The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-07-23
SUMMER SCHOOL
Faultfinding With Pupils
May be Obviated.
Reasons for Some Children An
pearing DUH - Lecture
This Morning.

The regular attendance OF the men,
bers OF the Summer School. al its meet
ings and classes is sufficient proof that
the teachers are finding the school OF
practical value. Fine work is being
done in all the branches. and many
teachers viii approach the ordeal Of
next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
with fewer misgivings than they have
felt for some time past. The talks OF
DR.. Brown in the High School building
AT g. m 10 the second section and AT
las P. m 10 the first section are emf
nently valuable and practical, and il is
certain that much better work viii be
done through the coming year by those
who have ayailed themselves Of his
kindly guidance and advice.
Yesterday morning Dr. Brown took
as his subject Educational Diagnosis. -.
Il was pointed out that the fine art Of
teaching is intimately allied TO other
me arts. sciences and professions. The
relationship between teaching and
painting has been pointed out. The
work OF the teacher is on lines parallel
with that Of the minister. and il can
Be shown that the teacher must adopt
some OF the methods Of the doctor, il
he is 10 be successful The doctor con-
Germs himself chiefly with pathological
conditions. although many medical
men are now devoting their attention
10 The healthy functions Of the human
body. and trying rather 70 prevent dis
ease than 70 cure il. Educators have TO
do primarily with conditions OF health.
secondly with conditions Of disease
but in common with the physician. the
teacher has q great deal TO do with di-
aguOsis. There are no books treating
OF this subject from an educational
standpoint. although day by day the
importance OF the subject is being more
clearly seen.
In the school room things are very
often not what they seem. 4 teacher
may think that a child is stupid or in
6olent, when really that is not the case
Il becomes necessary. therefore, for the
teacher 10 make g careful inquiry into
the real cause Of trouble. He may find
that % the difficulty may arise from
some physical or physiological trouble.
% Difficulty may be caused by peeuli-
ariries Of development, especially OF
mental development, or go the trou-
bic may be caused by former imperfect
teaching Trouble IS often caused by
some imperfection in the eye Of the
child. 4 diagnosis OF this case may
be formed by observing that the child
keeps his book TOO near 10 his eyes
that he slips words in reading, or does
not see the blackboard clearly. This
may be caused by the imperfect light
ing Of the school room, by too much
or too little light, or by cross lights
II the school room 4 diagnosis OF the
case being formed, the teacher is in 9
position 20 seek q remedy. The light
should not be too scattered; II should
fall on the left side OF the pupil Where
necessary, the parent should be notified
OF the defective sight OF the pupil, OF
the pupil sent 10 physician for treat,
ment The ear, too, may often be al
fault: child. by defective hearing
may form habit Of inattention. This
difficulty. also. should receive the at,
tention OF the teacher.
DR.. Brown was unable TO finish the
subject Of Educational Diagnosis" and
viii continue it today.