Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09
Relation of the Teacher and Parent 10
the School.

Paper read at the inter-county Teachers
meeting
In this country, the teacher is con-
sidered us much of a social factor and
rs much of an agent in acknowledgment
Of morals as any clergyman. In view
If these facts, he ought TO maintain his
Lightly in all the relations of his life,
but especially in those which his exam
pie is his chief ruling power, i. e. in his
relations to the school. He must not
be only ruler of the school, but must
llso be member of the school, In
fact he becomes the father of the new
household, in which are grouped togeth-
er large number of different tenden-
cies, all of which must be made to work
in harmony for ''the greatest number. y
In his example, he must be a model
Of purity, chastity, patience, modesty,
punctuality, regularity, neatness, and
)ther virtues that 60 to make up noble
man. He must be sympathetic, kind,
courteous and pleasing. His relation
to his school must be frank and marked.
with due respect for the feelings of
others. He must consider that he is
moulding the minds of the young which
can be shaped as readily as clay. Every
trifiing mistake made by the teacher, is
lpt to be copied by one or more of the
pupils, and for this reason we see that
in many schools there is single fault
prevailing on account of the copy fur
nished. When this fault is grievous
one, such as a looseness of morality, it
is awful to contemplate results, and
vet there are men in the teachers
profession who give way to their baser
passions, and actually, in the presence
IF their pupils, express their feelings in
action. In every days work, the teach
sr bears the relation of an instructor as
well as fostering father to his school. He
must look after the intellectual develop
ment of his pupils, and see that they are
receiving useful knowledge and getting
the necessary drill to enable them to
think, act, observe, control and enter
the world prepared to do the work as
signed them by Divine Providence. He
must instill into them an acute sense of
right and wrong, for knowledge without
morality already fills our jails and pen
itentiaries. He may also under favor
able circumstances, impress upon their
minds some of the general truths of
christianity.
As to the child's physical nature, the
teacher must assist in its development
by carefully governing and regulating
he condition suitable to physical growth
He should keep his room well ventilated,
orderly and attractive. He should give
attention to the play and recreation of
The child as we'll as his other duties, for
Dlay is a duty, OF at least necessity of
he child. All pupils suffering from
over work should be relieved of their
burden by the teacher.
Besides all these things, the teacher
must be Pleasant and cheerful, never
fretful, never excited, never sarcastic.
He must put his whole soul into his
work and increase the general happiness
If mankind by impressing the necessity
If cheerful disposition on his pupils,
which will be of great service to them
n after life. 1t will teach them to put
IN the best side of matters.
From what have presented it is need
less to add that a teacher in his relations
70 the school ought to be as nearly
perfect man as is possible, and if he
TAIL on account of weakness. he will
have a terrible account to render to his
conscience and to his God. If he be a
liar, may he be struck down like Sapp-
hira and her husband. If he be guilty
Of leading the young child from the
path of virtue, will he not bring down
upon himself the curse of Christ, when
he said,. "If any one lead astray one of
these it would be better for that man
had he never been born. .
The relation of the parent to the
school is one of much Importance, yet
many parents fail to appreciate Just
what connection they have with the
assembly of little folks for whom they
have such love and veneration and on
whose account they have spent so much
time and money to make them useful
members of society and state. Parents
are bound by love to their children and
send their children to school where they
form new relations with their school
mates and teacher, yet this only changes
the relation of the parent to his own
child and at the same time brings him
self into new relation with the children
of his neighbors. To make this new
relation yield good fruit, the parent
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his child and in the school. Of all
things the parent ought to send his
child to school equipped with all the
virtues of home and none of its vices.
The parent ought to teach his child to
restrain himself and be obedient to his
teacher.
We believe child ought to be sent
to school with neat clothes and clean
hands and face and combed hair. He
ought to know enough about his body
to be able to regulate his habits so as to
in physical attachments. He ought to
be morally instructed and taught to re-
strain his feelings and desires when he
enters into the new family and comes
in charge of his school parent. He
ought to be shown his advantages in
regard to school matters. He must be
impressed with the idea of Importance
attached to school, The parent must
do all these things or he shall not sus-
tain his relation TO school as he should.
Besides these. the parent must en-
courage healthy educational interest
in school affairs, visit the school and
stimulate the pupils to greater efforts by
his presence aud by kind words. When
the parents take such an interest as to
do all these things, their relation to the
school will be one of benefit, and if this
be combined with connection of worthy
teacher, the school viii prosper and our
educational system will be bettered and
placed on a more permanent basis.
p. i. SEAMAN.
Wit of Poets.