The Delta independent., 1888-12-25

We have no patience with lazy teacher
and believe lazy teacher is DIR, teacher.
The following from the Teaehers Institute
illustrates this:
The superintendent of -- has becz
noted for getting rid Of alI his female teacher.
over certain age. lie gives them no reason,
but incidentally he remarked, he wanted no
dry teachers" in his schools. One of his
teachers, u widow, resigned, expecting to get
place in another city; fa.lin. in that, she
applied to be re.nsta:e'l; our superintendent
refused; when urged, he said: "Mr-. BIS
. very go,ni woman, but her mini is in Just
the same position it was when she first CAME
here. She goes home from school, and doe
NOT read or study on education at all; she
comes to lectures. but considers them bore
and perfectly useless ard a waste of time.
She can drill the children in the subject, tina,
are assigned to her; but they get no i,ispira.
tion. notice the listle>sness. see that
the teacher above her has hard time to get
her pupils started. All these things lead me
to conclude she h2d better. step down and out.
1t Is not that she is old; it is that she is unit,
and won't fit herself"
have thought this over a good deal, and
wonder II there are not good many '.dry
teachers" in our schools. Up in villuge In
New York, State the teacher kept n small
store wien school WAS out. have seen the
children stop anil purchase some peanuts of
her. There she patiently sat sewing, darning
or erocheting until customer came. l
could not see how she could be u good teacher.
The next year. have since learned. she was
dropped for the reason that ..ti,e children
could not learn anything from her."
Frederick the Great used to put his one.
Legged soldiers into the school room; lie was
penurious Old fellcw, anl did not follow
oar Plan Of peusioniny them. They were
dry teachers, undoubtedly. They finally
died of aud the children once more had
shanee.
ef causes. Laxiness is one orti,e chief c.,use..
TRere was John -, capital man, but he
level gosd cigar, not wisely but too we'll.
RelrFming to his home, he would make the
totaeco turn into smoke faster than any other
feilos ever knew. Blowing the smoke in
6sscefal rings 10 the ceiling, Ii. would pass
<aWas hoar afier hour. lie got stupid, sleepy,
Asd vent to oed Tie next day he WAS late
sisisk, Ills head was not clear. until lie hal
eaosher cigar. That smoked, he set out tor
,,seasool Thus the days and nights passed.
< Jsshn dies not know as much now as
when i,e gradunted from college.
4 know very dry sort Of teacher who got
nnerrisd to bright sort "i n g;rl, ,and he began
Esimprove at once; she was indeed good
SS1eeI ~ him. have heard him say very
ssll<n, s'She Is great help; II am lazy s:r
'tstes the llen and says, dictate to me, or IL
36bdsrtake the wosk X Of iookin. up authorities.
Sehe kansls down the eyclopedias." The effect
~ been n,arveIous; still a~ all cannot aft. r.l
- - uzarried, And - all wosid not get SO
bessd i vile, cannot recommend this plan.
1shxve ieen many who have b. come muci,
Aryer siscs they married, because Of house
I 6oid c1res.
J; i aESe all to remember that to teach well
so msst think about their business when
4uey ssoni'it. Take the case Of u clergyman;
0bsn he y walking, sitting or standing, lie
1hihks sbeat tse truth he Is to expound. The
,Aesshes,s work is exactly like the clergy
kan'a He too must think about the work lie
n 70 ~.
Nor 4 there any end to their thinking .Ths
ts6ace besween the new education aud tile
Is that The disciples of The former believe
issrp<li lissir iot improvement in the nrt
sufleAehinx. The disciples 9f the latter think
Il = 1 s.ssil and c~~y mstserso teach.
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