The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16
EDUCATIONAL.
CONDUCTED BY w. w. E. BRIGHT,
County Supt. Of Education.

Often do we read of the growing
spirit of lawlessness in our country.
This complaint is by no means con-
fined to ono community. All have
their share. And there is no doubt
! that tho Sronter freedom now allowed
to tho young if all classes than was
tho case in former times, is often
ob used and in some cases degencrates
into wilful self-asscstion, indifference
to tho rights and claims Of others,
and resistance 10 authority Of evory
kind. A laxncss on tho part of pa
rents in condoding and excusing
minor offences in their children leads
to the spirit of lawlessress, and
sometimes what is wor 8 he spirit
of crime, The self governed child
becomes tho loafer, the loatcr the
tramp, md the tramp the desperate.
And tho rcsalt is logical. Causes
have their effects. But say you,
what has this got to do with the sub
icct in hand? We'll, let's see. There
is but ono way TO right things, and
that is to begin at tho bottom. The
successful architect lays Il good foun-
dation c--tho edifice he intends to
build, aud then reara Il sIpelstruc
turc that will be strong and cndur
ing. Every intelligent physician
whom called into sec pntiaut, dag
noses tho caae, and then proceeds to
apply the remedy. Now thon, it is
tho duty of every e,rnest, progress
sive teacher to study tho moods Of his
school and work accordingly. If ho
fails in discipline, all tho rest Of his
work must in a measure, be failure,
because good crdor in tho school
room il the first requisite to the best
esults in his work. Tho home and
the school should work together in
tho matter Of discipline. Parental
discipline will make neral training
castor in tho school
= In ur'er to accomplish tho results
indicated in this article, tho teacher
t should introduce as early rs possible
} some text on tho Civil Government.
: For the four Yeas past I have used
y several books in my schoo! sometimes
o ouc, and .mctimcs, anuthcr, on
t Civil Government, with good results
: Tho one am using at present is b,
II Alex Petormon. am highly pleased
G with it, and would suggest thai
vt others try it i'll their schools, unless
I'd they NJ. already using s'mo good tox
.r on Civics. Mr.. pctcrmAnn's text il
attractive and simple, not above th
comprehension of tho ordinary chic
of tw"lvo years of age. He uses tn,
synthctical method in treating O
government. Tho smallo,t parts NJ,
taken up separately, and made to fit
into one supcrstructure. Beginning
90 with homo government, he trace
to consecutivc]y tho indulgins principles
'd through The hool township, county
state and nation. No one could use
!" this book, think, without being fa,
~ vorably impressed with the Authors
;. treatment Of this important subject.
8 1t has tccn my cXperio' CO that
children become moro obeueLt when
y ', they arc made TO sec why it IL Ecces
sary to have law and order in school
(. Frequently I have had classes to TO-
y como SO interested III the subject O.
q government that they would ask out
. side questions and seek additional in
=, formation have known parents tt
l. become interested in the subject ant
% read the text their children were stu
dying. More than this, it wakes NJ
i. tho young mind, sets it to thinking
te and the child is no longer "a passiy
+. recipient" And tho final result Lsus
~, ~ be That children will grow up to man
i, hood end womanEoCd, having
We greater reverence for law and ordel
re- and better fitted to meet the require
monts OF tue citizenship.
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