The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY PROF. REGAIN.

tQ WliO ulrCONefluR new genus ~
teachers. He classes them as "re-
gressiyes," "standstills," and 'pro-
gressives. I" The new class is the
first named progressive" or back
ward going teachers certainly do ex-
list. One superintendent describes
some of his teachers as "crochet
crazy :" another teacher says he
knows he has teachers whose sole
reading is the First Reader that is
used by the pupils. II would be
an interesting questionio know how
far back these regressive teachers
can go. Supt. Greenwood is going
to throw some light on the matter
at the meeting in Boston, in Febru-
ary.-Ex.
Supt. Greenwood will further
shed much light on these classes Of
teachers at the summer Normal
school at the State University in
June and July.
Tuition will be free for all who
desire to attend. Likewise at Lake,
in Newton county. We hope all
teachers who propose 10 teach in
Claiborne will avail themselves OF
this splendid opportunity for equip
ping themselves TO do good work in
the school-room.
Patrons are beginning to demand
that teachers shall have normal
training, and it is we'll that teach
ers heed this demand If they do |
not, "Othello's occupations gone,"
and deservedly SD.
Address Chancellor Fulton, at
University, or j. B. Bailey, Con-
ehatta, for particulars.
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A teacher may be a good plodding |
teacher, and do his best, and yet
never have struck a spark out of
some of the natures before him
and If he has not he will have failed
even though they got good lessons.
Teaching is more than hearing les
sons the teacher must come in
contact with his pupils.
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Every parent and school patron
should, IN reading the following ex-
tract, reflect how essential it is to |
sustain, and give their moral sup.
port to, the teacher. To do other
wise, is to hurl boomerang at the
teacher, which will injure him lit.
tie, but will return and do irrepa-
rable damage TO the children.
"The power OF common opinion
or popular sentiment is seen and
felt i'm every school and every class.
Every pupil patterns his or her
conduct after the popular senti-
ment, to greater or less degree,
and obeys the common judgment,
feeling its approval a satisfying re-
ward, its condemnation an unbeara-
BILE censure. When a pupil Is cor
rected, II he can, returning 10 his
seat, look into the faces of his COM
panions and receive their sympa-
thies, the act Of the teacher has on
ly excited indignation and does not
reform. II, on the other hand, the
scholars are with their teacher, i'm
their opinion os the offence and its
just deserts, never by word, look,
or sign will the offender allude 10
the correction visited upon him.
How shall we gain this state of af-
fairs in which the school is in favor
of order, honesty, and industry, and
uses its influence as q school to-
ward this end PIX.
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Herbert Spencer says: "The
first point l want TO emphasize is
this-that the first virtue we have
or seek to develop is the virtue Of !
Obedience" The first stage in the
growth of character is a habit of
obedience, and the first requisite in
the formation of character is some
system of authority, command or
law. In other words, there can be
no true moral character where there
has not been formed the habit Of
respect for authority, of reverence
and obedience for those superior to
ourselves in age, or knowledge, or
wisdom. We should believe in the
possibility of other people knowing
better than we do, and to submit
our will To that of others. All the
great things ever done in this world
have been done because men were
found ready to follow and to obey
Loyalty those in whom they put
their trust nor is this all-those
only are fit TO command who have
learned to obey.
Our first lesson as teachers, then,
is to teach our pupils to obey, and
we are worthless ms teachers If we
cannot teach that lesson. A habit
of obedience is what we must set
ourselves TO form. Once formed, il
becomes second nature, and not on
ly awakens no conflict, but is rem
dered unconsciously.
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The superintendent's payroll for
March was $2111 .65.
The total amount paid TO teachers
since the opening ofthe schools, 10
the close ofthe fifth month, is $8,-
1880.
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Native ability without education
is like tree which bears no fruit.