The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-13
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
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! were not getting any because Jney
| had not been supplied with bags to
| get them in. We try to do only
| those things that we think we can
accomplish. If we want to succeed
| as a teacher we must see to it that
each child has a bag for his butter
nuts.
Intermission; roll call singing.
Supt. Koehler then introduced the
next speaker, Prof. Reed B. Teitrick,
deputy superintendent of public in
struction, of Harrisburg, who had
| for his subject " The First Requis-
ite." The speaker said he was glad
to be in Wayne county and always
glad to be in an institute. The open
ing session is always the important
session What shall this years work
be worth to you? The first requisite
for success is the spirit in which you
approach your work, When you
know the attitude of one toward a
work to be done you can determine
the future of the venture. The
teacher who feels that her work is
the work will be successful. To me
it is more important to know who is
going to teach my children than it is
to know who will next occupy the
Presidential chair. The work that
you as a teacher are doing touches
life at every point What the chill
dren are to have in training for citi-
zenship must come from your teach
ing. When has a teacher taught?
What is teaching? You have never
taught until somebody has learned
something. This institute may be
the best ever held. 1t depends large
I'M IftFiI r1a1
is a factor-that makes a good in
stitute. You ought to grow in soul
power this week. See to 1t that each
helpfulness. Stand out to do some
thing with the talent you have. Your
success depends upon the way you
view the situation. The presence of
a real teacher is an inspiration.
After a few announcements, insti-
tute adjourned.
Tuesday Morning.
Singing
Devotional exercises led by Rev.
A. l.. Whitaker, of Grace Episcopal
church.
The first period or the morning
was occupied by Supt. Teitrick, who
spoke on The Teachers Problem"
He began with a quotation from
Emerson, Write it in your heart
that every day is the best day in the
year" The most important, the
most delicate, the most difficult work
is teaching. The most beautiful
work of creation is a little child.
Teaching is most delicate because it
deals with important germs at the
important moment. Neglect that
/ " ic
The only important part of man is
his character. The greatest contri-
button any man can make to his day
and generation is good character.
There are everywhere the chances
for advancement but they must be
brought out by a person. Can you
think of school without thinking
of the work of the teacher? The
| teacher cannot be happy or useful
until he knows his pupils. The
| problem for the teacher is that the
| teacher shall be a real type of all
| she expects the children to be. She
| shall be a real type for the commun-
| ity. Words, acts, steps, looks spell
| the word success" Children often
| learn their first lessons, of kindness,
| of courtesy, of thoroughness, and all
| the virtues from their teachers.
! There is nothing better for boy or
| girl just out of the teens than
/ standing before a school as a teach
er for several terms, because the
! teacher does try to measure up to the
! standards he sets before his pupils.
Success in teaching depends more
upon the impressions made than up
on the subject taught. The second
| problem of the teacher is a homely
One-the teacher must be a good
| housekeeper. The thing / am try
ing to do for you this morning is to
create for you standard of neatness
for your school"
The next problem is one the teach
er thinks most about-to be a good
instructor. The first requisite OF
a good instructor is the power to
produce a hungry mind, the power
of awakening a desire to know. The
second requisite is, after the desire
to know has been awakened, to be
able to so present the knowledge as
to- appeal to the proper activities OF
the child's mind. Be able and will