The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19

he culeI ueeu OF To-Day Ill Inc eQu-
cation of the youth is more colopera-
ton between the home and the school
A sharply divided line between the
two is no longer clearly drawn but
these two time-honored institutions
should be so closely welded together
that the one would always be a factor
for good to the other.
The parents part in the great work
of education should not merely be to
keep their children regularly and pune.
tually at school but it is the duty of
every parent to take an interest in
the work their children are doing and
to give them encouragement in their
work. The parents can do a great
deal in intoxicating the right spirit into
the minds of the children by teaching
them to respect their teachers and
also to feel a pride in their school.
The teacher is before the public eye
and her name is much on the lips of
the people and when there is a firm
understanding between the child and
the parents that the home sustains
the teacher and the school in regard
to school work, discipline, etc., then
much good has been gained for the
child
The attitude Of the child towards
his playmates, his teacher, and the
school as a whole depends larger upon
the parents attitude. If the child
feels that sympathy exists between
his parents and his teacher he is more
inclined to do his best. In some
homes parents speak of the teacher
before their children with the, highest
esteem while in others they speak
slightingly of the teacher upon the
smallest provocation and sometimes
without any apparent reason. This is
not fair to the child nor the teacher
and does the child real injury. In
stead OF always listening to the CON-
plants made by the children and con-
demnng the teacher or school for this
or that. il the parent would come to
visit the school and talk to tire teach.
er, many imaginary difficulties could
easily be adjusted. IA. -..sss.:.,.
Another respect in which the home
can be OF real benefit to the school is
In regard to the chHld's bedtime hour.
Parents should feel the responsibility
Of seeing to it that their children re-
tire at the proper hour every even
ing. Children who are permitted to
60 to moving picture shows two and
three evenings during the week are
not capable of doing their best at
school. Even if they retire before a
very late hour their minds are so pre-
occupied by what they have seen or
heard that they cannot fall asleep for
some time and when they do fall
asleep they are more or less
restless. Consequently the next morn
ing they come to school feeling more
or less irritable and are incapable of
applying themselves to their work
This Is also true Of high school stu
dents who are permitted to attend So
cial functions during the school week.
The child whether primary pupil or
high school student needs clear &C.
tive mind unhampered by loss of
sleep or undue excitement. Not that
l would exclude the students from all
social functions for these outside at
fractions have their educational value
but they should have their proper
time and place. We need today more
tnan ever men and women who can be
depended upon to conscientiously and
faithfully hold responsible positions
and be willing to work for the best in
terests of their community, but the