The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-29
HELP THE TEACHER,
SOME ADVICE TO PARENTS OF
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Which, if Followed, Will BeEp to
Make School Work Easier
for al.

We demand, says the New Ok
American, on behalf OF the school
and the school teachers OF
to-day, that mothers and fathers co.
operate willingly and intelligently IN
she work that the school teachers have
to do.
There is much talk, in homes, OF
She school teachers shortcomings
There is far too much readiness te
listen to the stories Of children excus'
ng their own poor work with criti
cism Of teachers.
The matter is most serious. The
teacher cannot possibly do his best
Wo:k and give the best results unless
5he parents cooperate with him In
selligently. Let US consider what the
luty OF psrents is, AID what the
eschers hsve right to expect.
Fathers and mothers know what ar
,t1cc!ous thing spoiled child Is. II
,ity the father and mother that must
control one spoiled child. Don't fsil
pity the school teacher who Is ex
oected to control, by kindness ana In
;elIigence exclusively, a dcz n OF more
,poiled children.
The first thing for you fathers sn1
uothers is TO see to it that you do not
end spoiled children to the schools
R member that the most Intelligent.
9 ,nscientious, devoted teacher Cal
see all of his work made useless oy
ovsrpettirg OF . child OF foolish seV
Gritty With CHILD.
Fathers and mothers in Amsrlcs
demand, properly, that a teacher shall
not strike child. They shcnld SEND
to the teacher children that do not
eouire blows. Fsthsrs and mothers
iemand that IN school their children
;hall be controlled bY moral psrsua'
ion, ap3eals to their better nature
W intelligence. Let them send
he teachers children that are accus.
oned to be controlled in that man
Ter.
r :sl.za that the father Is a teach.
,r's partner In education, and that
he mother is the teaohsr's ally. HOW
MP 5ssible it is In family to bring
lp the children properly If the father
d.pts one method and the mother
nother.
How many children are required b.
contradictory orders from faunsr anc
?othar. Think what task you pu;
s:ore the teachers, when you expect
hem to control so many children who
1t home are 100 often directed IN op
position to q teachers wishes anc
ven encouraged to disobey the teach
+.
We emphasize this point: Control
cur ch;ldran by kindness and intelli.
.+nce. You have no right to seno
:hildren otherwise controlled to tbs
public schools. II you say, II have q
oy that can only control by whip
veg him, or Il have q girl that must
,e whipped once In a while" How
ave you right to say, II will not
low a teac !er to touch my child?"
II you cannot control one chile
7ithout brutality, how can you expect
public scho teacher to control forty
,r fifty children by kindness? Rs
member that we do not excuse under
any circumstances the brutal treat
nent OF child by teacher.
Evsry human being has the same
rights in this world It is sn outrage
according to our Law for man to
.,trike another equal to him IL
,trensth. It is an Infinitely greater
outrage for any human being to will
'ully stike q weak child that Is de.
'enseless.
This newspaper, with pleasure, will
always share In the prosecution OF any
seacher OF OF any human being guilty
# wilfully striking helpless child !;
Elective prosecution csn possibly be
brought about. But We do tell parents
5hsy should be frank with themselves,
and honest to the teachers.
It is . disgrace to send to the pub.
'ic school children that have besD
made the victims OF blows and bru
sality at home and expect the teacher
% do the hardest Of sll work, the in
sbilliDg Of education, without recourse
60 the only kind OF persuasion that
The child Is accustomed to obey.
Nowhere in the world Is paternal
love more highly developed than In
America. Nowhere are greater sac:
-ifces made for the coming genera.
5ion. The sight Of father working
himself to death for the sake OF his
family in so common in the Uuitec
States thst it excites no comment.
The mother Shaving day in and day
out that ner daughters may have what
she could not have, that her sons may
have for their education the money
shat she ought TO spend on herself, If
the rule, not the exception. But too
:ndulgent OF mistaken affection ruins
the child.
Never encourage Child to SPEAK
disrespecsfully Of teacher. N We:
encourage child to put blame upon
!. teacher. There are defective teach.
rs, Of course. And it does happen
hat the child may bring to its father
u mother truthful tales Of shortcom-
.ngs on the teachers part.
Investigate these things If you will
But investigate them for yourselves
remembering the tendency Of child.
lood to exaggerstion.
Don'5 be made foolish by the fact
chat it is your own child that talks.
Find out for yourself, without en-
oouragine the child to disobedtenct
by listening too eagerly to it's story.
Then, il you find that your child has
spoken absolutely truthfully, take
such steps as you may please.
Don't laugh st your Child when 1t
ellis Of the 'snsrt things" that It
does at school to bother the teache1
OF to bother other pupils.
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