The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17
MEETING OF TEACHERS
Teachers in City SChoolS Meet and Discuss
Many Practical Questions.

teachers were present, with two ex-
: ceptions. one being sick and one out
of the city II was one of the very
best institutes ever held, the subjects
! being intensely practical and the dis
/ cussions enthusiastically entered in
10 by all present All were thorough
| ly interested and much good will
! come from the exchange of ideas up
on questions pertaining to school
methods and management The fol-
lowing program was carried out:
Roll call An important date in
J history These dates were carefully
| selected and proved a splendid review
| OF world history After giving the
/ date each teacher would explain its
significance and importance.
| z. How 10 teach manners The
| teacher to whom this subject was
| assigned being sick, Mr. Herndon
kindly consented to introduce
| the discussion, which he did In a very
| thorough and comprehensive manner
| He outlined the subject az follows:
! a. manners at home (bl manners
| ar school tc) manners on the
streets, fdl manners at church
Under each OF these topics he made
many good suggestions, which If put
| into practice will make our girls and
| boys more courteous and respectful.
In the general discussion which fol-
lowed ali were agreed that there
was q great responsibility resting on
/ The teacher. which could be discharg-
ed only By faithful, conscientious
work in the right direction.
3 The assignment of lessons.
This difficult subject was handled
| by Miss Mary Caldwell in such a way
as to impress all with the fact that
she not only understood her subject
theoretically hut was able TO apply
| il Ia her school work from day to day.
Some OF the points made We're: THE
teacher should know we'll just what
was required Of her grade tbl The
/ teacher should be definite in the as
signment OF lessons Ccl The teacher
should not assign lessons for the
brightest nor the slowes1. bug for the
average pupil. tdb The teacher
should when possible, assign sub
I jects and not pages. AL present
seemed 20 aGree that in assigning
( home work not more should hc given
ln be primary grades than the aver
aEe Child can do In from oo to 40
minutes Ia the intermediate grades
NOS more than can bee we'll done i'm
from one hour 80 one and one-halr
hours in the high school rot more
than whaf can be satisfactorily az
compltsbed ia from two 10 two and
oue-half hours, Il was thought that
'innocenJs would not be murdered
by this amount of work al home
4 Methods Of securing and hold
ing attention Mr evils gave g psy-
Geological and al the same time
practical discussion Of this subject
He dwelt at some length upon the
importance Of a correct understand
ing OF the principles underlying this
difficult and com pleX subject From
the origin Of the word. holding TO,
he spoke Of It's importance in educa-
tlou. IFS positive and negative char
aCter, the best means or devices for
securing it. and how 10 retain il when
once secured. Many practical ideas
were advanced which were apprpCiat- :
ed by all the teachers. in the general
discussion which followed all though,
that attention could not DE secured
or held by the teachers command.
bat by his power TO please, TO IN
struct. to inspire, 20 move
5. The art OF questioning Mir
Winn gave such an interesting dis
cussIpn Of this topic as so rtvet the !
attention of an to what he said from
beginning to end he made the fol Z
lowing points with telling effect. ial
Question first impulse Of child
thl All knowledge secured Boy ques- [
tions, (cl Why questions are asked /
ca Let questions be consecutive. [
hWi not leading teb Ask definite /
questions tJ Guard well tone oG /
voice Heine a splendid uuiErer hIm-
self Mr Vivian snid mauy things that 4
wl3 prove helpful 90 aii the teachers F.
THE teacher. hg said. should know (
we'll what he proposes to teach. and F.
chen ~ his owa Eeal aud enthusiasm (
awaken and haid thg Interest af fheI
class hy such questions ss HlU draw
uut the pupils 10 was HeneralY Z
agreed thAf questions should nat he I
mHkvd ia rotation. should nnt ha -.
IseAgsd for fbe .nattoutiyr. should ba Z
asked tu shg class Rs Il whole. while Z
unf paembeg sbpald hn tsknd lpF the +
answef
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