Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-31

for Il sample and they were to purchase
, a pound or move of the same brown piPeI
for use in their schools, for our ,own
does not furnish paper or even willie :
books Every afternoon after the rcad-
ing lesson the teachers were to have the
little ones write. placing a red star upon
the correct papers. This is an incentye
for better work each day. AT the next
teachers meeting which occurs in two
weeks. the .teachers compare work. re-
turning to their schools discouraged oI
encouraged. as the case may be. After
the elements are learned we use shoIl
sentences. The second grade has wIn .,
ing in the same way on brown paper, Dut
the third grade has vertical writing
books. "a
A. this first meeting. / had also -
pieces of brown paper Tor NUMBER WORK
for find that teachers forget unless they
have something tangible to take home
and refer to. We have definite work on
numbers and their combinations from 10
10 for the first year. using opJects en-
tirely. Rounds. squares, leaves. mowers
made with colored pencils teach not oniy
form but color, and arithmetic a. Vel.
and more than all serve as Dus2
while the teachers are attendinG
classes. The number Work ~ M "a. +! r.
writing is brought into TIE 3 - y !!!l.' r..
| |ans e eaae also siso IL n 15if sz N ees
|cllpatioS 1fuc ton n! 3aS
| dirs<I M I:
Batting beSxsss p ~ ~ 4
~, sisa g |S Ia saS s < NOR nS reason
wiz VI, 81 |'dr'en sbcpid sot Be occupied .
an nnSraded hchooi IN well as gradea.
a bright willie aWaks teaeher ought t0
make every minute count. M .sss s y
Hut fiin principal tin!t anass lrs :,
best method Of teachinH t1avlns
visited some of the beS( ~ GRADES
In Boston and Maiden, 4oI!y1nced
that the phontc method MI n0Ily ex.
elusive of the 4 beet and NS4M n1etnOd
was the best and 50 ct the dkst z1ea1tng
we began a drill on phOuica and nave
continued ii at every meeting stnce we
labor under great disadyanta&e Tor we
use Harper's readers which IL not 4
phon6f.c series. consequently the teachers
havcsto depend upon themselves IN the
marking of vowels. Now amid all the
difficulties under which we have labsred
il is truly amazing to see th4strides our
little fSlks have made. We6asist at the
beginning on reading with expression and
here comes in the secret of good reading
later on. 1t Is almost impossible to break
up bad habits in reading after the Drst
two or three years OF school life. Read
ing with correct and - ural emphasis
must be taught In th Fst grades or it
never can be taught. might almost So,
We sound entirely the first two terms. Mi
referring TO spelling al. all and when we
did introduce spelling the results were
beyond my highest expectations. While
our language b not wholly phonetic II is
largely soslhd only the silent letters have
to rbe remembered by sight Not only
does the phonetic method help the chill
drnA 10 discover new words without The
al, of The teacher, but being conscious ri
evsIy sound the articulation is almost
perfect. One of the little ones tauq by
the phonetic method is never guVy OF
S91ins boss for horse and wich for which
HeAm eonvinceds that where children I'M
der the old methods were Seers learning
10 read new q nitely 9etseSSNork can be
asecmeIishsd on4fh 6t the time
nd s ss;les "a /. ' as'!
Isis ilSarfgl iny snrprtse and p.,er., dis-
came T. the iirst teachers 41ej ng. r the
b gtfeHne of this winters tee > who Aew
aheat pnsPiss, nu sesig W sse or
therlfin assingie afternsQn What bad
been sInees.spring endeav6ring to e&Aalf
the 1hers. fully Expected thea TO
bring us better methods than we weIt vs.
k,ry MN. = III some
tic hd eranfffr. 81 as oirAf the i;l4t s. =
man studies asF taught On ouAA6M
gradssl schoelssthsX have no ciias M
gXranches. Now l do not wish to IS
value the. Knowledge of the Ahsher
mas ,sa wiabo, s aac
s so sad at G ssy w ars sTi Il ne,
~ se s.sfRin tnsrns a part of q time
~ hksh Motk which they 6re to
taxa ak -, !, e yhs Urinary GRADES
wasf ssa ' mo- m6r ss S Ses al
priinary needs than before they attended
the Normal school. The parenis and khe
whole community expect those TEACHERS
are Better lifted for thsir work than
other teachers in town, and they should
ne. il our Normals are training schools.
Twopf my teachers attended the s,Jn-
ucr school at Newcastle and from Miss
SHOWS very efficient methods gained
more for the primary and interma4liate
grades than the teachers who have at
tended thesNormals for nearly the whole
cour$e
M until more attention is paid to. The
towes grades of rural schools canhwe
eNer hope for larger resultSf With *the
assent methods in the primary grades the
children become du1ledA and indifferent
before they rea2a the grammar studies:
W. J. CortheA principal of tie Mr..
NAL school at 'Gorhain. deliveredH an
address on s;Histciya fl5at was ems OF
the mcats Mterestins Numbers on I'LL,
programme. We would have. liEssha ID
publish tfscentire address. hss as Mr..
cpsthell had no notes anly an abstrast.
could be ostsipplsa. paajef n !,
/ Nr. certhsl said "a enyEs hg
the study of histerye That 5liss Srg
sit4.no, the soifl kmattea Is ID SiSs
nore advanced grades bat the III fSE !;