River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

;. Il. IRVINE, ...............---.
IAN communications should be addressed "a
the Editor at Esdaile. wis.l
Be slow to promise but quick to per-
form.
In all things set before the child an ex-
ample worthy of imitation.
An association will be held in Dist. No.
10, Rock Elm, Feb. 9th. A free enter
tainment will be given.
Encourage neatness of work on slate,
paper, and blackboard. Commend inn
provement in this direction.
Earnest attention to the work in hand,
and not mere listless hearing and aimless
doing is the demand of the true modern
method
Inspire deep, genuine, quick thought
so far as you can. A child that learns to
think does infinitely better than one who
merely takes facts and learns mechanical
processes.
Ifpossible, have something interesting
to tell your pupils about some topic men,
toned in the lesson. 1t will increase
their interest in the subject and their re-
gard for you as their teacher.
Let us train our pupils 70 sit erect.
Bones are growing and muscular habits
are being fixed. A little care on our
part may prevent hollow chests and
round shoulders and their attendant
evils.
Are we ready enough to commend the
good? An entire class often hears a
three-minute scold because one or two
members have done poorly, while there
isn't a pleasant word for the faithful
workers This ought not to be so.
The joint teachers association held al
Red Wing, Feb. 2, was grand success
About one hundred teachers and Others
being present. The discussions were
lively and interesting and all went home
feeling that their time was not misspent
A full report will be given next week.
1t is necessary for a child to learn that
the violation of law, whether of school,
society, or God, brings inevitable suffer
ing. The sense of right is so imperfectly
developed in children that one of the
ways of impressing upon child that
right is right, and wrong is wrong, is by
showing that suffering follows from one
enjoyment and a sense of satisfaction
from the other.
Teaching, without attention on the
part of the pupils, is far worse than at
tentive play. If a set of pupils are not SC
taught as to secure attention they were
better cut of doors with chance TO busy
themselves and thus create attention by
their own spontaniety. Every class ex
ercise should have some provision tC
train this power. If ones teaching does
not secure earnest attention, the effort II
comparatively useless.
Love your pupils and they will love
you. Loving you, they will strive t.
please you; and your rules, which would
seem to them intolerably irksome die
they dislike you, will become to them {
source of pleasure in the fulfllment. L
you want to have an orderly school; il
you want to be happy in your work; i
you want your children to obey and love
you, love them. These three words
rightly used, would have prevented
fo;l flc
1t is not possible to have good order il
an untidy school room. 1t may, by DIM
of special effort on the teachers part, be
maintained for a short time, but the
spirit of order does not dwell continuous
ly in any such room. Uncleaned desks
floor Uttered with bits of paper or cray
on, are significant indications of the
teacher and the order he requires. 1t ii
as easy to have a room neat and tidy as
any other way. 1t may, in itself, seem q
trivial thing, but the school life is made
up of trivial things, every one of which
has definite value in forming character
and habits.
Program of I'd Div. st. Croix teachers
association to be held at Roberts, Satur.
day, Feb. 9.
1000 Quotations
1915 How much should be accomplish
ed in Arith. each school year in
the three forms?
10:45 Rest
HOO How shall we control the grading
in our common schools?
100 Sentiments.
las Business.
200 Technical Grammar.
2.45 Rest.
800 Query Box. Critics Report.
l.. 5. RoUNsvELL,
President.
Program of Teachers Association to be
held at Esdaile, Feb. Is:
1000 Short Talk on Value of Assoeia-
tons. w. G. Owen.
1850 Rest
HOO Reading and Language in Pri-
mary Forms. Miss Alta Otis.
1900 Nooning.
Ills Supplementary Work. Miss Alice
Spaulding.
200 Geography. Miss Anna Goodwin.
2:45 Rest.
800 Methods of Teaching History. S.
Il. Irvine.
400 Dismission.
Teachers and friends of education are
cordially invited to be present and take
part in the discussions. S. L. Irvine,
Pres. $. w. Div.
Teaching the Use of Language.
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