The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-11-16

ed history until she heard him recite
and noticed the questions she asked
She then made him happy by buying
him books of an historical nature. in
stead of the books of fiction that he
had been accustomed to.
She was able and loved to give her
boy pleasure but this channel had
never been opened to her before. And
such an opportunity
What could be better for boy than
to have him love the heroic characters
of history?
The school room is an ideal place
for parent to learn her child, for
there are sides of his life shown there
that would probably never be shown
at home
Now, let us look at the teacher |
side of the question.
First, what sort of a teacher do
you want? Surely one that is well
prepared to teach It is an excellent
plan that you should see the teacher
at work She may not be the same
neat, polite, ladylike person that you
saw at church or at social affair.
The school house is a good place to
go to get good idea of what sort of
teacher you have.
The teacher has the molding of
your child's life in her hands for the
greater part of the day. Is she the
sort of person to do it?
/ "A child is great imitator. He grad
ually forms habits from his teacher
and associates Are they the sort of
habits that your child should copy?
Study the teacher aad see for your
Iself.
Nothing encourages a child more
than to know that some one is laying
Iattention to his progress. What child
lis there that does not want to appear
his best when there is visitor?
i Visit the school Show the children
that you are interested in them and
believe they are doing their best and
see how they will work to reward you
for your confidence in them.
4 Perhaps it will cause the teacher
: to be. better prepared for Der work
each day, If she is consistently ex-
Ipecting some one to drop in, for she
!. wants to appear her best when there
is company, too.
If you will visit the school you will
be more likely to avoid any unpleas-
!, antness with the teacher You will
know If she is competent, trust
worthy person. and then if Mr.. Brown
! or Mrs Jones comes to you with
: some dreadful tale about how unjust
: Miss Teacher has been to Mary, you
can probably make her see that she
is wrong and thus help to keep her
children in school. Get her to go
with you to visit the school.
One of the greatest needs of par.
ent's cooperation is the physical de-
fleets of the child. Few teachers are
good judges of the childs health.
If your child has weak eyes, un
steady nerves, subject to headache
ETC., don't keep it secret from the
teacher. Tell her the trouble and il
2 she does not know how to keep the
? child comfortable, you might help her
:, II may keep your child from being
: a lifelong invalid, just by few help
full suggestions.
Then, too, do not believe there II
a teacher on earth that will not d.
: better work if she feels that she hal
the confidence and respect of her pa
? irons. She will love to work if yol
show your appreciation and the chill
: dren will be benefited by it.
Do you not see that If you do no
visit the school, you are not doini
= your duty toward your child? VIII
= have his life spoiled by an aincompe
- tent teacher
He deserves the best mental, phys
icaI, and moral training. Is you
= teacher the sort to give him this trair
= ing? Or, on the other hand, why b
- unjust to the teacher by not shown
lher enough respect to inquire int
her reason for her actions, instea
of helping your child out of schoo
NJ thus injuring him, or saying thing
7 that will make him think he can do a
he pleases.
at IF she Furnishes me, mama will sto
=, me from school, That seems to b
Its the slogan of some children. Do nc
it let it be your child who uses that r.
or mark
y. Have your children respect th
of teacher. if she is worth it, and II sh
! is not, get one that is.
1 a They cannot respect the teacher u
me- less you do. Get acquainted and sho'
DIV your children that you do respee
OF her.
Us The trustees, as patrons, shout
Is. bear in mind all that has been sal
hin above, but they still have more dutie
III in regard to school visiting. 70
- promise to see the interests of tn
t., the school, set good example by g
ing yourself, and then tell others no
your visit was appreciated and as
Oh them to go.
S IL Besides the things we've mentione
to it is the duty of the trustees to sc
nc that the teacher has fair showin
les See that she has the proper thing