The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-12
THE TEACHER
AND THE SCHOOL
Letter From Superintendent OF
Schools of Hand County
TO THE TEACHERS OF HAND COUNTY:

u Ioiii TIC Sllllu lIldl TIC may reach
the highest satge of usefulness. and
happiness and contribute the great
Il est possible service to mankind.
If our republic is to continue. the
standard of intelligence and moral
ity must be raised through univer-
sal education. A free government
can survive only when Its citizens
= upon whom its stability rests, are
intelligent and pure.
U A teacher should be genuine.
whole souled, honest, manly and
5 true. The teacher is responsible
for a right personal example, for
the physical we'll being and intel
~lectual growth of the pupils. The
teacher is rewarded by a salary.
Yet the true teacher finds return
0 for her work in the Improvement of
her pupils, in their success in after
life and in the consciousness of hav-
O ing done ner duty and having been
in some degree at least a blessing
: and hep to those about her. The
teacher who is qualified for her
work and who is kind. firm, self
controlled and just will have no
trouble in organizing and conduct
ing a successful school.
10 A regular program gives to each
subject and each class an equal
: share of time and attention 1t
teaches lessons and habits of regu.
% larlty. 1t teaches concentration of
thought by requiring the study of a
10 given subject at a given time and
prevents loss Of time.
- Arranging a program, study and
recitation periods for Younger pupils
NJ should be shorter and mare frequent
than those allotted to advanced
s grades. Place the difficult subjects
first in the morning and alternate
,8 the difficult and easy subjects or
rather those subjects which require
20 different kinds of mental effort.
Have frequent periods Of relaxation.
g Adjust the work thaC each class
shall have a fair amount Of the
teachers time and attention.
Advantages of rural schools and
20 many grades: Pupils learn to be
self reliant and to do individual
3 work. They are trained to assume
q any responsibility. They lie close
10 to nature and learn many useful
and helpful things from the world
20 about them. They nave fever dis.
80 fractions outside of school and as a
rule are more earnest in their work
70 than town pupils.
Advantages Of town schools: Flu
40 pills remain longer in school Con.
tact with others because of larger
80 classes arous greater ambitions.
The advantages of the consolidated
80 rural schools are quite similar. Sev.
eral townships have consolidated
SO Others are contemplating consolida
ton in the next school election.
% Aim of discipline: The great pur
81 pose Of the school is to form right
habits in the pupils. If the schoo
70 fails to establish the children il
% habits of right acting and RICH.
thinking, 1t fails in its most impor
30 tant duty. Certain regulations ar,
necessary wherever a number o.
DO people are brought together. In
school ~punctual and regular attend
ance, promptne;s. respectful be
havior, and consideration for the
rights of others are the most impor
nd tant regulations,
to A plan for making a rule. Poin.
III out the EVIL that exists. Give warn
ing that punishment will follow i
on the evil IS not corrected. Repeat
the warning and make the rule. En-
t. force the rule firmly, Justly and i'm
all partially. Repeal the ru!e when 4
is no longer necessary,
Kinds of punlshments Reproof
isolation, withdrawal Of confidence
reporting TO parents, suspension anC
expulsion.
Putting pupils on their honor
Pupils need to be taught to distin
lie guish between right and wrong. ant
b. to do right because it is right. TX
plain to pupils the meaning of al
appeal to honor. BE genuine il
trusting pupils. Do not tell then
u you leave them on their honor ART
cd then appoint a secret SPY to watch
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