The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-10
School Matters
In The County
superintendent Newton
X Gives his Observations and
Makes Some sug-
gestions.

ltftHe who studies thoroughly tne ies'
sons he is to teach, that he may inn
! part knowledge with frankness, and
Interest will find no trouble to hold
his class. He who studies thoroughly
HE pupils to be taught will adopt his
Reaching to their several capacities,
Encourage the dinident and sluggish,
restrain the forward, and arouse the
ffthless and careless. He too, should
Study the moral nature Of his pupils
and seek to arouse in their youthful
hearts aspirations for goodness and
purity. Such a teacher will soon rise
n the profession. He will be sought
nsteaaof year after year seeking
Ghool
Tfuc fitness for teaching, SO far as it
sanbe gained from instruction, con
lists first of all in liberal scholar
ship. then ina knowledge OF the best
Sethods of4 doing the work Of the
school, Sand the principles that under
lie these methods.
No matter what our natural gifts
nay be, they should be improved ny
study. The purpose Of study should
e totake advantage of the recorded
Experience OF those who have made
high attachments in the vocation
h.ye propose to follow to form
proper conception of the work we
Ire to do; and TO gain the instrument
fal knowledge thai is needed in the
1nractice OF our art. Only when we
EIhage done this arc we ready to under
take the duties OF our chosen profess
sion, for the antecedent to doing IS
knowing.
IL your time for preparation has
been short, the most pressing need
with you is to become acquainted'wlth
the best current methods of organic
ing. governing and instructing a
school. Hence the very great import
ance Of the teacher being reader, a
student To be teacher you must be
scholar.
SOME THINGS NOTICED IN YOUR
SCHOOL.
!. Permission to 20 to the fire when
the room was uncomfortably warm.
whispering in class and lack OF atten-
ton to lessons.
Allowing pupils to place work, in
arithmetic, on the board without
marking anything by way OF explana-
tion. Then going over something like
the following "I put down this and
multiplied or divided by that and
It gave me the other, etc. etc. Did
I YOU ever stop to think that there is a
reason for practically everything done
in arithmetic? In other words why
not teach your pupils to analyze. To
be able to give reasonfor their work.
Too many bad lessons passed. 1t is
worse than waste Of time to allow
children to pass lesson half learned.
Better have one lesson thoroughly
learned than fifty half recited.
The effect of a gentle and well train
ed voice in the school room isa mar
vel. With such teacher everything
is orderly and quiet. The pupils speak
aud reclte in clear, gentle and dis
tinct tone. Their movements are al
ways directed by the same influence.
But the loud harsh voice of some
teachers make everything. accordingly
loud and noisy. or course knew ma
ture has not been kind to all Of us in
giving US a sweet voice, but any voice
can be,cultivated by little care. |
hear some teachers question classes as
though they were driving sheep.
TEACHERS MEETING.
y There will be a Teachers Meeting
at Romines Mills Friday January IL,
10 a. m. A lecture at night by man
Of or eminence in school work. All
TEACHERS of the district should be pres
emit as they receive pay for the day.
Yours truly,