The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-02-23

or the defects of school room plans when
worked by other teachers much more
easily than when operated with our own
classes. We would be glad if every
teacher in, the county could spend one
day in every month with some neighbor'
ing school.
Every teacher whether good, bad, or
Indifferent, impresses himself upon the
| minds and hearts of his pupils. One
| who is at all watchful can see as soon as
he enters q school.room the teachers
character, life, habits, disposition reflect
! ed in the faces and in the very movements
of the children. We are becoming more
fully convinced of the truth of the max
| i'm, GAS is the teacher, so is the school" "
Let slip shop teacher take charge Of q
school that has been we'll trained and in
so almost Incredibly short time he is in
charge of alip.shod, hsppy.go.easy,
take.your. time boys school. The result
is inevitable. Let man slosh himself
down in his chair, and, dropping his
shoulders and bis stomach into his lap,
say, "Come up here, boys, and say your
lesson,n and re want no better picture
Of Rip Van Winkle and no better index
to his work as /. teacher. A lazy man,
or woman, is wholly unfit for teacher
of boys and girls. On the other hand
let live, practical, energetic, vide.
awake, vigorous man or woman take
charge Of a school, and in q very short
time, the school shows signs Of new life,
and every thing around presents an en-.
tirely different appearance. The very
manner Of the child speaks more loudly
than words. The manner in which they
sit, their attention, or want of attention,
the respectful and polite manner Or the
indifferent and impolite manneri in which
they respond to the questions put to them
AL these things speak louder than
words, aud indisputably unfold and nn.
cover the work of the teacher. What a
teacher is impresses his pupils mu IN
more than what he pretends OF tries to be.
If there ia no real manlipess about q
teacher the children soon find it out. If
he is sham, they are the first to know
it. IF truth and honesty show them.
selves in his every movement. and in
every word be ntters, if through his eyes
the children can look down into the
heart of q noble man, they love him and
respect him for what he really is, and get
strength from his very presence. Butwe
find ourselves launching out upon q
theme that can only be touched in the
space We nave..
To the Teachers Column am asked TO
write,
But just what to say / don't know quite.
Nevertheless, I'll do the best can,
That is all expected from any man.
They want me to tell the teachers how to
teach,
But that is subject quite beyond my
reach,
will only give few little hints,
And they won't be filled with much
common sense.
Don't talk to your scholars as though you
were mad,
Unless it Is when they act very bad.
Your business is to teach, and not to scold,
If you scold too much you'll regret it
when old. /.
When you see that boy on mischief is
bent,
Just call him around and give him q
hint
That you don't have such as that in your
school,
And quietly tell him you're going to
rule.
Don't hurry your pupils through the book
too fast,
If you do that way what they learn
won't last,
But occasionally give them little review,
Then you can see just what they can do.
When recess comes, in the house don't stay,
But go out with your scholars and join
in the play.
| Another thing wish to impress on your
mind,
While teaching from books don't leave
manners behind.
That is one thing most teachers forget,
But hope it will be general in our
schools yet,
| For manners should be taught as we'll as
from books.
For manners help man more than good
looks.
When teaching of the motions of the ter.
restrial ball,
Don't slap the little fellows u':!il they
squall,
Because they can't see it just as you can
Remember, they are children and you art
aman.
]. L. EsgEw.
Honea Path, s. C.
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Some Bible Facts.
Verses in the Old Testament, 23,24l.
| Verses in the New Testament, 1850.
The books ofthe Old Testament, 80
The books of the New Testament, 27.
!! Words in the Old Testament, 592 ,430.