Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-09-26
A SCHOOL TALK.

time to get acquainted with our
work and our pupils. the time
has arrived for us to be on the
alert and to think about what we
are going to do for our schools
and our pupils.
Are you worrying? Do you
feel that Your class is too large
or your salary insufficient to COW
er expenses? 1t is the fear of
failing health or harrassing ex-
aminations on the part of your
pupils that is worrying you?
Does subject matter worry you?
DO you feel that some method of
teaching some subject you have
seen outlined in some good school
journal to help you brest the tide
is too complicated for your pu.
pills? Let's try it and see.
Whatever the trouble is, you
have a great many sympathizers.
Yet is all this worry worth while?
The psychologists tell us that wor-
ry actually units us for the
work which we have in hand be-
cause here the law of auto-sug-
gestion operates. If we distrust
our OWE ability to succeed in sur
mounting difficulties, sooner or
later the faculty itself atrophies.
II you think success is impossi-
BILE to you the very process OF
thinking such a thought has
stolen from you your chance Of
success, so If not putting the
statement too plainly. let's be-
lieve in ourselves. You say your
classes are too large? AS a re-
suit the discipline is more diff
cult, the number of papers to be
corrected too numerous. the time
Z available fof helping individual
pupils is reduced to a minimum
and still the necessity of over
; straining to secure large per-
) centage of passing pupils is in
creased Yes, my sister, we all
understand, we all sympathize.
but others have won great sue
cess over the same unpleasant
( path which yol, are now treading
u and so will you. Believe it with
y all your heart. Never allow the
{ suspicion Of possible failure to
u enter your mind. Remember. if
you stick strictly to the course of
: study and give a little work on
the side you have carefully plan
y ned out, you cannot fail. There
y, he are many devises for simplify
* ing work with those large classes
rs rs get some good school journal,
TTss read it carefully and see if you
no no can't get what you are looking
ns for.
US Never before. in my mind. has
u, the Educational Int ests OF
=, Crittenden county been aroused
to its height. Now is the time
= for all good men and women t
come to the aid of our children
- talk school to them, help then
tn all you possibly can. If 20,
at can't do more, ask them abou
ng their lessons for the day-if the!
knew their lessons well, The.
- will be more than glad to tell yol
. I'm sure. Have them to tell 20,
q something. Insist tn at the,
q study at night all they can, AM
q you come out to the school ant
I spend a day once in a while: the
= teacher will be glad to see you
= and then you can see how thing
= 90 along. Our county Supt.
8 taking a great interest in GU
. schools. He has had enough eN
. perience to know what we nee
Z and he is trying to get ever
q teacher to deliver the goods 8
g per contract. Now let's ever
, one get the school habit; learn
q to your children; talk school
q them: show them it's for the
y own benefit that they are II
= future Kentucky. Let's all g
. down with the child: give hi