Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-04
nv evening of the school week.

any evening of the school week.
Assist the teacher in the effort tc
teach the child to really study in
stead of the too common practice OF
setting aside few minutes for care
less reading of the lessons.
Talk to the teacher and ind out
what she wants you to do, and then
do it. There is only one teacher and
you can go to see her easier than she
can go to see fifty parents.
Teach the child respect for law and
order, that he must obey because it
is right to obey, and that his disobe-
dience in the smallest detail is a re-
Election on you and a dishonor to
him. Misbehavior of a pupil in a
school that is supported for his bene-
fit ought to make the parent blush
for shame
Let the child know for an absolute
certainty that he will get NO encour-
agement from you in disobedicnce
and shirking.
Remember that the child may very
easily believe himself imposed upon,
but that his tales out of school, give
only one side of it, and that instead
of accepting his version, you should
gently but firmly show him that the
teacher is right and that she is act
ing for his good.
Never ask for any special consid-
Grafton for your children. They will
not get it in real life, and they should
be taught to expect only such privil-
ege as is accorded to all alike
Try to impress the fact that the
school is not prison, but place to
learn, and that no one has a right
there who is source of annoyance or
disturbance
Never say anything but good of a
The teacher may sometimes deserve
criticism, but the chances are that
you do not know whether she does or
not, and besides you may rest assured
that she will get all she deserves.
Send the children to school prompt
going to school is their business just
as much as going to the store or fac
tory is the business of the father or
elder brother.
Think of the burden and response
bility of your own few children and
then try to imagine what you would
do If you had to ecntrol forty similar
or worse ones and at the same time
try to teach every minute.
When the teacher has some trouble
with your child, stop and try to re-
member if you have ever had any
trouble with him, and then ask your
self if the teacher can be rightly ex-
pected to get along with him better
than you do.
Do not presume to criticize the
management of the school until you
have talked to the persons in author
ity and have done something to help.
Take advantage of an opportunity tc
10 or say something to help and be
more free with words of kindness
than the other kind.
Use the full strength of your in
1uence to get your children Interested
in good literature, for there can be
no surer guarantee of safety.
Do not think that certain part of
the school is wrong just because you
do not understand it. The school is
not run now like it was in your day,
and neither are children managed at
home like they were then.
Give the teacher a fair considera-
ton. She is in the employ of the
community and her duty is attend
to the welfare of the children and not
to your convenience. Some people ex-
pect teachers, and especially super
intendents, to toady and f1atter in or
der to hold their positions. but q
person who will do so is not fit to en-
ter school and will do more harm to
the children by his example and per-
sonal influence in one day than he
can do good by his teaching in &
year.