Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-19

same way they were compelled 10
prepare their lessons. This same
teacher, with book Ia one hand and
rod In the other, had no tIouble in
securing good recitations, and that
In the very words of the book.
This Is given as a sample OF nearly
all the teaching In the times, far
past, and of much still in vogue
That very man. OF our good people
think just as this gentleman does
is evitent from the fact that so
many teachers are employed IN our
schools, without any previous
training for the work. If an edu-
cation consisted In knowing how to
read, write and to compute by mum.
bers, "only this and nothing more"
then there would be some reason
for saying that any one who had
the necessary scholarship can teach
we'll and may be employed in our
schools. But there is something
more required. What has been
mentioned Is the smallest part OF
an education. This same man
asked the question, Why Is more
education needed today for success
In life, than was needed SO or 100
years age? Many men Of no school
education at all succeeded then and
why not now? Some of our great.
est statesmen Of those days and
even of later days, had but little
chance In youth to secure an edu'
cation. Why cannot our boys do
so now? This savors of the argu-
ment of the man who wished, to
preach the gospel, without any
special education for the work,
giving as a reason, "Thal
Christ selected His followers,
and especially those who were to
preach His gospel, from the
lowest walks of life, some of them
without any education whatever,
not taking into account that before
they entered the work they had
three years of training, that no
school could give, 1. e., under the
guidance of the Divine Master him.
self when we see what three
years of training under good
teacher Of human mod, we can,
perhaps, begin to imagine what
was enjoyed by those who were
permitted to walk, talk and be
taught by the Divine Teacher.
That there are those who have
natural aptitude for the work Of
teaching, and by the way, no others
should think of teaching, but even
those need much training to enable
them to do their work as 1t should
be done. That there are many
good scholars as far as school edu-
cation goes, that never will because
they can never make gco1, success
iul teachers, is just as true
as anything can b., and the
worst OF 1t Is that many
of these are In Our schools today |
attempting 10 teach. In answer 10
the question, Why more education
is needed today than In times long
past,it IS merely to call attention 10
the changed conditions of things. |
This IS an age il which intellect
leads IN all advancement, It IS an |
age of mind, an age Of reason, and |
he who would succeed In the pro
fessions. or ia any OF the business
callings must have a we'll trained |
mind as we'll as special prepaTa-
ton. There is training that all
must have before they can succeed !
In any calling. The foundation OF
this training ought to be laid and |
we'll laid IN our public schools, and
none bat trained teachers can Do 1t
as 1t should be done. Those who |
teach then should have: First, A |
desire TO teach. Second: A natural
aptitude for the work. Third: |
Wish to make it a profession.
Fourth: Have special training |
before beginning upon the work.
Herman Casio. of Pomeroy, and |