Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-14
HOME AND SCHOOL.

Che foilOwirg paper was read by /
Nellie Clark Caswell OF Greensboro /
Bend az a recent teachers institu e. |
This is, indeed, subject that has
no end. Il has been considered in |
the past; il il considered in the pres
ent, and will be considered in the
future. There is Of course only one
explanation of all this thought, the
great need.
Both the teacher and parent have
the good OF the child at heart. Both
are trying to have the child reach
noble manhood or womanhood. Both
are trying to give the child high
ideals, and then aiding the child in
eaching these ideal5.
For six hours each day the child is
rat school; the remaining IS hours
waking or sleeping, the child is under,
the control of the parents. 1 would
ask, "Can it DC for the advantage of
the child to make the two parts of the
day 80 very separated"
Many times pare nts consider school
work as simply another name for
reading, writing, spelling, etc. These
studies are indeed school work, but
only part Of the work of the school.
The teacher thinks not of the mental
Improvement, only, but of the phys
ical as well. CA sound mind in a
sound body is the teachers aim" No
teacher Intentionally undermines
pupils health and units that pupil for
future usefulness.
Parents should make the home life
the very brightest and pleasantest
possible. Let them think back to
their own childhood days. Father
and mother were tie generalization
of all that was good and pure, until
by their own actions they dispelled
this belief. To many Of US, the belief
still remains, and our ambition is to
be as pure, as noble, as unselfish, as
loving as were our parents. Many,
might say most, children Of toby
think of their parents in the same
way that you did of yours. May the
parents of to-day keep their children
believing in theml If the parents
would be children with their children,
much good would come from it,
Again l would say, "Make the home
pleasant" Let the morning be filed
with sunshine. When a child comes
to school in the morning with a scowl
on it's usually happy face, and through
the morning is sullen and cross, the
teacher realizes that something has
gone wrong with the child at home.
The child may be at fault, but very
often the parents are more at fault
than the child. One other help the
parents may give the teacher in the
morning, breakfast for the child.
Let the mother prepare a nourishing
breakfast, and then insist that her
child eat it's breakfast before school
time A child cannot do good work
on an empty stomach.
Let the evenings be ike the sunset,
the perfect completion of perfect
day. Each evening hold a social of
the home folk, and in this way get
acquainted with your children.
When a child comes home with
school work to do, help the child, if
necessary, but never, and I would
repeat it, never do the work for the
child. Want the child does for him
self to-day gives him power to do
more for himself tomorrow. Then
If you do the work you are robbing
the child of part of its mental ability
for the next days work. We must
think Of the future of the child and
not be content with the present, only.
In this way the teacher needs your
help, if you are parent. There must
be AN active cooperation between
the will of the teacher and that of the
child.
This cooperation must be volun-
tary, not forced. Parents, do not
criticize the teacher before the child
rem. If you fiud fault with the teach
er to the children there can be nc
teacher. If, after careful thought
criticism seems necessary, go to the
teacher and in a kindly way tall
frankly witt her. Willis finding
fault, b sure not to forget to men
ton to the teacher the good points il
her work. Take an interest in schoo
affairs and visit school often. Teach
ers can do much better work if the.
feel the parents are interested in thei
work.
Parents, you should never encour
age tattling. IfyOu urge the child t.
tattle of school affairs, you mus
expect tales of home life to be brougE
into school. If you visit the schoc
often, you will be we'll informed a
regards school matters. Always tax