Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-11
SUMMER SCHOOL.
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not teach more than one short cut at q
time or the pupil will become bewildered.
Miss Allen next spoke on reading, re-
viewing the work OF the week and en-
phasizing the most important points.
Work with your class as individuals, not
as a whole. Drill on new words until there
is no doubt that the child knows them and
try to teach them just where they are
needed. Word and sentence building is
Of value and any method to induce the
child to write and read the sentences be
learns is useful Have supplementary
reading at least once a week and be sure
that it is easy. Have the children give
favorable criticisms on each others work,
as this incites them to do better and in
duces them to ask many sensible ques.
tions.
The third period was taken by Mr.. CO.
nant on grammar. Seek to secure correct
speech In all conversation and teach the
child to express everything clearly, briefly
completely. Study one grammar and
study that we'll before taking up others,
and study good authors, as this will en-
able you to settle arguments relating to
questions of the use of certain words.
fave the pupil spend quite little time
in parsing but do not give the rules OF
syntax. Mr.. ConRnt closed by showing
grammar to be help to the art OF read
ing, 9raiIfhgthe mind to observe closely
and to treasure up knowledge.
For the last drawing lesson Mr.. Camp
bell gave an outline for the primary and
grammar course, showing what subjects
should be taught and how and at what
times they should be taken up. This sub
iect was taken up In a different manner
than before in this state but in way
which enabled the teachers to get much
benefit from the ten lessons.
Monday, the school opened at nine
O'Clock. Rev. Geo. w. Morrow leads the
devotional exercises this week. Louis 2.
Nash of Gardner, Mass, spoke first on the
subject Of psychology. We want a few
fundamental definitions and these he gave
explaining and illustrating them. He
spoke of the systems of the human body
10 general and of the nervous system in
particular, giving the general structure OF
the whole and then the divisions. He Illus
trated by experiments the fact that the
memory of some Is better than that OF 9TH
ers and that the nerve impulse travels at a
different rate in different people. This
should be remembered in teaching and re-
suits demanded according to the ability
of the child as the method OF standing In
row and meeting the same requirements
is done with. Remember that different
amount OF work should be expected from
the pupil at some times in the day than at
others and consider the effort which the
child has put into the work rather than
the result obtained.
next spoke on the subject of history. He
mentioned the different discoveries and
explorations and how they helped in the
making and spreading OF history. This
was a short Introductory talk as base for
future work.
The first period OF the afternoon was
taken by /. Freeman Hall from North Ad-
ans, Mass, on the subject OF geography.
He defines this as the study OF the surface
most interesting studies as it covers such
large and varied field. Teachers should
be careful not to bring in other sciences,
as they are likely to do, but teach the
earth's surface and its relation to the pu-
pill. Books should not be used for the be-
ginner as nature, the blackboard and
moulding board are much better and all
that are needed.
Following this, Hon. Alpha Messer, the
of the State Board OF Agri-
culture, addressed the teachers. He ex-
pressed his pleasure at meeting so many
teachers as II is his opinion that the teach
er who does not go out to institutes and
summer schools and meet other teachers
cannot do the best work. He emphasized
the need of nature study and gave an out
line for that line OF work.
colonial wars for the history lesson. His
tory should be divided into lesson units
as 1t is not best to try to cover too broad
field at once. The lesson OF the previous
day should be taken up in class as prep
aration for that days lesson. Mr.. Meader
thinks that before methods for teaching
this subject are studied, we should have
bird's-eye view OF the whole, and this he
endeavors to give US by touching on the
NJ n ut Qyanfe
Mr.. Hall again spoke on geography dur
ing the last period. This study should be
begun in the second or third year OF
school, letting the child go out and study
objects and landscapes. Make your teach
ing simple but alive. Have the children
know the hills and valleys that they may
grow more beautiful to them each day and
try to teach the child to use his eyes out
Of doors and think about what he sees.
Have the child keep record of the tenn
perature and direction OF the wind.
Tuesday morning, Mr.. Hall began the
work with q lesson in geography. Take
the pupils out OF doors and show and ex-
plain different landscapes to them, devel-
oping accurate ideas OF distance. He gave
an outline showing the subjects and the
order in which they should be taught.
For the history lesson, Mr.. Meader
chose the Revolution and the birth OF the
nation. He spoke of and explained the
events from the causes Of the
war until the time when
the government was started under the
History has good deal to
do with the shaping OF the child's ideas,
his ability to see things as
they should be.
MIR. Nash occupied the third period with
a talk on psychology. He spoke OF the
five senses and their uses. Through touch,
we get an idea of existence and through
sight our idea OF color, form and relative
size. 1t is the teachers duty to notice the
defects in the children's sight and hearing
and to use the child accordingly. Teach
the child to take proper care OF these
organs and influence the parents to con-
suit good specialists II there is any defect
in them. He closed the talk by showing
the nervous systems OF the very lowest
animals up to that OF the mature man.
Mr.. Meader began the afternoons work
with a lesson on history. The subject
was the acquisition of territory and
boundary lines. He began by fixing our