Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-29
RURAL PROBLEM IS
DISCIPLINE
County Superintendent Dis
Cusses Subject at Length at
Meeting Of Teachers in Old
Albuquerque.

How to cope with the problem OF
enforcing discipline and intoxicating
habits Of obedience In tho rural
schools WAS the interesting topic dis.
cuased BY County superintendent
Atanaalo Montoya and teachers az the
last meeting OF the term held Sat
urday AZ the old Albuquerque school
house BY the Bernaiill0 County Teach-
ers aasociation and reading circle.
This task uf making the country boys
anu girls learn 10 mind" Is one that
that has always given more or less
trouble IN the district schools, largely
perhaps because Of the fact that many
new tsachers get their first experiences
In the country schools, with NO expor-
fenced dlscirilnarlan 10 learn from, as
IN the city schools where new teach
ers may have their woightisr proD-
LENS solved with the help Of the prin-
cipRl. The present superintendent.
a. have his predecessors. has come
into contact with this phase OF con-
ditiona and his advice on the manage
ment Of The boys and girls has proved
rather holpful 10 the Inexperienced
teachers. 1t u a sort Of rule OF rea-
son" that MF. Montoya believes In ;
he Is not an advocate Of the rod but
believes that moral suasion and the
personal conduct and bearing OF the
teacher viii have the needed effect
As a matter Of fact the majority Of
the pupils Ia the rural schools OF this
county are too small 70 give much
real trouble Do the way OF misconduct
The best means Of bringing about
respect FOR gae teachers orders. in
the opininp 81 the superintendent.
ana % bring about the proper "inor-
ale" 10 found in the preparedness Of
the teacher 10 carry on his or her
work The teacher should insist that
the pupils do an their work method
ically and systematically. The teacher
should be a modef OF neatness and do
pertinent, and feel an earnest sym
pathy with tho pupils and a SINGER
interest IN siieir welfare. Prof. Co.'s
grove says
"Give clear and definite directions
for ali movements and explain the
signals TO be used, and enforce all
your signals and directions rigidly
from the first" Keep your pupils al
ways busy and interested IN their
work. II 10 alnost impossible to hold
| the pupils attention on something
that he does not comprehend. Dir
Rein very aptly says. only that
should Oe subject-metter OF education
which u able 20 awaken and claim
the interest az the puplls. Only suca
material should be chosen a. mus
necessarily awaken q spontaneous
permanent interest In every child o.
normal mental endowments. The IN
terest only has real value for odu
cation when Il ariees spontaneously u
the pupil. accompanies him throuGl
his school life ~ n permanent menta
activity, aud still inspires him afte
his school years an a vital power tina
viii always augment"
There were present the following
Misses Burke. Keller. Goss, sachoe
der. Mcclellan. zfra. Thomas, Mrs
Lowry. Mrs Roberts, Misses Connolly
Armijo, Frederickson. Fredericka
GrimmeF swayno and Ookoy an'
MGssrs. Lopez. Smith and salazar.
The meeting was very Interesting
All the teachers present took an &C
tive part IN the discussions, whiel
were based on the following chapter
from colgr0vc'B Tho Teacher ant
the School" xhe Course Of study
Planning the Campaign; Ciasallloa
ton; Grading and Promotion; IN
Tally Programme; The School Room
In Organization.