Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-11-20
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EaucataOnal Column.
JOHN B. SCOTT, EDITOR.

..SeIf praise Ia half scandal;" there
fire. parents, when teachers and pupils
are doing a good work, don't fail TO r
sneak q good word in their behalf,
removing from the teacher the
to .blow.n But I believe
that parents think that it is the other
way: praise the teacher, and there Is
danger of making braggadocio of
him. They consequently remain silent,
except when they hear something nn-
IA vorable to the success of the school.
However it may be, there is no one. i
whom merited praise can more greatly
benefit. or who 50 much needs it as the
teacher and the pupil. This is true
from the nature of the work.
The farmer is encouraged by good
crops and good prices; the merchant,
when he sells his goods rapidly; the
when he has "plenty of BUSH
ness;;'' and the mechanic, when lie has
"al. can do.n The teacher may be
one who is "first-class' in the science
and art of teaching, and may be doing
q work which will make valuable citi-
Gems out of the boys and girls of the
community, but when no assurance is
given him, by words, that his work is
appreciated, what has he to encourage
him? May he not think that he is
receiving cursing instead of blessing?
When school children ale doing well
in their work, teachers and parents are
neglecting great duty when they tail
to praise them. But the teachers and
the pupils of the Ironton public school
couragenent. We have In our School
Record" that lies on our desk, 'Vis.
itor's Register with a place for time
of visitation, residence, and remarks.
During the past two months We have
had several visitors. all of whom, we
believe, registered. The following are
the remarks of some: every recita-
ton was good and every pupil was
diligently engaged in work." "Was
highly pleased with the school" WAS
pleased with the Rotations" "Was
pleased with the workings of the
schooln
Let me say that when a teacher
knows that he is appreciated, he will
accomplish twice the good he would
ifhe did not know it.
How to make good-for-nothing boys
and girls. and, consequently. good-for-
v.f,f1rs1<p old man ora
LIST. Listen to every evil report they
bring you concerning their "mistreat-
ment" at the hands of the teacher, and
talk about these complaints to your
friends in the presence of the children,
disparagingly to the teacher. I'd.
When they complain to you obout bad
treatment from other peoples children,
stir up fuss in the community about
it, and create family feuds. Sd. If they
fail to get along with the teacher with
out friction. occasionally, take them
from school. 4th: Let them smoke
cigarettes, go to every place of amuse-
ment, and have no special work to do.
Now we do not say that. in all these
either way. AS in other things, we
need the golden mean. The complaint
of child might be worthy of attention,
and when so the matter should he
wisely Investigated, and the parent
should control himself 10y judgment
and reason, and not by mere feeling.
We say that it would sometimes be
best for parents to take their children
from school. In the case of large
boy or girl who has been kindly treated
by the teacher. and who fails to take
any interest in his school work, il
would be best, probably, to take him
from school and put him to work
with the distinct understanding upor
his part that it is because of his failure
to study and render obedience to The
teacher.
Teachers are frequently accused o
partiality. The teacher cannot trea
all alike, because ali do not act alike
In this sense all teachers should b.
partial. If two pupils do exactly thu
same thing, and are not treated alike
the parent and pupil have right t.
complain. This, we believe, seldom
occurs. For why would any teache
want to incur the enmity of his pupi
and patron? The truth of the matte
il, in ninety-nine cases out of hun
dred, where pupils complain of par
TALLY of the teacher, there are shade
of difference between the oHense
which the pupil calls identical. Thes
the pupil does not see. Though offer
apparently small, they greatly modify
the punishment. If it were the prac
tlce of the teacher 10 have pupils sit II
front or stand upon the floor for com
municating, and he were to tell SOM
one who frequently disturbed him tina
he would use some other means O
stopping his communicating, and wer
the teacher TO carry out his announce
ment by using the rod. the pupil woui'
probably accuse him of Partially. Fl
would say "he whipped me for com
municating, but does not Others" T
any reasonable person, this would b