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Teacher and Pupils.
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you can go to see her easier than she
can go to see so 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-
fiection on you and a dishonor to
him. Misbehaviour Of pupil in a
| school that is supported for his bene-
| flt, 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 disobedience
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 in
stead of accepting his version, you
should gently but firmly show him
| that the teacher is right and that
she is acting for his good.
Never ask for any special considera.
tion for your children. They will
not get it in real life and they should
be taught to expect only such privi-
lege as is accorded to all alike.
| Try to impress the fact that the
school is not a prison, but place to
learn, and that no one has right
there who is a source of annoyance
or disturbance OF any kind.
Never say anything but good of a
teacher in the presence OF pupil.
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 as
sured that she will get all she de-
serves.
Send the children to school
promptly and regularly, teaching
them that going to school is their
business just as much as going to
the store or factory 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 control 40 similar or
worse ones and at the same time try
to teach them 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 criticise the
management of the school until you
have talked to the persons in author
ity and have done something to help
Take advantage of On opportunity
to do or say something to help and
be more free with words of kindness
than the other kind.
ence to get your children interested
in good literature, for there can be
no surer guarantee of safety. Dc
not think that a certain part of the
school is wrong just because you dc
not understand it. The school is moi
run now like it was in your day and
neither are children managed al
home like they were then.
Give the teacher fair considera
ton. She is in the employ of the
community and her duty is to attend
to the welfare of the children and not
to your convenience. Some people
expect teacher, and especially a su
perintendent, to toady and f1atte1
in order to hold the position, but q
person who will do so is not fit tC
enter school and will do more harm
to the children by his example and
personal influence in one day than be
can do good by his teaching in 6
year.
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