and merits the
NAM of poor teacher; as in his school
disturbance and noise distract atten-
ton so that poor recitations and pro-
gres are the natural result, while the
lacl OF control and respect beget inso-
lene, INSTRUMENTATION and laziness in
pupils who grow up lawless citizens, a
digrace to their teachers, to their
parents and to themselves. From this
itshould be seen that quiet, order, in
dtstry, and civil speech and deport-
nent should be secured at all hazards,
peacefully if you can, but forcibly if
pu must. The model manager Sc
1res these ends by appealing to the
letter motives of pupils, supplemented
10Y his own model example and plenty
of work and exercise. Many teachers
seem incapable of approaching the
controlling influence of keeping all
pupils constantly busy at suitable
work, and so suppressing small of
fences that they never become large
enough to worry one.
MORALITY.
1t is time that teachers took far
more active. not talkative, and efficient
part in giving moral direction to the
speech and actions of pupils. Far too
many teachers never or seldom 60 out
OF doors during intermission to see for
themselves what pupils are saying and
doing, and to displace offensive sports
by others more approvable. Pupils
should feel that boisterous staggering
gait and slang, profanity and vulgarity
belittle instead of augment personal
estimate. Many school and outhouses
are scrubbed over with ribald vulgarity
and cuts that are a disgrace to each
teacher who allows them to remain as
a standing insult to every fair minded
child.
Outhouses are often in such filthy
conditions as to be unfit to Set foot in.
to, which condition is wholly mex.
cusable, as the personal pride of pupils
can be cultivated to keep them in
disable condition or to expose for pun.
ishment the ones who foul them
Many teachers pride themselves on
securing or cleaning the school house
or urging the board to do so, and now
we want these and all others to include
the outhouses in the general clean up
and scrub out or WhiteWash over the
old defacements and guard against
new ones, and for such work they will
merit the good opinions of all respect
able people.
COMPULSORY SCHOOLING.
Teachers should make themselves
familiar with the provisions of the
law Of which each district clerk should
have a copy, and should kindly notify
negligent parents and guardians that
all children of 7 to Is years of age, moi
legally excused should be in some schoo
at least 60 days per school year. This
should be done, not as a legal duty Of
teachers, but so that the failure of thu
law may not be chargeable to them. A
good plan is to make list of all absen
tees after the school has run a month
or two, and hand it to the clerk for hi
I information and action.
CONCLUSION.
1t is one thing carelessly to read Thu
circular and to cast it aside az contain
ing nothing new or remarkable, and al
entirely distinct and much more diff
cult thing to carry into effect its hint
and aims, which will require frequen
consultation; to receive which vol
will please keep it for a time in tn,
register or some other handy place fo
inspection.