The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-08-30
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ssOME ADVICE no PARENTS OF
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Which, if Followed, viii Bslp Il
Dake scnool Work Fasier
for AL.

TO do.
There L. much talk, In homes, OF
the achool teacbers' shortcomings.
There is far too much readiness to
listen to the stories of children eXcus'
Ing their own poor work with criti
clsm of teachers.
The matter is most serious. The
teacher cannot possibly do his best
work and give the best results unless
the parents cooperate with him In
telligently. Let us consider what the
duty of parents is, and what the
teachers have q right to expect.
Fathers and mothers know what an
strocious thing q spoiled child ls. YAu
pity the father and mother that must
control one spoiled child. Don't fail
to pity the school teacher who Is eX-
pected to control, by kindness and In.
telligsnce exclusively, a dcz:n OF more
spoiled children.
The first thing for you fathers and
mothers is to see to 1t that you do not
send spoiled children to the schools
r member that the most Intelligent,
conscientious, devoted teacher can
see all Of his york made useless by
overpettiDg Of child or foolish sew
Gritty with Q child.
Fathers and mothers In Amortca
demand, properly, that a teacher shall
not strike Q child. They should send
to the teacher children that do not
require blows. Fathers and mothers
demand that in school their children
shall be controlled bV moral psrsua'
tion, appeals to their better nature
by intelligence. Let them send to
the teachers children that are accus-
toned to be controlled in that man.
uer. ..
Realize that the father is q teach
sr's Esrtner in education, and tbst
the mother Is the teachers ally. How
Impossible it Is In Q family to bring
up the children properly If the father
adopts one method and the mother
another.
How many children are required by
contradictory orders from faJher and
mother. Think what task you put
before the teachers, when you expect
them TO control so many children who
at tome are too often directed in op-
position to q tescher's wishes and
even encouraged to disobey the teach,
or.
| We emphasize this point: Control
your children by kindness and tnte(!i.
gence. You have no right to send
children otherwise controlled TO the
public schools. II you say, II have
boy that can only control by whip
ping him, or II have girl that must
be whipped once In while" How
have you right to say, Il will not
allow teacher to touch my chlld?"
II you capnot control one child
without brutality, how can you expect
q public school teacher to con troll forty
or fifty children by kindness? Ra'
member that we do not excuse under
any circumstances the brutal treat
nent of child by teacher.
Every human being has the same
rights in this world. 1t is IN outrage
according to our Law for q man to
strike another equal to him In
strength. It is an infinitely greater
outrage for any human being 10 will
fully stike o weak child that iB de-
fengeless.
This newspaper, with pleasure, will
always ahare In the prosecution OF any
teacher OF of any human being guilty
of wilfully striking . helpless child ii
effective prosecution can possibly be
brought about. But we do tell parents
they should be frank with themselves,
and honest to the teachers.
| It ia o disgrace to send to the pub
lie school children that have bean
made the victims of blows and bru
tality at home and expect the teacher
to do the hardest Of all work, the In.
stillipg Of education, without recourse
to 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.
r!tces made for the coming genera.
tion. The sight Of q father working
himself to death for the sake Of bis
family in 80 common in the United
States that it eXcites no comment.
The mother Shaving day in and day
out that her daughters may have what
che could not have, that her sons may
have for their education the money
that she ought to spend on herself, Is
the rule, not the exception. But too
lndulgent or mistaken affection ruins
the child.
Never encourage q child to speak
dtsrespectfully Of a teacher. Never
encourage child to put blame upon
teacher. There are defrctive teach
ers, of course. And it does happen
hat the child may bring to its father
or mother truthful tales Of shortcom-
Ings on the teachers part.
Investigate these things If you will.
But investigate them for yourselves,
remembering the tendency Of child.
hood 20 exaggeration.
Don't be made foolish by the fact
that IL Is your own child that talks.