The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
EDUCATIONAL.
HOW TO KEEP UP ENTHUSIASM
IN THE SCHOOLS.

history, and on Friday T. M. we open
the box, and give out the questions.
The name of the pupil, who is to an
swer, is on the side of the paper where
the question is placed, and the pupil,
who has written the question writes
his name on the reverse side.
They are to choose sides, and | let
them decide before hand whether they
are to rob the other side, or permit
the one that fails to be seated.
In history, sometimes, we choose
sides. Then the leader of one side
steps forward and tells the story he
has chosen, mentions no name while
telling, and, when finished calls upon
one of the opposite side to guess the
name.
If the one called upon guesses cor
rectly, he takes his place and tells of
his man. If he fails in either, he is
out and has to sit.
When done, the side having the
most up wins. In this way the pupils
get a great many stories from history
that they would not get if done in the
regular way in the history class
periods, for they know that they are
responsible for their neighbor's story
as well as their own, in-so-much that
they must guess correctly before they
can get the opportunity to tell their
own story. AS they are also allowed
to talk of prominent men and women
of today, as well as those of the past,
it sends them to the newspapers for
material, and in this way they form
the newspaper habit"
For a History game we send one out
of the room and he or she is to repre-
sent prominent person in history.
| He is to guess by the questions the
others ask of him who he represents
For instance, some questions given
are:
]. Your father was soapmaker.
2. You took "a pile of stones to build
a pier.
3' You walked to Philadelphia.
| 4. You went to France to get aid.
! .. You met hVe kings IN your lie,
etc.
have pupils bring Important CHIP
pings from papers and magazines and
we keep them IN strong manila enve'
lODeS MANY a desired item comes to
hand In TINS way.
| In Government teach ewes when
the tlme Is ripe TO teach 1t, as when
congress, Legislature, county Board,
Town or village board meets, spring,
faIl, or General election etc.
IN nature work IL Is the same
Ihere are certain coid weather blrds
Ihat can be taught now instead OF next
spring
In penmanship, the enthusiasm can
oe kept up py the dally dfllls ana IN
the keeping OF specimens OF these
urIllS' "heh once the pnpll grasps
the significance OF pehmahshlp drllIs
ne dlsllkes 10 miss single day drlll,
Tor they are al ANXIOUS as they term
1t to getthe 'hang OF writing
AZ recess or at noon time, nave
pupils step OUT a geography map IN the
snow IN the uhtroooen part OF the
schooi GROUND
Mountains are maze by one pupil,
pillng up the snow; rivers by another,
trampihg III GOWN ana boundaries
written by another. BESIDES beng
out-of-door exercise and pleasure OF
the pupils, 1t Is an attraction to pas
sers-py'
Try some OF those aeVices ana plans
and also those found IN magazines and
your school mousse Will not SIT by the
roadside "a ragged beggar summing, y
Tor IN order to arouse enthusiasm, a
teacher must have good tool chest OF
material 10 lall BACK upon.
In the recitation, let the pupils talk.
Enthusiasm dies quick death when
the teacher does all the talking, ana,
as the niue glrl sald "hen her mamma
TOOK her away from the piano. put her
on chair close 10y ana 1old her 10
listen whlie mamma plays, answer
ea' mamma, 90 lsen ana u pay
have pleasure III your school ROOM
! have pleasure games ior your pupils
at recess or on cold or rainy days when