West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-23
SCHOOL NOTES

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different Boards Of Education are request
cd TO preSclUo uis pGpor.l
Blanks have been furnished the district
secretaries in order to enable them TO
report 10 me, In tabular form for publics-
ton through tue county papers the prHo
tcal workings of our schools for the
first month and for the current school year
or term.
These district reports will give the mum
Der of The school, tho name and pOstofflce,
OF the teacher, his grade of D,r,illcaie his
wages per month, the enumeration, the
enrollment the average attendance, the
number pupils neither absent mr. tardy,
the number of infections of corporal pun
iPhment, communication, average pro
gress, instruction aud discipline.
The aggregate off the Hguees Ia The
columns headed grade of certificate, d"
"ins,ruclion, and discipline" set oppo-
site ozch teachers namr, divided by 3. will
give efficiency or teaching power
TEACHERS, NOTE. -Teachers will report
''progTess," as In permanent register, and
"communicauon' or whispering. az fol
| lows fOI absence OF communication (the
entire abatement OF the nuisnncc), report
for regulated or reprensed communi =
cation, report II and f.r unrestrained
report U. These two items are to be re-
ported TO the secretary along with month
ly report and term report.
| TRUSTEES NpTK Trustees will report
instruction" aud discipline" along with
roscher's report and by postal card or
otherwise 10 the secretary, marking these
TWO items as follIws /, very good, 2,
good, 3, midl.ug. 4, poor, 8, very poor.
| BY careful and conscientious marking we
can acquaint ourselves with the efficiency
or inefliciency OF our success and failure,
and we may discover Who the active, In
diff rent and poor teachers are
II these statistics are carefully given In,
published, aud pasted in scrap book
r future reference, thoy will recommend
| the teachers 10 the trustees next fall, and
the trustees will know just where TO fad
them. Let us have tho statistics full and
accurate.
Be very, very careful In m rking to
observe the following Suggestions
Mark below 1 Ia obstruction" the
teacher who subscribes fjr NJ educationa.
| Journal and reads no staR2ard works on
teaching who neglecls composition, and
who does not have written Rotations
every day by all classes in spelling. not
less than one written recitation each week
IN history. geography, arithmetic aud
grammar, and az least one written en-.
animation each month Ia the several
branches pursued by pupils In the higher
grades.
MsrE below in "inslrpcuOn" " the
teaoner does not have Ut least one oral
review Of escu branch each month. II he
does not each week conduct one recitation
at least la arithm cite, grammar, geUgra
ply and history withou, using the text
book " be f,ils to use blackboard freely
10 outlining aud m,P drawing and II all
the apparatus found 10 the school-room
ie not used 70 the best edytntsge, (Tesch b.
ere Who do not procure numeral frame
and cubical blocks, hoWevtr rude, before
school cloeos, will be marked below two.
Tbese, most teachers can make for them
selves
Mark below 3 "di,cipline" ard Gin
structi@," II the course Of study 10 not
| strictly adhered 10 TO the first and second
grades, and II the teacher fails 20 report
mpntblylO parents aud guardians, theatlend
anc ,rFogress aud cOucucl Of their children
Mark below IN "d.sci plino" TIC teacb.
who does not Writ uslly suppress While
pering aud all forms Of Communication
between pupil, aud who tolerates loud,
Zip service" Of whispered study
Mark below 2 10 "di.cipline" the teach
er who does not prevent the marking and
defaciDg Of the schoOLfoOm aud furniture
who allows caOusing 10 the school room
| during play hour, who calls out classes
% recite 81 disorderly manner, who suf.
fers The whimsical changing II rs cross
ing the q 'or, sod other Interruptions dur
/ ing recitation.
Mark bel,w4 10 "discipnoe,o II the
teacher neglccts The mrrals and manner,
OF the children entrusted to bis care-if
bad habits are not corrected and The
u-e 81 profsne and vile LANGUAGE goes unre.
7 proved.
Mark b'lDa Iso II the health and
C 'mfOfi 81 the c Il the matter Of Veu
tilstiugi heatiug, SKATING and lighting IL
= 4 sedulnue.y watched by the teacher, Il
dangerous sports and uabealthful recre
| stions Be tolerated, such 81 too ylolcnl