The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
A Letter TO the School Teachers Of Able
vile County.

To the Teachers:
AS you are now entering upon your years
work q few Suggestions 10 you might be or
some advantage toyou, your school. and the
community.
Tne two most important requisites OF n
teacher are preparation and common sense.
Some Of our teachers have the ideh that II
YOU call the roll and "hear" the recitattons
YOU have done your duty. The teacher who
holds such an idea IL simply wasting money
upd should retire. The teacher TO 90 good
work one who gets permanent results, ~ a Inc
energy to her schoo'; You must not lorgel
that you are the one to whom the cornmunl,
" looks to take the lead In educational
matters. II 10 you who Will be expected 10
p;an improvements for your school, TO arouse
enthusiasm among your patrons and friends
for better things In school matters.
In preparation. don't think that because
Won have a certificate or q diploma, that you
are o pedagog. study! Study! and more STU
DIV is necessary. Prcfesslonal reaolrg ls
needed. Two or three hrst class teachers
magazines should be found In every teachers.
Iibrary. besides a carefully selected number
OF books by the best authors.
In nrofessional reading l find the following
books inters,,ng ana ac i%sIL@et' Keon. School
Manapement" white. "Tbeory and Practice
Of Teaching" Prge. "Principles OF Teaching"
Thorndyke. "The Foundation Of Education.
T b Philosophy OF Education Rosepkranz.
Resides these books the following have
been adopted by the State Board OF Eduoa-
tioD for the Teachers Reading Course for iS9 ~
GCooFss,s with the Tourist Tide"."..l l 25
These books can be had from the Educa-
tlonal Pub. Co.: atlanta ;h Sai Reod,na con,ae
State certificate by the State Board.
Common Sense. This is the strong point OF
+. pood teacher. 1t Is necessary In SCHOOL
room and out, certainly 1t Is essential when
making up course OF study. Don't think ot,
cause a Long list OF books has been adopted
that you must try to use all In one year or III
Unless The child is an exceptionally bright
one be should not be required TO have more
than five recItatlons daily. In arranging Inc
course don't fail to lay great stress. upon Ed.
glish our own tongue. About 70 orys ano
Girls nave tried Tor scholarships during the
last Two years in AhbeVille County. Not more
Than about eight percent passea on EngiIsn
Client in. You are urged, specially nrged 70
give more Time TO English and writing. IL
would surprise TO see some OF the letters re-
csived, from rome Of the teachers. Tney
either through ignorance or carelessness. lei
us hope the former, omit to give much atten'
tion to the heading, salutation, oody, CLOSE
and 3 s,gpa a a Il, o q ,s the E Iestassi ,fa,S cGor' but int II Is Is
a very important part. 1t Ia a pitable sight 70
nee a boy or girl on the way to school VIII
an armful ofbooks OF about q dozen varletle'
and branches. IQe lllLle leloW HuuRihe
along and doubtless all the while wondering
what II all means for The child even know.
he is not equal to the task OF mastering all
those lessons. .rs
have a reasonable number OF studies and dc
good and thorough work than to only get a
Rmatteripg knowledge Of all. Besides IL dis
courages the child and this lis the most Be-
rious part OF all.
some foolish parents by advancing pupils u
fast, l find some children In some SCHOOLS
who can't read intelligently q paragraph pol
day use, still these very children nave lald
aside the reader and spelling book and are
in Latin and Geometry, may be nearly
through the last and can't tell you clearly
the difference between a Giro e and a triangle,
+ These conditions exist, but OF course pot in
your school, II you ars reading this, but IN
the other teachers school. 90.
Lets stress the things most needed IN I've
and II theee be time then take up The extras
Don't ,forget that English ts our mother
tongue and that to speak and write IL cor
rectly is most important,
r, B. Cheatham,
co. Supt. Education.
Nov. 9, 1908.