The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-28

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aJamien asked 4 learned professor Of NJ,
Scotch simplcton -s jamie, how wopia|
wan know n fool!' '.Ey tho question hsl''
,xonld ask" Was Jamies ready answer
we should like 10 enter our pfoies'l,,'
Iaoainsf foolish questions. questions no'
ncrt;nent 10 the subject usually unue'.
Consideration. There was a time iii tneis
noe Of school hooks when questions were
Hoo bookish; but the time Is now wnenl,
Young people are examined ivr NIX"
schools ana teachers celtiiicates on ques~''
items. for which no degree of schoiarship|
would give adequate preparation. Nhi's,
lit N true that scholarship alone IS mol hI'
lsui'.cient qualification IN teacher, ye'
lit Il the ,ery best capital 70 start oh'
N Experience will teach more than books
III lie ait 81 imparting Instruction: We
would rather employ good quesiionesl'
NJ IN The school-r0om than thnfonghf
scholar and poor qucstioner. George
studies 4 lesson ia history. lie comes
10 recitation aud he believes himself
fully prepared to rcci'e the lesson. aud n
may be lie remembered WORD u theI
, text. but few pertinent questions from
. The teacher shows George that ne nhqI
, mot seen single point ia what ~ naul
, studied. The effect Of certain causes hnnI
, not been seen, nor had the preparation
developed any thought. II was Iofmcr-l
: ily be icyed that history IL amefe mem
lory exercise but now II j. considered Al
lorcat developer OF thought when n the
,hand OF 4 ekiiifal questioners what
\ battles we're fought ia the support q
3 sherman j. indeed an unwisc question,
I I,oask OF The child who has not studieu
: he full details Of the war. but me nm
N skilltull Qucstioner would ask itand Pert
!. Ihaps think strange II IL We're net an
y swered. The good questioner woMii n~k
|. Ilir.t s.what battles were fought py lnom.
Il a. ID such place and ia such year
!. Then after discovering that the pupil ha'
N Iihc knowledge, ask how that hgntin.
lhe,pea sherman. Showing the philoso'
I'm, as connected with the tact. tn
!truc principle ia questioning is knowi
"a edge fir.'. philosophy next. AZ has "''c'
- occurred ID Us that there II philosoph,
M easily to be seen and known ~ ever
4 branch taught IN onr schools, and ne 4
\. lie successful teacher who can discove
~ ana bring IL ont before his classes. 1h
IL court room II one branch of norma
school that we teachers do not enter ~
4, ten enough. The lawyers and the Judg
4 ! arrive Al yidcnce--knowicdrc IN the cas
II by The art of clear questions, and re
~ ~ The succcssful practitioner who y able
\, TASK 4 clear, well understood question: Y
,,' ihis witness. For the teacher, the quc'
Nv ltions Of the text book nrc not the pcs
" IA text book maker might as wei PTS
w snmc 10 know the mind Of every chi
that studies his book as the law poo
N, writer might presume % know just wh'
~, every witness upon the stand would "a.
4. Questions which arise ia the minds
N lthe teacher when studying lesson, q
lrule. arc GOOD questions 10 AK tho pup
~, but tie direction of thought; the iir
~ answer indicates will furnish question
N. lin Tho mind of the true teacher, Just
the answer of the witness tells tho lav
lycs what next 10 AK. II will well n
ne anv teacher OF This county 70 spcnd =
9n' hour or two each term in The court-Foo'
.,,e ,e. ana study tho questions put by Judf
~ Wclbom when hc has nn intricate ca
hu before him. The mostunlearnrd witnr
ns' never hlundcrs On any thing inc jna'
'ns asks him. Now tho pupils of our srJoe
'no are jus' as ignorant 81 the books ~
study A tic witness l. offhc evidence
lthc casc. or ihe eject N his answer up'
ltl,o case but tho adroit question biIn
Sr Out lust what il wanted and lixes 'he
vn.. trution upon the main fact. Sometiu
'ee one pupil can not nnswera question
.e. any form. il matters nof low well y ~
Arg lbc framed, mud the next one will answ
III perfectly. The good teacher \
en- lmndialciy puts tho question ~ the
sin- uho haa failed and solicils the nnsv
lat given. iixing the attention 70 the y
and also 10 the whole recitation.
Y cause one member Of the class can I
'sa'- sw or d question do not think all thc 81
cae- can. Short Lessons requiring answ
n from every member Of the class: =
81 these answers brought out by sim
Ill connected questions, will result ~
un- cVllcnt work In our schools.
"A reading. thinking man Is no N
Sat Responsible for n change in his rcliHi
the Tor scientific views than fo the turn
\ IN ot his hair from dark 20 gray.
Full -
mani Good nature i ono or the marks Q
der. Igood and successful teacher.
one ---
Every character II Tho joint produc
mature aud nurture.
'ople school-houscs aro less expensive \
lrcbellions.