The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-15

feel the need of anything he dues-
T-lrle must be the motive. rhe insD,rz-
G0n. Ii Isl nos what the teacher. the
parent feels. Uut what the child feeES
IS q motive. The great difficulty Is
thar rne energy IS rot developed So
-aat the catId feels the need of the
language. Usually the beginning is
with the language itself. rs is a wrong
idea In these Islands the children
are confronted with the learning of
thirty new. SOUNDS. 1t is q most diff
cult task for them and the difficulty s
enhauced # the child does not see the
necessity. What motive has the child
IN IeariuE the IanEuaEe2 IL be is put
into rRe drilling as soon IS ne comes
10 school be becomes confused. ana
loses his interest The child's work.
IS governed bv his interest and he IS
not interested in anything unless ne
sees the end. the motive. he must
become thoroughly convinced OF the
need OF language
During his younger years the child
roams the fields. lie becomes intimate
fv acquainted with his surroundings.
When he enters school he has all the
elements OF the sciences because ne
has neei of them. THEREFOR all priTn-
airy work Is the study Of the imned-
late eT.v: :rGuruent FfeId excursions
are OF the greatest vaIue. The best
school house Is out OF doors. Bring
the children 5uto contact with nature.
The child is touched bv the clouds.
the winds the flowers. He IS interest
ad i'm the geography Of the country.
He observes the forces of nature, ne
sees man. This all teaches him the ne
crssfrv of ferguage and he learns II
the more etsiIv.
Col. Parker said ne wished every
teacher. every parent could realize thai
TIE child comes on earth as q personal
ttv Fe wishes to feel that he is of
some use There is a dignity IN this
feeling n dignity wnich makes him
chafe If there is exhibited a show 0f
superiority over him or his position.
The lower the child IS in the Social
scale the more acute this feeling ts
The teacher comes in cont act with
all these elements and is the organizer
OF puElfc oniuiOn the organizer of So
cietv The great danger is t10t the
teacher NAV NOT recognize the indivfd-
ualifv Of the child. NAV not have that
deem and profound sympathy for the
child which enables him TO Derceive the
working of the child's mind. Influenced
by environment. by hereditv by ma
ture Only that which makes home
baFtpr which stimulates high ideals. 1sa
{
I that is education. worthy the name
/ y-I1frh is q recognition OF all tnat IS
done that is good. The result OF true
/ pff3cati0n is the effect of the school
/ un0n the home and then the effect ct
/ the home upon the school. Fhe whole
/ effort of study should be toward max
/ ing home better brighter. happier. 1t
J IS beautiful ideal TO have the school,
i the nome. The school has too uIteh
/ been made a dreary place. ne
/ Teacher has failed to understand his
/ pupils. the pupils have not unaef-
/ stood the teacher The pupil must have
I a coordinate pleasure with the teach
er. There is then the bond OF sympa-
+ thv and Of interest in the same
I things
Too often has the school been m1de
/ a drearv pIace. Impalieutiy have the
/ children waited for the hour or clos
/ ing. There has been just that lack
! OF accord. that touch OF recognition
/ Duties were performed IN a mere per
( funct0ry manner. The teacher per
haDs had failed TO nave a touch of the
/ spiritual life. for the desire 10 help
/ others lead higher life is the spIr-
! tuaI life.
Col. Parker said that it was MS part
! TO show the teacher now TO teach the
t child 1t Is through the various modes
/ of expression that the child makes
I himself understood Gesture. he said,
is the foundation Of universal Ian
I guage. Next comes voice. human
! voice without speech, then voice
speech. Vocal music Is a tremendous
/ mower in the evolution of the human
i being Rythmic movement OF the
/ body. dancing. rightly used. IS a IInd-
+ amental element in the Developments OF
( axDression Abli1ty 70 fashion with the
hand gives strength and power 10 the
! BODY and mind. It assists in moral
i devaI0DmenC as we'll For this reason
rhe use Of clay and sand are OF incai-
cuIapIe value in education It ne ntd
his way. Col. PorkeT said, he would
have a heap OF sand IN every school
( ward and IN every yard where there
are c1iIdren IN ule household In me
i DEVELOPMENT Of the moral sense and
every other. sense the attractive power
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