Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-30

down. He said the additions of the
modern subjects we're correlative
with the main studies, and naturally
enriched and made them interesting.
By the teachers judicious regulation
this assimilation could be achieved
without extra task to the pupil. In
answer to the question of corporal
punishment being legal he said it
was, but that the sentiment in the
state was for the teacher to get along
in some other way if possible. Per-
sonally he should not consider him |
self competent unless he could avoid |
such means of punishment. AS to
the query of how late pupil may
come and not be called tardy, he
advocated holding strictly to GER
tain point of time, and if scholars
come later than that, why, they were
simply tardy.
The brief evening session was an
informal talk between Mrs. Pollard
and the teachers, concerning school
sanitation, discipline and manage
ment, which proved of mutual bene-
| fit.
The subject of Mrs. Pollard's dis
course Wednesday forenoon was
"Things the Good Teacher Does and
Does Not Do" Aiming towards high
ideals, she will look out for the ven
tilation, physical exercise, varying
the program so that the primary
children will not continually sit or
stand; care of public property, teach
ing children to take better care of
other peoples property than of their
own; care of personal appearance;
visit teacher on rainy day because
all conditions are the very worst;
have program and follow it,-don't
take little more time with a class
because you would like to; the good
teacher does not forget to have fire.
quent reviews; give special attention
to the dull scholars, anybody can
teach a bright one; a good teacher
doesn't talk much in recitation,
doesn't nag, encourages fidelity as
we'll as success; obedience won is
much better than obedience COM
PEELED; doesn't punish on sus-
picion, never Furnishes while angry,
in most cases wait twenty four
hours after you feel like Furnishing,
let scholars feel the certainty rather
} than severity of punishment, do as
you say you will, keep your promises;
tact in dealing with parents, confer
} with the mothers before you decide
, what to do next; study home causes
, which produce certain effects at
} school, try to know what the home
r environment is; study individual
+ cases; the mental life is dependent
r upon the physical life.
Mr.. Baldwin took up instruction in
civics, dealing with topical outline
: of United States government. The
5 senate and house of representatives,
f number elected, term, eligibility
f and powers; Congress, regular ses
: sions, special sessions, membership
and general powers of legislation.
' In Mr.. Rangers morning remarks
3 he said knowledge was unit; differ
: entiation comes in more with the
f higher grades, the work is more
9 specialized; in the lower grades cor
n relate the subjects, making them one
y Get pupil to read an example cor
Y rectly and understand it thoroughly
1t and then he has the thought of the
9 author and has virtually solved the
G problem; arithmetic is nothing NOR,
% or less than new kind of thinking
6 Mrs. Pollard occupied the first hour
8 of the afternoon in describing severa
devices for busy work in the pri
n maries, viz: number work, tracing
r. weaving, word and picture cuttin!
% and matching of sentences. Tn
10 teachers must have gained invaluable
le knowledge from her hints on schoo
le exercises. Mrs. Pollard is thorough,
r enthusiastic, so taken up was SHE
o, with her subject at one session tina
s. she took the reporter FOR one of tn
to teachers and asked him question
ot concerning school discipline. Fl
n looked wise for moment, but finall
s. thought better of it and told her til
In truth. GA reporter!" said she, arch
r. ing her brows in surprise, "why thi
in is a secret session." But he wa
70 allowed to remain and she regaine
Id his good opinion when she told tn
V class that she would rather deal wit
Id five hundred obstinate boys than on
D. obstinate girl; she actually loved ba
ly boys because she considered the
re were generally made bad by home {
RS other influences.
to Mr.. Baldwin gave forty minute
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