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as efficient "a they should be?
Do the pupils derive the benefit
from what is taught them that
they should? These are ques-
tons that are worthy of our c,r-
sideration, yet they are passed
by without due attention. What
our schools are and what they
should be are two very differen,
things indeed. In the first place
there is not the corporation be-
tween the teacher and patron
there ought to be. The parent
sends his child to school and ex-
poets the teacher to do the rest.
and if anything goes wrong he
blames the teacher for it. OF
course the teacher is sometimes
to be criticised. But the parent
should remember that the teacher
is not n college graduate. 1t is
to be lamented that most of them
are not even high school gradu-
ates. This of course applies to
the one-teacher school. The one
teacher school will some day be
a thing Of the past; the time is
coming when n teacher can't
get a school unless he is n grad
uate of some high school or coll
lege. The people are beginning
to see the disadvantages and
drawbacks of such a school.
They are beginning to realize
that larger schools are necessary
in order to have qualified teach
ers. One can't do the pupils
justice. Then the one teacher
school can't afford to pay enough
salary to get n good teacher. So
long as there are the small
schools there can be no hope of
getting college graduates as
teachers.
But since We have these schools
and r1ere seems no way of get
ting rid OF them, why not turn
our attention to the betterment
Of the teacher, until We can get
larger schools? There surely
can be something done. that Is
il the teacher really wants To i'm
prove the schools. How many
teachers in this county read any
thing on how 10 care for the
school? How many schools ia
this county have hsraries2 Do
the teachers refer 10 reference
books other than the Textbook
for information? Every teacher
should have a few references
books for his private use; every
school ought to have and can
have a library. You would think
that a man trying to farm with
out implements would accomp-
hsh little or nothing. The same
; thing applies to teaching. A
[ teacher without a library merely
skins along on top of the grounC
so 10 speak, and the result is tina
l the pupils don't get deep enough
: into the subject to become inter
! ested; they don't pay attention
q Then the teacher becomes die
couraged and wonders what j
y the matter. The teacher shoul
!, turn his eyes upon himself, Their
If is where the trouble lies. N
wonder so many pupils becom
: disheartened and quit. They d
. not see the connection betwee
school work and everyday life
y the teacher doesn't make school
IS life real. They have a wron
= conception of what a teacher
J., duty is.
What is school, and what is
&c for anyhow? II should be ii
Is means by which boys and CIR
e, are prepared for true citizenshi
m but is it? If the school fails
do its duty. is the pupil to blame
mol But the pupil is the or
who suffers. The majority I
IN teachers are continually con
is planning about what they have
he contend with-they don't stop
M think what the pupil has to cor
:. tend with. or else they would
- more sympathetic and encourae
III ing.
Then another question is, a
the schoal buildings and GROUND
IL as attractive as they might b,
1t would take but very little tin
and work to keep the yards FRI
u from rubbish, and it certain
q, would make the place more az
m pesling and attractive. Then
T. few pictures neatly arranged {
n the walls would make the schoc
~ room more home-Iike. Thin,
Oh should appeal to the pupil ar
10 not the teacher necessarily. I'll
Id school should be made TO fit Il
e, pupil instead of the pupil fittir
ID the school. There should be +;
re much pride taken. with the scho
Tx room as the home, for the scho
or room is, in a sense, a home.
OF the child is brought up under tv
OF different environments how ca
ne he form for himself a model cha
III acter? There are several wa,
re to remedy this. The teach
mt should be acquainted with Il
&c child's home surrounding. \
doubt the child is criticised +
IN thinge that he is not to blan
nd for, for things he wouldn't be
re the teacher knew his home Ell
c. vironment. A visit TO the pupil
home might cause the teacher
change his method of procedur
70 the progressive teacher the
r. are many ways for improvement
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