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

him time TO arrange HIS luOu6Ilto WIlle
the other recites. In the upper grammar
grades have seen this done with good
effect The pupils when properly inter-
ested in their work Will listen attentively
and be benefited in the hearing. This
NAV be open to the criticism that a pupil
usually good might draw the slip con-
taining the topic that he knows the least
about. If a pupil doesn't do as well as
you would like to have him. allow him
another slip for which emergency you
may have few extra ones prepared. In
which case | would mark him on the av-
erage of the two for his examination.
A third method learned while teaching
in New York by seeing the principal come
into my room and give 1t and In my sub
secuent teaching. | employed 1t a great
deal In such studies as history. geog-
raphy and physiology, it may be used
while in arithmetic il could not. pre-
pare 20 questions. | shape these ques-
lions in such Il way that definite answers
are required. Sometimes one word ans
wers the question; name, or perhaps a
date Some of the questions may require
a sentence but | aim to shape the ques-
ton so that the answer must be brief and
to the point | read these questions to
the class giving the number of the ques-
tion. and giving time for a moment S
Thought only IA moment just long enough
for the pupils to take in the meaning or
the question and write the answer num-
bered to correspond to the question. tiait
ono mol 70 give the questions. Then / al
low the pupils to change papers ana
Iagain read the questions and give the
answers and allow the pupils each 10
mark the paper he has. for each cor
rect answer, 0 for an entirely wrong ans
,,.or "a, n" answer and whatever the ques-
ton is worth If it Is partly right =
Whenever any pupil is In DOUBT about
the value s,f an answer | allowed him to
tle a. ~ answar and I tell him what
10y 70 Give When all answers have
t ,la.A ,;,,aS iat the n,nils add up the
pevm eand thar hand naners to the own
ZIG 80 Iat them also add them Then
cali the roll and enter the mark in my
leo ,;,,o +hem, mvself as much as | deem
s ,., cs,,,,s ti,,,na + fi,A answers are
..,,.rth ,,,oxe' than marks sssigned by the
W.. s ~ =.
* You'd moi recommend fhat this meth
IN shonld he used to the EXCLUSION of the
other but It has this adyaMage, lou u"
after the examination is over and for the
teachers SAKE ,, Mo !. has tba ,dvan,age OF
giving each pupil to know just what hts
sha suafg he W.T. Il has furfher advantage OF
training the pupil 20, TANK rrom a, a am,
ask and nothing else. ~.
seen exnerienced teacherst try this and
become involved in difficulty IN the part
of correcting papers on ACCOUNT of ques-
| tions so given that answers needed to be
long or questions permitted Of different
| answers And yet after all a teacher OF
60 hence and resources will at all times
err own personality into her work
adapt herself 10 her class and If
suggested anything that In any way
y2u can modify and adapt to your needs
/ shall be satisfied AS to final examina-
tiot,s for gradua ton have little to say.
/ believe d teacher knows more about a
lu,piI than & superintendent can find out
nv his exan11na00n and further believe
{hat ii 4 nupfl forms habits of industry
and prosnntness in school these habits
will cling "a him after he leaves school
and II hs has learned in addition to that
lcommons courtesy. thorough honesty and
| ma ILLNESS his school training has been
I nerfect and his success am station In life
Is assured
I
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