The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-04-09
TEACHERS SPECIAL
TEST QUESTIONS
Examination Held Saturday
April 6, 1912,
Prepared by the School Commissioner
to Test the Mental Qualifications
of Applicants For Teachers Spe.
cial Certificates.
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
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Aki 1. - N@bll-D- toihDAt
/. Discuss the value of Kindergarten
training (a) when and under what
restrictions children should be admit
ted to kindergarten schools; (b) chill
dren that should be excluded; (c) re-
suits that should be obtained.
2 When should children be admitted
to the public schools? What do YOU
expect them to know the first day they
come 10 school!
g. State the important features OF the
laws of Ohio that apply TO the admls'
sion of pupils to the public schools
Between what ages may the truancy
laws be enforced?
4. In your opinion, do children in
crease in veracity and modesty during
the first two years of school!
5. Why are women more successful
as teachers in the lower grades than
mcn2 (Only complete answer should
be given credit.)
g. Explain your system OF getting
backward children to express them
selves in sentences.
T. Explain how you manage the child
that insists on repeating the answer OF
another pupil.
8. How do you punish a child when
the child takes things that do not belong
to him? Point out several facts that
must be considered before the child is
punished.
g. Discuss the relation that should
exist between the primary teacher and
the parents.
TO- Show the necessity OF strong
personality in primary work.
PART H. LESSON PLANS.
l. Write in detail your lesson plans
for the day (a) The length of time
covered; (b) number of periods per
day; Co the order of rectationS and
intermissions.
g. Discuss the scope of number work
for the first year of school. (Bc
deilnte in your answer.)
g. What is the Batavia System OF
teaching? Do you favor this method
OF instruction for primary teachers3
a. Give definitely your reasons for the
order you have suggested for the sew
eral recitations OF the day. (Answef
this question without repeating your
answer for number one.)
5. Mention the professional training
you have had for this work and the
magazines you read to better prepare
yourself for primary teaching. (This
should be considered one of the inn
portant questions of this examination }
PART III. - METHODS
/. Write detailed account of the
method you use in teaching reading.
Why is it necessary that you teach
reading by a definite method?
2. Name all the methods used in
teaching reading in the public schools OF
Ohio. In what ways is your method
better than the others named?
g. Explain the origin OF the number
concept What methods of teaching
numbers are used in most schools OF
| Ohio?
4. Show the relation OF work and
play in the primary department. Should
the children understand the difference
| 5. How do you conduct your march
ing games, songs and other gymnastc
exercises. How much time per day do
you devote to such exercises? When
6. Outline your method of teaching
language TO first year pupils. How do
you relate language to other subjects i'll
| primary work.
7, Should the lessons in primary worl;
follow each other Systematically, or is
each days work complete in itself.
8, What system OF writing do you
teach in your schools2 Should a
teacher expect to have all her pupils
! become good writer's?
| 9. Write at least twenty four lines OF
poetry you would teach iirst-year
pupil as memory exercise,
10. DO you use lesson charts in your
primary classes. II not, why5 (Answer
this question definitely