Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-01

finished product. To accomplish this,
the moral character must be looked
after and developed, IN Order that the
desired result may be accomplished :.
These are some of the attributes and
characteristics of the school teacher
who is not actuated solely by the pecu-
niary compensation of the profession,
upon which low plane the school keep
er puts the noble profession OF teacn-
ing.
School teachers may aid each other
in great many ways. First, by teden-
ers' meetings, where they are DrouSht
in personal contact with each othef'
AS iron sharpeneth iron, so does the
counlenance of man that of his friend
Sometimes a teacher feels very much
discouraged, weighed down by care,
and finding no one to sympath1ze with
her is Almost tempted to give up the
profession, but at the same time may
read in the papers that teachers
meeting is to be held, a meeting III
which She will meet many friends ana
thosr ~ 40 will sympathlze with her aua
give her friendly greetings, and each
feels that she is not tOlllng alone one
feels that noble sisterhood o. kin
bred spirits are laboring in the same
field under similar trials and d1sCour-
agements.
These meetings should not be an are
| of debate and display OF oratory'
| but one that will mainly d1ttuse prac-
teal ideas of teaching, which Will great
| ly aid each and every one OF Its mem
bers and especially the younger teach-
ers The lecturers selected tor THESE
meetings should not be ambitious 10
shine out as literary men, ana 10 maxi
| hre oratiOns, but should strive 10 give
| practical lessons instead. Much ala
| NAV be derived from the comparing Oh
methods of teaching, as there ShouId DC
| uniformity in educational training
| Method is indispensable IN ali WORK,
as order is the first law OF heaven.
Method and system IN the ClaSslhcatloh
of pupils and hearing IeC1tauonS,
| which is important, may be learned
| from the teacher who understands ana
puts the same III practice. ieaChero
may also be aided by trying to hit each
| other up to a due appreciation OF the
great work OF training youth TO Dc
| good and useful members OF society,
good neighbors, good citizens and Soou
Christians. knowledge IS power, ana
| Otis education forms the common
mind, and raises the educated MEMBER
| of soCiety-not only above the savage,
| but above the ignorant ones around neI.
A comparing of methods, then, would
| include methods of assigning lessons,
| hearing reCitationS and exercising ols-
| cipline, All these are of,supreme I'M
pOrtanCe, and by an exchange OF views
on these Things teachers may CREAMY
aid each other. Then, too, teachers
| should be constant readers OF 5000
and useful books on methods OF teach
| ing, as we'll as general literature.
1t is said Speaking makes READY
handwriting an exact man, ana read
ing full man.
| The great object of education IS to
train the mind to think. The reading
teacher, then, is the thinking teacher,
and can stimulate her associates by
| teaching them to think in order thal
they may be able TO teach their pupils
| to thiuk To teach other to be educa-
tors of the race by precept as well as
example, and bring the teacher as
well as the teaching profession to
| higher planes ofusefulness and more
effective instrument i'll the improve
ment and betterment of mankind, we
need to come down to the very school
| room itself and the every day business
may be better prepared to do her work
! on her return to her duties. She feels
that she has derived new strength
from the sympathy of friends, and a
professional feeling is gained which
will accompany her to her school room
When she goes home she feels that she
has gained renewed vigor and fresh
aspirations and determines to be a bet
ter teacher. Enlightened by what she
has seen and head, she is far more
successful than before. The pupils
too, notice that the teacher has new in
SEPARATION and go to their work more
theerfully. One difficulty after an
other vanishe3, and we think that
teaching, after all, is a pleasant EN-
| ployment, and has some flowers as
we'll as thorns.'
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