The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-07-15


hae neei OF them. Therefor all prim-
airy work Is the study Of the immed-
fate environment. Field excursions
are OF the Cry atest value. Til. best
school house Is out Of doors. Bring
tie CHILDREN into contact with nature.
Tho child Is touched by the clouds,
the winds, the flowers. He Is interest
ed In the geography of the country.
lie observes the forces OF nature, he
sees man. This all teaches him the ne
cessity Of lsrguage and he learns II
The more erslly.
Col. Parker said he wished every
eacher every parent could realize that
Ire child c,nes on earth as PERSONAL
!iv. He wishes to feel that he Is OF
some use. There Is dignity in this
feeling a dignity which makes him
chafe II there Is exhibited show OF
superiority over him or his position.
The lower the child Is in the social
scale the more acute this feeling is
The teacher comes in contact with
all these elements and Is the organizer
OF public opinion, the organizer Of go
cietv. The great danger Is that the
teacher may not recognize the indlvid-
uality of the child. NAV not have that
deem and profound sympathy for the
child which enables him IN nercaiye The
working Of the child's mind. influenced
nv environment. by hereditv by ma
ture Only that which makes home
hotter which stimulates high ideals. Is
worth putting into the school. Only
that is education. worthy the name.
which Is n recognition or all that IL
done that Is good. The result OF true
education Is the erect or the scnooI
upon the home and then the erect OF
the home upon the school. The whoie
effort Of study should be toward max
ing home better, brighter, happier: ~
Is beautiful Heal TO nave the schooi
the home. The school mas 700 od.sn
been made a areary pla.e ~
teacher has faiied 10 uhueistanu n.'
pupils, the pupils nave NOT unu.
stood the teacher. Inc pupil must nav
coordinate pleasure win the teacn-
er. There Is then the pohd OF ssHPa-
thy and OF interest IN the same
things.
Too often has the school been maze
a dreary place. Impatiently have the
children waited for the hour OF clos
ing. There has been just that lack
of accord that touch OF recognition.
Duties were performed in "a mere per-
functory manner. The teacher per-
haps had failed to have a touch Of the
spiritual life, for the desire to help
others lead higher life Is the splr-
itual life.
Col. Parker said that Il was his part
TO show the teacher how to teach the
child. II is through the various modes
of expression that the child makes
himself understood. Gesture. he said.
Is the foundation OF universal Ian
guage. Next comes voice, human
voice without speech, then voice
speech. Vocal music Is a tremendous
power in the evolution of the human
being. Rythmdc movement of the
body. dancing. rightly used, is a fund
amental element in the development OF
expression. Ability to fashion with the
hand gives strength and power to the
body and mind II assists in moral
development as well. For this reason
the use OF clay and sand ara of meal.
culable value in education. II he had
his way. Col. Porker said. he would
have a heap of sand in every sanool
ward, and in every yard where there
are children In the household. In the
DEVELOPMENT Of the moral sense and
every other sense the attractive power
of the teacher Is worth more than
compulsion.
Modelling assists the DEVELOPMENT of
the perceution of form. II ia greater
Than sight or hearing Painting tho
concention of color Is one of The first
of arts What indnite Measure the |
child takes in his distr. hinton of col
or his paintinp Sometimes II was i'm
possihle ia SEQ mat tho naintinp or |
tho child 10 nicture hrt ,ha child
knew what II meant ha secs tho ME.
ture and hive and hive tho n,rent and |
fine teacher see II Neyt comes draw
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