The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-26
HOME TEACHERS NEEDED.

1HSIS II III feature Ol the OulNer-
sity of Utah of greater Importance. to
the territory than its Normal depart
ment Teachers obtaining certificates
from it may be depended upon as pro-
ficient in all the. branches of educa-
ton. necessary to qualify them to act
as teachers in the district schools. They
are required by law to act in that
capacity for certain term when re-
quired
It is desirable that as many young
men and women as possible. having an
aptitude for this work, shall become
fully qualified to instruct the children
of this community. Home industry is
the need of the times, and home teach
ers ought to be had for home educa-
ton.
Just now is a good time to present
this question for serious consideration.
Why should so many school teachers
be imported when we have the mate
rial out of which they can be made at
home? The answer will come from
prejudiced persons or those who do
not know any better, because home
teachers are not proficient, therefore
we have to import many in order to
supply the demand" But it has been
demonstrated that this, to some extent
at least, is a mistake
Graduates from the University, stu
dents having a certificate from it's
Normal department, graduates from
the B. Y. Academy at Provo, and the
B. Y. College at Logan, are able to
hold their own as educators with some
of the best inportations from eastern
institutions of learning. The state
ments that have been made to the con-
trary have been proven false and with
out the slightest foundation in truth.
The Herald has nothing to say
against the ladies and gentlemen who
have come here to instruct the young.
except that in a number of instances
they have spent as little as possible in
Utah and carried away most of the
money they have earned. Every COM
petent teacher who settles here is an
acquisition to the territory, and MANY
Of them are people to be proud of. In
some instances their importation has
been regarded as an educational neces-
sity. and they have been and are cor
daily welcome.
1t is the promotion of home in
dustry in the school teaching DEPART
ment that we wish to advocate. 1t has
been charged that discrimination has
been common against home talent.
That we regard as either entirely a
mistake or a great exaggeration. In
vestigations have failed to establish
the truth of those charges. We are not
finding fault with the selections. but
simply directing attention to a public
need.
There should be more of Utah's sons
and daughters in the public schools as
teachers. Young men and women
who exhibit ability in that direction
should be encouraged to thoroughly
qualify themselves for the work. They
must be able TO pass a critical examina-
ton. If they graduate in the normal
department of the University their Ger,
tificates are accepted as proofs of their
qualifications. as they ought to be, for
the courses at that institution are full
and thorough, and as good at least as
those at most of the similar institu-
tons in the east.
We do not want to see any unquali-
fed person, male or female, selected as
a teacher in the district schools. But,
all other things being equal, we desire
to see our home graduates employed for
home work We wish to see more of
our young Utonians prepare themselves
to be educators of the youth, and we
hope they will be encouraged to this
good work not only by their parents
in urging them to become fully quail
fed. but by the county superintendent
in giving them opportunities to show
their talents in this direction. Home
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