The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-01-26
EDUCATIONAL
Department Devoted to the
Teachers of Cobb.
CHARACTER TRAINING THE BASIS,
The Teacher Must Love the Children
Else He Cannot Be True Teacher.
Go Down and Lift Up.

! Character training is the founda-
ton OF all education. Mental train
Ing without character training makes
''clever devils" instead OF men. Ed
ucated men are alike capable of do
ing greater good or greater harm
than the uneducated. Therefore,
whether an education proves bless
ing or curse to mankind depends
upon our characters. Some states
and many teachers think that to
teach "books" is all that is neces-
sary in training the young for their
life-work, and when they think this
way, the pubic schools fail In their
mission. Book knowledge, mental
training, but above these, character
training makes the man aud this
last is two thirds of the teachers
work.
The German system is based on
the idea OF making good subjects Of
the empire. So great has been the
increase OF Atheists and Anarchists
that the Emperor has lately enaeav-
ored to pass Jaw requiring relig-
ious training. The central idea in
the French schools is France
France expects you to do your
duty, to be studious, etc." is printed
in every school book. The central
idea for the ten million children in
our schools SHOULD be: Character
building, the basis of good citizen.
ship. -
How important it is, then, thai
teachers should see that their train.
ing, their discipline is calculated tc
make good citizens out of THEN
pupils. Character, good or bad, is
largely the resultant of habits form.
ed. This being true it follows that
teachers should aid their pupils in
} forming good habits. Won't you
send the Journal fifty or hundred
words discussing the most important
elements of a good character, how
best taught and how best to guard
their opposites? We want 1.-THE
teachers of the county to use this
department..
/ The teacher must love the chill
dren else he cannot be a true
teacher. The law of lcve must
govern teacher and pupil. Howev-
err low pupil may be you must go
down to his place with him, help to
raise him up, and try with all your
love and might to make man out
OF him. If you cannot love your
pupils give up teaching, for it is not
your work. BY the law of love you
will be blessing to them and to
yourself, power in the community,
and, in the future, the seeds sc
wisely sown in love and earnestness
will bear abundant fruit. :
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Do YOU take a school journal, il
not, why not? There is MIR. E. G.
Murry's paper published in Atlanta.
! The School Journal published in
New York, The Teachers Institute,
and Popular Educator. Take an
educational paper this year. 1t will
put you in touch with the great
educational world. Also take the
Marietta Journal.
HERE are some principles from
Herbu; Spencer:
"Bear in mind the fact that a
higher morality, like a higher intel
ligence, must be reached by a slow
growth"
BE sparing of commands, but
whenever you do command, COM
mand with decision and frmness. "
"lhe aim of your discipline should
be to produce self.governing being,
not to produce being to be gov
erned by Others"
""Let your penalties be like the
penalties inflicted by inanimate ma.
ture-inevitable."
Balm says, "Duties should be de.
fnitely expressed, SO as 10 be clearly
understood"
voluntary dispositions are to be
trusted as far as they can Co."
"By organization and arrange
: ment, the occasion of disorder are
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