The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-18


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iatnte
sW.ess hss haen roar CT cisl ps.seYT
@E.sagress aid reform. 70 this end ! have
tired peFss sfenffy q seeuFs tbe servsees % the
iess sspehera tat coutA - procured, regardless
ot ngs sez - lsee;ity Il il lnalGxrsrt % re
uhefnsr fbey eazne frem ahe North. East south
O. West. reest1sd they possess the necessary
aakE1ae assons. aEEhossgh. ethsT conditions oesnE
eqsss. ~ preferences s9euia naturally be fef
hoEe tslent whils an II favor, when Z can
be dene eematstensfy 81 sefAin1nx old teaehers.
I have yet stoo4 lfks Z val defending the -
attic ehiidssn from iEeompesens instruction.
~FFase ffsrs been raany changes Ia ne corps
% teachers fnrEng Jour Standardization
va 1Area ssaehafs oHiy we're dfopped AZ
the elDse oI Inst rear sne fefFty-ore Oh isafil-
en- hare kerh re-ern psoyed since became SUPER
insesd<ns some vsrsreses ssye a1so sceaffs'l
through marriages fsasE0asl01ss ctr.
4wAst then. Il The rresent status OF me
teEebsrsss'
s.Fsll. Il mag Be- sald % res, upon . eosnopol-
fsau BASIS We now lave a genersIIy ve-y en-
eieng eofgN Of tcschsfzs representing nearly
every state Is LIE TnI0n. circumstances which,
IA ms iu1gmenf, IL iiksly % prove beneficial 70
our sesools ard 10 extsu1 the intellectual hofi-
ron II seattiese future ei1xens.v
sssEhat ere fhe salaries Of seaeherxg
"Ihe psfnetpsl Of the Hixh school receives
g. 80 year and his assistants each 81, ~ while
in the primerg ard sranmaF schools the salaries
vaFy from ss0 70 $50 per annun, according %
experiences, etc /"
Have you attempted any other special re-
toxss ia me conduct 81 the schools, exclusive Of
methods Of ssaehlnEF'
Eyes. I've tried % ssicrnn TIE primary schools
by asiapting the work 70 our own needs, also to
lessen the EHnber q Lcun 10 which principals
hare been reaHirzd 70 teach 50 ss % give them
fsora time Tor the inspection aud supervision OF
sbs classroom work OF their respective schools
Not ssore tEaa half Of their time Is now occsi-
pied IN saaehine. Principals usually meet their
teachers eFeey week for consultation. aud
monthly sessions Of al principals aud teachers,
nj which Tasssde. afe also heid Tor the dis-
cusaiost Of methods, etc.
lis there good discipline Ia the schoolsg
Eyes. excellent. Cur reports show All average
OF only enc case Of corporal punlhsnent To
eyefY thirty pusiis dutfng the entire school
year. Boston Averages oge 70 every pupil Tho
cases Of eofpesai punlshmsnt and suspension ia
oar schaois hsvs resulted from lack OF proper
hcme training
what are among ihe most vital material inn
pgoypGnenss expected In the near future
''The purchase Of suitable supplies, ~ I've al
ready minated, viii eontiuue 70 be an In
portant item Of school expenses a school H.
brafy. containing bcnEa oi reference, histories.
travels, biographies. select fctlon and psetfy,
for supplementary residing aud study, is ga abb
ISOLATE necessity and 81 inesti1aable value. AZ
present. cur collection. though small. comprises
some excellent books. amusing as well as In.
struetiye. Ssh a. Plutsrh's Lives, Irving's
sketch Book. Diekens- Christmas Chimes. Esops
Fables Robinson Grnsoa, Tom BrowH at Rugby,
The seven Little Sisters. Goldsn Deeds, etc.
awhat 90 you think OF the text books7"
They are adopted By the state board OF ed.
Heasson and some az them arc entirely behind
the slmes hope that tae Law win soon be
changed 50 rs to give city sch0oss the privilege
Of making their own selections"
''Hill you nov express your ideas more par
ticulafiy, relative 81 courses OF study ard
methods oi teaching"
Certainly. aud l may say at the outset that
arm "a advocate Of the nsw education. tselt
niesi phrase syaonsn with prosreAs ana r.
form. Within tn past ten years educators have
been awakened from the Rip Van Wrinkle sleep
which for - long time has supplied theis I'm
teieels. and are nov beginning to adapt their
methods 10 the malslisrinns needs Of our
rapidly advancing civilization. While our
eleArest thinkers deprecate too radical changes.
they believe that our courses ct study and
methods OF teaching must be greatly modified
60 meet thc demands Of the times. The erlEa-
alsty Of fsscheFs ought not 20 be restricted by
the too rigid tmpositi of any set methods.
stilI they mar he Repaired 10 conform 60 such
wsil-settled general principles IS underiIe ali
sound theories ul edarati0n Take the study OF
isngaage. for example, watch % the majority Of
teachers presents many alenities. Here Is
specific atatsnsent Of The way Il shoBid be taught.
by James O. Kennedy. kaH Francisco edu.
cater He - not relative 81 niue, but fully
approve al his xiaws he says
'7Aa instruction ia language during the hfst
year q sekaoi e almost entirely oral Il is eoa-
Quoted upon 4 conversational basis for the puT.
-
tean 10 write. Have pupils Ia the beginning
construct short simple sentences from given
words tn the reader also ffem words OF their
own selection. Lead the children a. talk daily
abouf familiar objects. the subjects Of their
reading lessons. wat they see and what they
do. Require them always 10 express their
thoughts IN seutancAs, correct all faulty ex-
prCssieos used Ia the classroom. Teach that
every sentence should begin with capital LET
ter, that every statement should enI with
period thss eveTy question should esd with
question: marx, TEACHERS should always re
Iaembes taas their fundamental purpose Is 10
awaken aud develop she ehildrens power Of OBJ
sefvation. thought and expression by training
them to see. 80 shink and % tsik.
asfhe method Of instruction begun Ia The irsf
| year IL continued unon . slightly advanced
scale M the second yesF. Pupils are now trained
% wtte - wei as 20 talk, and 90 use correctly
ina simple sentences capital lsttsgs periods qaes
tion MARKS. exelamatien points and apestrupheA
/ Give exercises in the writing OF paragraphs
| from diciAtien aud tae EslinE % blaeks, tn sen
/ taness, With suitable verbs Les pupils fire.
/ qaenSly copy their fesdlng lessons. DrlIl the
/ childFea In the efsi sRd written reproduction
4 Of short si0stes Require them 81 construed
I original sSaaeuents. questions and exelsma.
I tlons. Teach he combination OF two and three
1 independent ssatsmsnts tnto single sentence,
/ aud coatinae this exercise throaghout the year
~ Ne
tiaHai lessons hetase calling urea snaiYtiuAis in
/ the class Ger eonneesea statements.
Teach during the third ysas az eehoal the
/ simple uses. IN sentences. Of quotation uaafka
/ csIasal letters. the period. the guakften mark.
the exe.smatioa polut and tie aposivephs
1 eeatlnae TIE exercises "a the construction ~
ssnleaccs, The nillsz 81 elenks. alesAiioas. TIE
approximation 81 storse~, the copying a reading
lessons and the samhlnasicn % independent
statements iato ssHssaees, In conversational
lsssoas. give Information ahoas animals aaa oss.
issfs testeFswtistsg Is lafr0ieced principally
/ las the paFposs % teaehtng pupils TIA sorFns Of
bex5nngRs. epasag Ana addressing isleadsy .es-
/ tiers pxysiap through conversational lessons.
/ rlssaFes sna e6seSts. compositions aPoa The 90
nestle sasHsa1s4 efe.
Teach. dnF ne the fourth Fesr At seAoel the
/ ssmpis aSes II senssnees 81 the caAssa lea al.
dsttea 70 capital lsftttS. he pegaa shs question
I marx. tAx sxeiaAStiaa posaa tAs gsosAsian
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! xesSstosssi isakoas apea ekl4gss sna ylesnres
ass ske eonk ihattea aud rsreeleefiar cxer.
/ css<& The alrisasa ., ea.eneFs tasa eezapaess
saatgeGs ard eazatsets predicate aeans, tAelr
singular. psasNl aa6 Kasxssstve farmx are assa
sAa3AA fssssecstoa IN the writing 81 srssnasy
letters u eassiaass. a2a sostAl saa hssSsness
tagms aaa essinsss se-rsspeaaenSe are Intro
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