Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-02-28
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERVISION.

ency so the vote cast at the annual
school meeting may be to the interest
Of school system. The rural
) school is not what it should be. There
are certainly weak points in our sys-
/. TEN of education. 1t is our duty to
study these evils and correct them.
Reform is IN element of progress, and
the road to perfection,
Statistics prove that two-thirds of
} Americas teachers teach in rural
schools, and that a majority Of teach
ers are without experience. We find
but few Normal graduates in our
rural schools-a wider field is open to
them. Experience and proficiency in
duces them to seek better positions.
Many persons begin TO teach, as a
stepping-stone to some other avoca-
ton, and while they teach our schools,
the study of medicine, law, ETC., en-
gross their attention. Their hearts
are not in the work. They have no
real love for teaching. The study of
mind growth, pedagogical principles,
logical teaching, etc. are foreign to
them-as a result the boys and girls
under such instruction drift into
naolts that mentally ana morally
u"ali Unem' our I'd" materldl must
be developed, made shapely, orderly
anu systematic IL Uime Is 10 De saved
u tne cnilureh'
1edcnihg ID Orue Sclence. SCHOOLS
snouiu IN pldceu III Uhe hahus ol UhoSe
VINO know'ho" 10 oeach a can snow
ounerS Uhe way OF teachlng. Inc
greduesU misfortune ol our Schools 10
Jay is that we wall ior mistakes IN
leachlng u sho" Us DeoUer meOhoos'
a maJorlIy oLour scnools are "re1cned-
~ vaughU' Inc eachers may De per-
sons oi goou moralS-Urue IN every
sehSe VI Une "oIu-puo Ihey lack'
rHsV-FIoiessional euucd1loh' 1ouhg
ooys anu girlS are seiecteo 10 TINKER
immortal minus, ana through thelr
want Oh culture mature Juogmeht'
experience preparation, etc', unelr
succesS proves d ourlesque 10 our
Schooi system Seconu-hhowiedge
Oh chilo mino. upon mint the teach-
CT WORKS. IL Is our nighesO uuIy 10
interest, dlrect ana develop mlnd, out
theSe tnlhgS cannot pe lone a
knowledge OF the laws OF ac-
tlVlty. In all occupations, n VINO
uoes not understand the material
"l1n winch nc WORKS n d way 10
utilize IL 70 highest good Is considered
a irauu' Shoulu we regard teachlng
as true SCIENCE oased upon tne prlh-
clples OF deVeiopment-and
the souls OF boys n girls more IMAM
~procrustean Deds at h disposal OF IN
experience-we would certainly thlnk
u duty TO place our SCHOOLS under a
directing head so as TO sustain better
order, 10 secure well directed effort
and to train TO habits OF self govern
ment and self effort. zone ofour ablest
educators says "The management
OF many OF our schools Is such as to
make angels weep 1t is a fact that
inexperienced boys and girls cannot
educate-they DON'T know now In
experience has TO be led from the
chrysalis state OF Facts n b. Taught
now 10 teach.
10 put an unqnallned, unframed,
unskilled teacher INTO d school
roomwlthout a supervisor, is TO en-
courage a greater waste OF the pre-
clous years OF c~nlldhood' Much OF
what chlld learn is without value;
much he ought TO learn is wholly I'M
Taught besides whathe 0 g is SO poorly
nxed II ms memory tha0 ne Il nou us
master. Inc vast OF Clhle' the waste
OF n period OF piastlcity Whlch VIII
never return' the waste caused oy
giving Us moral IMPRESSIONS creating
no impulses oo"aro Ohe nignesU anu
oest chliuS NATURE ID realy
astonishing wise supervision VIII
correct many oI THESE ueiecUs' upe
mtendehcy is a REFORM ana an apso
lutte necessity 10 oetter Schools we
are proud o. our schools out we Grip
PIE Uhem Wheh we alloW 70 ulSOrlcts
70 nave W systems. Each teacher IS
lett TO MS own Judgment as TO a
course OF study n no attention.
Whatever, is PAID TO the work OF MS
predecessor AS is sald, "each year
the rock is rolled a snort Instance up
uhe nil, only 10 De lelb 10 roll PACK
again" h trite saying is Verlned
by u patrons when they say, my
children nave made llttle pro-
gress." a good course OF STUDY
Adopted TO the environment OF rural
pupils and Systematically followed VIII
save much OF the time which is now
lost to pupils and teachers, Our IN
experienced teachers need a superVl-
scr TO correct them, to offer encourage
ment, TO submit a plan and TO aid our
thlrd-claSs teachers TO Work TO second
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