The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-09
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
A few IDEAS PefUIdte throfeh the Brain
Of the Editor while In q SOmnambu-
iStk State.


perience thrill OF pride In the pu-
pills. To such one 1T would or
should make them feel proud Of the
fact that they lived In Salmon, where
the predominating influence OF the
city Is In favor OF education. 1t Is
usually a safe proposition TO estimate
the culture and progress Of a COM
mUnIty by the standard OF It's public
school. Without any intention OF
fiattery, without any intention OF
making invidious comparisons, yet
we must say that we have never
lived I'm town OF this size, and We
have done business 10 several, we
have never seen a public school
wherein It's pupils afforded better
example OF what can be accomplished
along educational lines. II we may
be permitted to judge from the exer-
cises the pupils have had thorough
training, ana have either been forced
or encouraged to accomplish the most
possible In given time. Since we
nave been a resident OF Salmon We
have received number OF communi'
cations from acquaintances and
friends asking us about the resources
Of the country and the possibilities
of getting ahead In the world. The
letters invariably start out with the
question, "What kind OF schools
have you" 1t Is source OF consid-
cradle satisfaction to answer the
questions In the Affirmative, In the
uost emphatic manner.
~
AS a school teacher the writer has
had some experiecne and has faint
idea what teacher has to contend
with. II a teacher tries to treat the
pupils under his or her charge i'm.
partially commend some for the
quality of their work, condemn 9th
ers for their extreme laziness, mis-
chieviousness and general lack of in
terest, their pathway IL not always
strewn with flowers. In those VIZ
love we look for perfection, and car
lCOuuOuG tnCit VI
this reason the parents too Otter
take the side of their children
against the teacher. Especially Il
this true of the parents who have M
control Of their children while at TIN
home, but expect the teacher to ge
along with them in some manner-o
other. One mischlevous boy or cir
. can retard the effective work of tn
, whole school did not the teache
, bring them under subsection. Evei
. though the teacher should inadvert
emily be In the wrong In the meth
DDS OF government OF the pupils whe
: the parent takes the side of the pu
oil and makes the child believe tina
U 1t has been mistreated that parent
It's worst enemy. The pupil think
i IL is treated unfairly, takes dislik
: to the teacher, loses interest In tn
y studies and makes no progress tt
y wards the goal, which should be tn
y acme of every home-to see thei
= children reach the highest point al
. tainable along educational lines
,, There are no doubt men and wone
q In Salmon today who 10y birth an
J. natural intelligence are worthy OF
= greater sphere than they occupy ha
u not their parents made this grei
y and objectionable mistake.
; ~.
= Tho Recorder believes that thel
. are few towns the size OF Saline
= which has had so able and etliciei
:, corps OF teachers as has been the ca
. here for the past year or two. The
- may have made mistakes they won
'. not be human II they had not, b'
- they have brought the schools up
- a standard OF excellence unsurpasst
by few towns In the state. III
were to refer To the work OF eal
y teacher specifically IL would only
~ In the greatest terms OF praise wit
which our limited vocabulary Is ca
a. " able. In briefly referring to the wo
:. OF Principal Parsons we do so, reco
MIXING the ability and qualification
- of the entire corps OF teachers. u
- entire work Of the schools, their
rections, the methods of governmer
tho curriculum OF studies, the pr
eress OF the pupils largely devol
IN upon the principal, He is the &c
m. eral who directs the forces under
IN charge, and he Is held responsible
M. the minds Of the patrons for result
M. In every sense III the term MIR. Pa
for sons Is q school man by inclinatit
nd by education, and Is endowed wi
cid those elements or characterist
re. which has made his life work 81
m. cess as a teacher, Personally he i
-. man who is apparently too wrapE
Il, up In his work to make many friet
a only In quiescent way. He Is no
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