Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-13
RELATION OF HONE AND SCHOOL,

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VIM. Angus, of Warren, delivered
before the Northwestern Teachers
Association at Moorhead, Apr. s,
1899. - - II :.
Teaching and school management
is now regarded as an art. An art
by which the ma jority of individuals
in all civilized lands has been more
or less Influenced for good or for evil,
depending largely upon the skill OF
the artist, whose purpose it is to
educate. The word educate, from
the Latin, means to lead out. The
wise artist has sought diligently to
lead out all that is worthy in his
subject and used quite as much care
in casting in the dim background,
or where possible suppressing en-
tlrely the base and sordid, which to
a greater or less extent is the birth
right of each Individual
The sweet singer of Israel tells us
that God "sitteth the solitary in
families.'' This much, at least, has
nature done for us and even among
the widest tribes and the lowest
races. Childhood is in some measure
a training for lie-its labors and it's
duties.
Progress has carried man on
through the various stages of life
until from individual and family,
through changing phases OF the
evolution Of civilization, the state is
reached. The state provides schools
to give training and education, to
do more for the Individual child than
family training can accomplish.
Much OF the teaching that in
fuences life in mature years is born
OF the home and yet in many cases,
perhaps, more power is exerted by
the lessons of the school,.
Home and school should alike
develop body and mind. Parents
send their children from the home
to us. Indeed the law of the land
steps in and says they must do this.
The wish Of the parents and the in
tention Of the law is that the. step
shall be productive of all the good.
possible.
So the state expends the money OF
it's people for good teachers, the best
that can be found, or at least those
that meet the requirements OF the
people where they labor. Schools
are affected by the sentiment OF the
people. Indifferent, careless people
make possible schools kept by in
different, careless teachers. Read
Nicholas Nickleby and reflect upon
the apathy in these matters that
prevailed when such evils existed.
Charles Dickens aroused and inter-
ested humanity and the old order of
things passed away.
General public sentiment is the ag-
gregate OF Individual interest. No
matter how we'll organization works
it depends upon personal effort.
Having a good curriculum and good
instructions it is the duty OF the
parents to assist the teachers in
every way possible. The spirit of
the home has much to do with the
success of the teacher.
Children come to us from the
homes for a few hours to be occu-
pied, led, directed and controlled.
They often become so'interested that
the short hours of school seem of
more Importance than anything at
home. How necessary, then, that
the parents should have faith in us
and should not shatter that loving
trust or shake that firm belief which
does so much to keep the children
interested and under our influence.
If the mother. and the home ele-
ment be not on our side, much OF the
good to be gained by school and it's
training is lost. If not wholly de-
feated it is partially SO by unwise &C
tion and criticism.
We should in every way possible
strive to interest the parents in the
schools and make it appear to them
that we have the welfare of their
children at heart. Where parents
are interested they will assist us and
will exert no influence against the
schoolroom authority or methods.
We are in need OF their aid and are
entitled to it in all ways possible.
1t has been a recognized fact in all