The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-09-20

helps. First of all get q Reading Chart.
Forsthe primary teacher this is almost
indispensable. If the Trustees and
parents will not furnish one for the
school, ,s and you do not feel able to buy
one yourself make one. This is not such
difficult task as you think, and it will
1. repay you hundred. fold for the time
and labor required to make it. We are
& glad ITO know that most Of the schools in
our County have been provided by the
G Trustees with these charts; it was money
wisely invested.
We read with surprise, q few weeks
ago, the statement made in one of our
County papers BY 9 person who should
know, If it be true, that the use Of these
charts had been abandoned in many Of
the schools. Now, We would sincerely
shope the person who made that state.
a ment was misinformed. But suppose it
lis true, whose fault is it 3 Certainly not
the fault Of the Trustees, for it is one OF
B the best things they have ever done for
ths County; the testimony of all who
have rightly used these charts will sustain
. this assertion. Neither is it the fault of
the children, for the experience of thou.
sands of teachers is that children are
inyariably pleased with the chart lessons.
Now, We: :all know that if the children
are pleased and make good progress, the
parents will be satisfied SO We conclude
&c is not the fault Of the parents. 1t must
surely be the fault Of the teacher. If such
be the case, ne would say to such q
teacher you are sighting your best
Y friend when you allow that Reading
Chart to be set aside as useless. Use it
as it should be used, and it's fully equal
3 to an assistant. We know from personal
expsrieDce their value and help. Don't
he satisfied with half way work, but learn.
Its full use, and only experience can
show the finite variety of lessons you.
may teach from it.. But we know Of sew.
:era1 schools in our County where these
charts are used and appreciated, and in
these it is pleasant to note the interest
shown BY the little ones in school work.
We have heard Of one instance where the
parents objected to the chart, on the
ground Of not believing in these ne'c ,oay's..
!. The teacher was wise, and instead OF
openly exposing them, simply asked to bs
allowed to teach one class from the chart,
s and promised, if after trying it for q.
term, they we're still in favor Of the old
time ,oays, he would set aside the chart.
This was done. and to day those parents
consider the 'snew tangled chart" the
most important piece of furnitue: in that
school room. We could mention other
instances which go to prove that much of
the opposition on the part Of parents
arises from ignorance Of these so called
new ways. They are not new; they are
s NOT mere experiments. They have been
tested In thousands of school rooms for
years, aud are with US to stay, SO the
sooner. we, as teachers, learn their proper
use, the better will we be fitted for our
work. Its Of no use to say "the old ways
were good enough" ExperieEse proves
they are not. By the old AsB 0 meth
DDS at least two years Of the childs life
was opent in learning what they may
with these new methods be taught in less
than a year. If, after faithful trial OF
these modern methods, any patrons still
! prefer the ..old time ways" they should
forthwith endeavor to be equally consist
sentin all respects, viz: discard Sewing
Machines, Reapers, Cotton Gin, Cooking
Stoves, Steam Thresbersy Newspapers,
and seek, as a resident Physician for
that neighborhood, one whose only
means Of relieving human pain are an
ancient lancet and bottle of calomel. So
in defense Of Reading Charts.
Equally useful is Writing Chart,
though if you have a good blackboard
Won can. in a measure, dispense With it.
Then .Numeral Frame for the little
ones: here again you may use little
ingenuity and make one yoursef. Then
for teaching Geography, Globe and just
as many maps as you can get. Jfyou
are not able to buy large Globe, very
nice opes for the purpose (small OF
ccaodurse) can be had for fifty cents; an
amount in reach of every one. AS for
the maps, do not keep them shut up IN a
closet-hang them on the walls and use
them. By means Of Globe and maps,
1the little ones may he taught a great deal
in this branch before they are given
regular textbook to study. With the
helps now afforded teachers, Geography
NAV be made most delightful study.
We think our School Commissioner has
already proved g black board to be
necessity in every seaoo! room, SO we
will say nothing of that. A box of pie
lures costs nothing, and eau be made
yery useful in the school room. Do you
need some busy work for the little oneei
Give; them states orpaper and a pictare,
ssand ask them to write description of it,
sssrsa is story about it.. This always pleases
them and one who has never tried this
plan win be surprised to see how nice9
they viii do this work. We Willnot Gy