The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20

Rest is not quitting the busy career,
Rest is the fitting of self to ones sphere,
" Tis the brooks motion,-clcar without strife,
Fieeting to ocean after this life.
" Tis living and serving the highest and best
Tis onward, unswerving, and this is true
rest
One of the great dangers in school
teaching is the getting into ruts The
person who has gotten into such rut
as to think there is only one way of do
ing thing and that way is his way may
protitably be given a vacation. People
are rapidly changing their minds regard
ing what education is and should be
these days and those who persist that
we reached perfection years ago will
very likely wake up some morning aud
find that the world really does move af
ter all. People are thinking more about
schools and schooling now than they
have ever done and they are not slow to
recognize that much of what we are do
ing at the present time Is sham work
which could rs well be eliminated rs far
as the child's development is concerned.
We are beginning to realize also that
it is not enough to know little subject
matter. We should teach children rath-
er than so much of books The teacher
who goes before the school with the idea
of covering 20 pages book matter u week
is merely II soulless wheel in the educa-
tional machine. 1t is the one who can
take the children and develop in them
power to do things, to think and TO act
that the people desire to employ.
1t is unfortunate that some teachers
get The idea that when they have at
tanned a certain degree of scholarship
(which, 10y the way, is often low enoughl
they are above the ordinary. 1t is un.
fortunate not only for themselves, but
for the children they are in charge of.
The moment we reach our zenith we
begin to decline. There is no such
thing as getting high position and
staying there without effort. Is il to
be wondered at that, considering the
satisfaction with which many view their
work, that there are very few leaders
among the teaching profession
TO the credit of the teachers in the
country schools of Manitowoc County
be it said that many of them are devel-
oping power that will make itself felt
1t is not the negligent and the shiftless
who have brought up the wages of the
teachers in this county; it is hard work.
The strongest teachers in our midst are
those who have tilted every opportunity
to increase their efficiency both as teach
ers and members of society. The zeal with
which they enter into educational work
at institute, teachers meetings, in their
own school and IN their own commu-
mites is indeed deserving of applause.
People appreciate such efforts.
In these days when conditions change
as rapidly as they do the teacher must
be awake. People demand teachers
who can prepare their children to do
things and do them we'll Going TO II
training school, "A normal school or even
a university is but the first step in m
educational career. After that comes
the real work 1t is those who have had
these opportunities who should make
themselves felt ~ educational leaders
both in the profession and ont of it.
This, however, can hardly be said AT The
present time. Why should teaching be
so different from other lines of work
A man grows in power in business and
his influence spreads in ever widening
circles. The same is usually true with
the professional people. But we educa.
tional people draw our small circles once
for all and are satisfied Let NJ reach
ont for greater opportunities This can
only be done by getting out of our own
little ruts Let us see what the world
is doing. Let rs join the activities of
life and we shall find that the more we
associate with others the more we grow
in power and efficiency ourselves.
All schools who have exhibits for the
county fair should get them in this
week or next Monday.
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