The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-12
The Rslation eof the Parent TO the
Teacher
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events of the day, and it will he looked
upon as gospeltruth.
Well, that teacher has got ne govern
ment The scholars do just asahey are
might to. She let's them write notes
and whisper all the time. and while
Will Jenkins was studying his read
ing lesson hard she came along and
jerke6 him ont of his seat Just be-
cause she was mad and gave him an
awful whipping; and put my example
on the board today, and it was night but
she sail it was wrong and so she made
me stag after school tonight asaa work
it her way. Then, looking over so Mrs.
Roberts, who lives ON the Adjoining
farm and who has come over Cor an
afternoons visit. thinks he wouM like
to see heT black eyes snap; so goes on;
she called your Lilly a fool today
because .she could mot spell a wOrd. y
Well, Johnnie has succeeded and the
eyes do snap and this is the ressGlt:
Lily lis sent to school in the morning for
her hacks, AS she can net learn anything
from such. q teacher, and stays out the
remainder of the term. AT the tea
table tonight the same story is repeated
to the father and such remarks as these
are heard: "Well, if l was Will Jenk-
sns she wouldn't have hit NE more than
once, and no matter what you do or
what the teacher says, you come home
tonight at fouro clock" Johnnie feeling
glorious over the outcome Of his story
goes to school tomorrow morning. bring
ing his influence to bear on all the boys
and girls he happens to meet enters
the schpol-room sullenly with tue idea
that the teacher has no authority over
him. Do you say this is an exaggera-
tion2 say it is not.
Parents, you can not afford to maize q
depreciating OF sighting remark ahout
your teacher in the presence of chill
dren, for by SO doing you destroy the
confidence of the child in his teacher
and the most earnest efforts of the:
teacher will fall short of its aim.
] know by my own experience that
many parents are very kind to teachers,
and no doubt you all are, but it still
may be in your power to put little
more sunshine not only in the life of
the teacher. but in the life of your child
by acting on such suggestions as these
as you send your little ones from the
home nest.
Johnnie, before you go to school this
morning go down in the orchard and
get your teacher one of those nice big
red apples" Another morning: Mary,
here are couple of peaches, give
them to your teacher and tell her l
wish her a pleasant time in school to-
day" Another morning: mabel, see
what pretty bouquet of flowers you can
pick for your teacher this morning;;" and
still another: CLARA, tell your teacher
that think you are getting to be bet
ter reader. You are learning to give
better expression, and that / was sur
prised that you could work those hard
examples in fractions all alone" Oh!
if you have been teacher, you will
know the value of these. They in
spire one to go on and do better work
1t is not the apple or peach but it is the
thought that your efforts have been APP
preciated. Never miss chance of Civ
ing word of encouragement to your
teacher.
Many school day has been made
pleasant to me by the happy morning
greeting of my pupils and some simple
gift. Maybe it was a large hard green
apple or some pop corn stored in the
same pocket with fish-line and worm
bait. Win teacher ever refuse such ?
No, indeed. She takes them with not
thought of the hardness and sourness of
the fruit or attempting look of the pop
corn, but looks way beyond, down in
the heart of the little child and returns
her thanks in the spirit that the gift
was made.
OOIue pdTeutS ulSCONcC tustt dlteI IHelI
child has been in school for some years
that he has no interest in it, Who is
to blame? The conclusion formed at
once by many is, that it is the teachers
fault If this has ever happened in
your family ask yourself the questions:
What have l done to help keep the in
terest of my child in his school work.
Have 1 shown myself interested in his
studies2 Have l made plain to him the
value of what he is now learning will
be to him in after years.
You will findjt much easier to keep
the interest of your child in school
than to show an indifference for time,
letting it die out. then some time after
try to revive it. You may be surprised
yourself to find how great an interest
you can arouse for yourself in the school
work of young child. In the evening
as you assemble around the fireside take
up the children's school books. Look
over their lessons. Ask them questions.
Get them to tell the story of their lessen.
Maybe you know or If you don't, you