The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-07-17

teacher may he able b hear rciiaiions
and the scholars may pass fair exaniina-
iion, bat inc great good that may come
from a terms schooling is lost children
;Lle sent to school to "get an educatig
very often with the idea that when they
shall have mastered The contents CT GER
tain books their education will he com
plete. Still worse than this they leave
school with the same idea The best
thing teacher can do Is 70 endow his
scholars with a love for research, reading
and observation, and to teach them bow
to think.
II is matter of as;onishment how
many children can attend school and
pass examinations for years. and yet re-
ally they do not know how to think. The
faculty exists. to be cure, but in how la
tent a wav yon may see If you undertake
to arouse it. Many parents expect 100
much of a teacher, but whatever thev ex-
pect there will be no realization of their
hopes unless they are interested in tie
teacher, and do what they can to aid
him.
The teachers government mnst have
the greater power Of home government
and parental enforcement to enforce IL
When you can't stand by" the teacher
il is best 10 send child to another school
or teach him st home. 1t is waste of
time and an injury to him to trust him
to one you cannot trust.
When a child reports some triiing MAJ
ter of indiscretion on the part Of the
teacher, there are parents who are too apt
i had almost said ready-to give it rr-
due Importance and attention. This cul-
tivates a tendency in the scholar to
watch for such things, and TO carry their
supposed grievances to their parents. A
child should seek for sympathy and pro-
lection from this source, but the best
Judgment must be used in giving II q
parent criticises & teacher before the
child, what confidence or respect will be
left for the teacher2 None, if the custom
be habitual.
1t is not asking or expecting too much
that teacher shall be an example TO his
scholars, and no less is it 70 be expected
and required that they respect him. The
wisest educators say that 1t is better TO
uphold the partner in child's education
in a wrong-a slight one at least-than
to allow the child TO know there is any
disagreement or divided opinion. The
one may be remedied, probably forgot
ten; the other not easily.
Children have many lessons TO learn
outside their text bo6ks, and parents have
ample opportunity to teach them When
a child finds fault with his teacher, here
is his first lesson; Human imperfection.
You can enlarge upon the text; and
right after this comes charity for others
failings and forbearance toward all.
These are difficult lessons fortheir elders
TO master, but they should be recited to
children until they know them 10 be
true, and then they viii be slow TO "cast
stones" 4 child Of ten can usually be
made to appreciate these things as well
as an adult.
Children often suffer grievances in be-
ing punished for something in which
they were indirectly concerned, when
they we're unconscious of wrong doing.
Surely here is sanother severe lesson. Feo-
pie must and do continually suffer forth
misdemeanor of others.
A little girl said recently, when she
reached home: Il wasn't doing any
thing but studying by the gate, and some
Of them threw my hat over the fence.
Lizzies father says she shall not be kept
after school for doing nothing"
"Have you come directly home to-
night?7 was asked her.
NO; had to stay after school with
all the rest Some Of the boys threw
stones some were saucy and awful bad,
but we girls didn'tdo anything, but stand
ND when he asked those to rise who were
there after school. Mrs. White won't let
him keep Lizzie, and she's going to write
him a note about it. Must ! stay"
She was told that it was unfortunate
for her TO have been with such company,
for there lay the trouble, principally. 1t
was suggested that the teacher did rot
"pick out" the offenders from the num-
Der who were in yard on their way
home from SCHOOL, because it was inn
possible. There was complaint made to
the teacher Of the language used and
rough actions. But he could not tell who
were merely lockers on" Those who
did not behave badly were in bad com
pany.
After listening 10 these OF similar com
ments, she turned away without saying
anything; but she told Lizzie Whites
mother that she was sorry to have made
the teacher any trouble, and she knew
her parents did not want to give him any
more by making fuss" about her being
kept after school for week-she could
stand it. And she did, with resignation
which quite astonished others,
During vacation LET the text books he
closed, but parents should not fail to
make some preparation in the child's
mind for the coming term Of study.
Teachers universally testify that schol-
ans return to their studies after the long
vacation with very little enthusiasm, and
are more inattentive and absent-minded
than at the close of the term. This is a
natural result of what appears 10 he the
cause Their bodies and minds are, or
should be rested. Then why do they
not 90 TO work heartily? ! fear that it
is because the parents haye failed to say
an encouraging word about their school,
OF 10 take advantage Of thousand little
opportunities Of acquainting them with
the desirability ana advantages of their
schooling. Let us doaIl We can 10 send