The Penn's Grove record., 1892-10-07
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
&c Has the Opportunity to ne Of Great
Value TO tbs County chocis

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IHe Has the opportunity to Ne Of Greas
Value TO the County schools
The County Superintendent has The
'.nnor,unfty to be Of great value TO the
schools Of his county. Whether he Is
l,r not depends upon himself. He must
mt himsef In The place OF his teachers
ind people and lead them on from wiere
they are now. There are superinrend-
.ents who have high ideals OF what the
schools should be, but do not know ex.
sctIy what the schools are. They build
their plans upon supposed conditions
that have no existence. They therefore
~Irritate the people and teachers. and the
|people and teacher 8 irritate them. They
wish TO realize results Immediately.
They are willing to labor, but are not
willing to wait. They change the APP
p~earance of things in the counties very
soon, but this change Is not always
growth. They are noble men and
women, devoting themselves to tneir
teachers and schools, but they make the
mistake that teachers often make win
pupils when they crowd them on through
processes that the pupils do not UNDER
stand. and because the child memories
The Or. cess they think he follows the
~ tIO ttaGttAc
people have low idees OF schools, these
are the starting points to begin 10 eie-
yste them; start from where they are.
there Ii another class OF superlnten-
Idents who are always tagging behind.
The teachers OF the county have 70 pun
Them on. The real educational leaders
are the better teachers OF the county
and what educati nal progress there IS
lis stimulated by them. They are as iar
lin the rear as the others are in advance.
THE trouble with this class Ia hat tney
lgenerally hold Office q long time. Inc
people are very much like them-satis-
fed with the old ways. The 0 yalu-
able superintendent IL he who sees
clearly the next step to take and men
Iputs his foot down, firmly but good-na,
lturedly, and does not take 1t up until
1.-THE time comes for another step Onward.
jSuch a superintendent will also remain
IN office a long time.
One of the lines OF progress which the
County Superintendent Is Tree to follow
lie the Improvement OF the institute. he
can have his W way, largely. there.
Where the funds are abundant tRiee
weeks may be spent in the sub ects, and
one week. the last, in an institute, when
all the teachers OF the county should
tbe expected to attend. One or more IN
~stitute workers. not employed in the
school, might be brought in to help CON
duct the institute. the purpose OF which
should be inspiration aud guidance
toward better Id ais OF the purpose and
methods OF school teaching, The insti-
ltute ought to be a powerful factor In
helping the teachers 10 decide between
lreal, genuine reforms In theory or In
fpra tie, and those alleged reforms thai
lspring up aid carry the teachers on
their feet, but have no depth OF earth.
when q test comee they fail. 1t Is th'
business OF the institute to stimulate
The pro essional spirit. and set teachers
to studying their work in the wider re
liations that 1t bears to society. TIT
institute should add q sense OF d'gni
land worth ness to teaching which III
petty detail OF The school room Is to-
apt to take from ito. P. B.. In Pub
lie School Journal.