The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-03-08

W. ~ Hit0ct All IDtlf
patrons, but, of course, that is
impossible. No one has ever
been able to do that, so we
simply aim to do our duty well
IL is all right to have feelings.
but the great trouble with some
people, they have too much
feeling about certain things;
especially, when it comes to
Furnishing children. No teacher
with all her good Judgment and
training is as capable ms the
mother, who very often fails to
do her duty, and for the sake of
false love" let's the child
have its way, to punish child.
ren! In truth, this is generally
so.
OF course, parent doesn't
love to punish their children.
then please tell me, in the name
of reason, what teacher could
possibly punish n child for the
pleasure they got out of it,
They feel they are "in locis
PARENTS in place Of the parent,
and must at times do unpleas
ant things for that child's wei
fare. Sill, hope we will ever
be reasonable and mete out this
I Justice calmly and impartially
to all. Our dear patron friend.
do you really think 1--WE are so
lsmall' as to abuse such a sacred
privilege entrusted to us2 I'm
sorry TO say occasionally we
find one who has a tendency to
think so,
Again, some parent will, in
varlebly, jump 10 conclusions,
after hearing only the child's
story. Certainly the child
should be heard; sit down and
listen to him; but then say.
Now, j viii 20 and see your
teacher and hear the other side.
for no one can properly and
justly decide a case if only one
side of the evidence is heard 3"
Here is where we fail. Parents
will not do this, but on the
other hand are prone TO believe
literally every word thei5 "dear
little one" tells. How foolishl
This does not mean the child is
a story teller by any means, but
I let us remember that tits hard
Tor grown people 80 tell the
whole truth and nothing but
the truth, just as they heard il
or saw it. Further, children
have natural ability TO make
their side good, and you know
/ it, or else you know nothing
at all about child Psychology
and have never studied child
I rem day in your life.
But so often the blind mother
thinks her little one is am
angel We hope he will be some
day, we see a bright future be.
fore him. If the real truth We're
known, / believe you would
l find that teachers, as rule, are
more ambitious for the children
they teach and more DESTROYS of
making real men and women
out of them than parents them
selves. You say that cannot
lbe;' again | say, you haven't
looked very far
The great trouble is, you
havn't the confidence YOU
should have in those who are
lconscientiously laboring for
your children. believe in the
teachers of our South land, and
believe further they are worthy
of your earnest and loyal sup
port.
The trouble with some pat
rons, | will repeat, is too much
wrong feeling, and the parent,
or any person for that matter,
who continually goes around
with his feelings stuck out like
a porcupine, is certainly going
to get them run against.
In conclusions, did you ever
hear of those parents or people
vino were never known to get
pleased: Yes, yes, they were
the very first people the teach
ers We're told of after staying a
few days in town; they were
born kickers, and will die
kicking; no one was ever known
to please them, etc etc This,
also, will help to explain u few
things when school troubles
come too often. May the Good