The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-01
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EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
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1e1o-Teaehers' Bulletin No. = by the
Department of Free Schools
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Put up your hands! ). ] do not wish
TO take your money. but ] do wish to
ask you what you. are worth as a
teacher. You are now far along vita
your school term and It Is well for you
TO II down while and watch. your
self WORK. You will easily discover
that you telong 10 one OF three classes
the Doless. the Moveless Or the
tonless.
AS You inspect yourself. look out for
several things. Do .you fritter,away
your evenings In idle. almless larlguid-
ness. or in .rlotous living? Father Time
has enough wasted evenings charged
against. come OF our teachers to make
sure OF their Anal professional bank.
rilptcy. Get busy" and get something
credited to this account. Do You re-
luctantly pull yourself up In tine morn.
Ing and stagger OF to school, half
asleep and fourth prepared for your
work? am afraid You go, about your
daily work with a clock In your head
where plans ought to be. and also
fear that you look upon the mlschiey.
GUS ,fun-lovIng children as 50 many
stumbling stones on your road to four
O'clock. AS q gmatters of fact, you care
! but little. fol, what Is being planned
and written about school teaching.
The County Superintendent's visit is
over, you may be far from home, and
feel that the SCHOOL mill will rattle on
In some way until the six-months grist
Is ground through. and no one will
know much about YOUR work. This
may be good conclusion. IL you wish
to live a cipher life. but. a teacher
should wish to 10 work worthy Of no
tiee. It's mo use to examine yourself
longer. for you, have already decided
thai. you are Doless of the Dolesses.
There Is time enough yet II you wish
to pass up to better professional com.
ipany, Out ~ you have mo such ;a,naI.
tlon You should make your bow, out
and the audience Will applaud you.
Take another look. for we hope the
above description does not fit your
case. In looking Mt yourself you may
see q, selfsatistied teacher. who goes
about the work from day to day In
about the same well-worn way that
proved fairly successful years ago. by
asking yourself some questions, -,,u
may find that you know. In u degree
perfectly satisfactory to yourself, the
main points of the. books which you
teach. You are not much concerned
about snecial days. new methods. san.
ioatton,. decoration. new COURSES.
fneighborhood needs. better literature
aud larger life. for children, and al
though you are a safe teacher who can
get the. school another year. you may
not find anything about your work
that vii cause the. yiciniy. to offer you
extra Inducements, or O. better posi-
tton to- seek ;yo.r unusual services.
Your natural ability is above the. aver
age. your education Is fair. your pow
er. to govern is sufficient. your prorcs-
sional thermometer stands steadily a
safe distance below "boiling point"
Indeed. you are a good safe propoil-
ltion. worth much to the country, and
capable with others OF your class OF
making extremely slow all educational
progress. Il No. .one.ts Influenced by the
Dolessesi many are afraid of the zeal
OF the Stpplesses. 40 II ,yol and your
class so wish You can fool the people
Into the delusEon that peaceful sleep
in tie bed OF the Past Is more desra-
lhie than wide-awakeness on the road
to the Future You should either
plainly tel the people that you are
only an honest ..Moveless or bestir
yourself and add a few accomplish.
nsents that Will cause you to be. class.
ed iwith the ;stoplesses.
Some teacher says ~ have not rec
oguized myself In either of the above
pictures, =, Then q l. Congratulate you,
for You, must belong to the .Stopless
class, that neither. low salaries, poor
buildings. =neighborhood, chickering's.
the lack of books. nor seemingly dull
pupils can stop in their enthusiasm to
serve tne community. 1t may be that
-Fou are young and come far short of
your good plans.. but YOU Keep on plan
ming and working. and that means
sure success. While YOU are careful
to do what the ipnst has found to be
good. you are also anxious to make
the future better than, the past You
work hard. hut. are not fnssy: you get
weary, hut never collapse; you are In
tensely interested In teaching, shut
you find joy in your outside hobbies:
you love the nunifs. but your love is
solid enough to require work and ODE
,dience: you are succeeding. yet you