Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-09-04

tAesaee : third tern. - he bad Il one term -
lofe Ne state Wa admitted. n one q u ban-
~ coM1ttcs q Ills. the sapeEfntendenth ns he5a
III once for ab0st sixteen years.
" canned haye truly professional teocAess
wlt0 are compelled 70 change paaees nearly es0sy
yeaf. People must b brought 70 - that . ~
trics cannot alFord to ret into the habit q n
peetlng . hoard 70 drive the teacher aWay -
icause roma one hes > spite. These fault 1ndegs
are IN avery community. They usually are serl
tain thAt the town Or district hasn't had : rod
school for the last ten years. Nevertheless. ~
teachsr o. teachers In charge will be very likely
10 better work the following year than anew
force. and In fact usually have done very exee3t
lent work. These croakers must b. iEnossd,
or the schools must be rendered almost use-
less byconstast change, for they are never sat-
isned.
The science Of education should be taught ID
every college and university In our state. Many
Of the graduates teach. and they usually an the
good positions. Some Of our young men 90
from college directly to principalships and A.
tempt to supervise. Almost invariably thsy
make little Roadway at irst. They usually have
no knowledge OF the principles Of teaching. and
attempt to introduce college ideas from the pgf-
mary to the high school. Is 1t any wonder that
the department teacher Of good experience will
not always listen to their advice : No.tand The
result Is . failure because OF lack OF ability u
the head.
Let Us stop 4 moment to compare teaching 70
the profession before proceeding to the con
clusion. = . man practice law or medicine
without . diploma to show that he has nude
thorough preparation ! Is justice or physical
health moro important than the development u
the whole man.-education I No. but some law
yers and doctors do not succeed even with the
evidence Of preparation. 10 we must expect
some bad teachers even when all are required
70 hold the best evidence OF fitness for the work.
We believe that teachers are making greater
efforts 70 better themselves than any other body
II workers. and this energy well directed ought
70 bring ~ 70 = point where teaching will be
truly aprofessi0n.
when this time comes We will need al the
| The professional teacher needs them to insure
constant growth. But when all teachers arr
truly professional, the work in these meetings
| Of teachers can be directed toward improve
meat more ~ no time will need to be spent II
preparation, that work.beIng done, as II should
be. before one begins teaching.
OuS ~ 0A SlN0 oSUsCsVS UtoSNAocCu suu AWi
make teaching = profession ? No. they help t
matte many Observation-Disclosures. but teaching
will not be . profession till all who enter th.
work are required to show proper evidence o
preparation. We have stated that these are tn,
most immediate means, but We have a ana
moro effective remedy. the normal schools.
Hardly Z word has been said thus far Of thesl
schools. - but few are awaiting themselves 0
the opportunities there offered. but we hop
that - time advances We can bring teacher
and those who intend to teach to see clearly tn,
value Of such preparation. The time shout,
come. and must before We can call teaching
profession. when every teacher in our state Will
be compelled to hold q state or life diplom'
based on long experience or on q normal certin
cate. This Is the end for which we should striv
- teachers. and our greatest hinderance +
reaching this point Is the teacher. We mus
succeed or fail " . result Of our own efforts o
lack. Will the teachers Of our state strtv
earnestly for this end ? Ifso, It can be reached