The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19
u /ES. I do think the conditions
" under which a child studies
at home have much to do
u.ith his ~sunnnsGN Tha

at home have much to do
with his success" The
sneaker IL the mother OF three chill
dren. who, according to their teachers.
always know their lessons. at is true
! didn't always hold such an opinion.
Because ! was slow in discovering this
simple fact our elder son will not grad
uate from the high school until he
is IS.
.NIany principals Of New York pri-
yate schools agree that home study Is
| necessary. My husband n | have
always agreed about that. and from
| the time our children began 10 go 10
| school We made them 10 some study
| ing at home. At first the period was
| not longer than fifteen minutes. late
In the afternoon before dinner. As
they grew older | heightened this
study period gradually 10 an hour be-
| fore dinner and az much after dinner
as was necessary for them to learn
their lessons"
was getting your elder son TO
study at home always a problem
she was asked.
She purscd up her lips and frowned
and she shook her head.
That's the reason | blame myself
for his failing two years TO make his
grade for promotion she replied. He
did splendldly for the first few years,
WIS really eager - get at his work
afternoons and evenings. lie stood at
the head of his class and his teachers
all praised him.
..T~,.a. ,,nl,ali,- he ipsornSf IN his
books began 70 slow down. as II were.
His teachers began TO complain n
he missed promotion for the fret
time. His father scolded him and
well. I was not pleased.
at was after Ne missed promotion
tho second time. his first year in the
high school. that his teacher came TO
.soc me-. she assured me that unless
lack did better work il would Ue a
kiuducSs 10 allow HIM Ia lcaN" school
and 90 To- work. | didn't like that
because my husband and | had de-
cided before he was a month old that
All orr children should start III" with
1.-THE ADVANTAGES of a college education.
10th Of us had worked our way
through college and "" both knew
college training was worth while.
That teacher and had a little
hear, f.. hear, talk. one of tie things
She told me was tha. Jack WIS Of a
crvuu temperament. He couldn't
study at school, and from results she
felt sur" he would not he able To ac.
complish much AT home niles tho
conditions under which No WAS cN-
pcc,cd to do his nome work Were
changed.
"AIv cnildrcn had ALWAYS stuiic(
,r,crnoons IN ono corner of the room
vnich WAS IT first their nursery an,
i,,,r my sewing room. Ur AN c,cuin
,r,y siud,l in tho d..uc room. ai,c,
tho ilhl, VA. cleared and their fatho,
lrd 81, in tine SEWN. roam
After that teachers talk deter
ai..cl to give lack his chance. ever
,unurn il did mean sacrificing my s,w
M, room ana making , GENERAL Iyin,
room of my parlor. The two bows ha,
lalva,s r,omcl ,orcrhcr. Igaye ralpl
tho scvin. room as a bedroom. put ;
table with q drnp light in lacks bed
room and SAW that I was warm an,
rnscy for him when he came HON,
afternoons To- tudy.
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