The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-29

cure the grade which goes ON the
card Pupils detained as often as
three evenings each week should be
marked poor Many pupils that
are kept after school are left overs
from last year. Again, pupils who
do we'll in one grade may be very
poor students in another grade
Miss Davis followed Miss Hol-
land She said There are some
pupils whose grades are known to
you almost from the beginning OF
the term. The teacher can easily
estimate who are the C. and e.
students. Some students are inter-
ested. study and ask intelligent
questions occasionally. still they
are 'P' students. The most diff
cult thing is to handle the sulky
pupil. He lays hard burden on
the teacher. The only way to ov-
ercome this kind of pupil is to
talk to him. The teacher oftentimes
| is to blame for the poor grades
, made by some students. because he
does not give the pupil time to re-
cite. Some pupils appear to be
very much agitated when you call
on them. This may be due to the
natural timidity on the part of the
pupil, or it may be that he doesn't
know the answer"
Mr.. VIM stressed the fact that
the teacher should Give the child
exactly the grades he makes To
do this. he said, the teacher must
lay aside his prejudice and be fair
to the child. Pupils with strong
personalities frequently are taken
| for the standard and other students
are graded by them, but this is not
right. A grade is not collective
but an individual thing Mr..
Winn thinks that the grade on the
card should be statement from
you to the parent showing exactly
what you think the child has done
He called attention to the fact that
the teacher should be careful not
| to overgrade the child who is cour-
teous to them and never gives any
| trouble. On the other hand he must
be careful not to undergrade the
| child who is constant source of
worry. He stated that there are
three things to be considered in
giving a grade, namely, daily work.
written work and your own esti-
| mate of what you think the child
knows. At all times make the state
ment which goes to the parent an
honest one.
Mr.. VIM spoke at some length
on Detention After School, say
ing: Many people fail to under
stand why pupils should be forced
TO remain several afternoons each
week The object of this is TO help
who are inclined to be lazy to do
their work In no case is tilis in
tended as a punishment for the pu-
pill. 1t is certainly a great sacri
flee on the part of the tired teacner
to remain an hour or two after
school and give instruction in a
lesson he has already heard from
two to four times that day. The
line of least resistance for the
teacher would be to fail the pupil
and accord the grade as such. The
teachers in the WaXahachie public
school have the welfare OF the pu-
pills at heart and never object to
working overtime without pay. pro-
yided their assistance is appreeiat-
ed Students and parents should
look upon the detention after
school not as a punishment OF the
pupil. but rather as rare privilege.
If all Will cooperate in regard TO
this new rule Waxahachie public
school will set a new record at the
tiid Vi AlA0 sNdl ny hhSN
school system has the least NUM-
Der of failures of any in the state.
Mr.. Winn next spoke on the sub
jeet of "Demotion. He said that
after the teacher had done every
thing that he could for the pupil
and had found that the pupil could
not do the work, then these pupils
would be denoted, after due io-
tice had been sent TO the parents.
Moreover ii the pupils can do the
work and doesn't DO it. he shall be
denoted.
The last point that he called at
tention to was that many rupils
have the habit OF coming 10
school too early. He stated that
they should leave home about the
time the first bell rang. namely
about $50, for that will give them
plenty OF time 20 arrive al school
hqfnra the tarfy bell rings