American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-02-03
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expecting too much individual help.
Then, these minutes saved, / have
more time for the class period which
Is my time to help them. I spend
most Of the class time after assign
Ing the new lesson, in explaining
what is new or hard for them to I'M
derstand and they must explain
quickly what / ask them to explain or
tell from the prepared lesson. ! have
done away with the ten minutes for
fifth grade arithmetic, thirteen min
ures for eighth grade c~ivics. twenty
minutes for primary work, etc.
make out a program with the classes
as I call them in order without any
reference to time. / arrange them
so that no grade has two classes con-
secutively and that the study period
is long enough to give them ample
time to prepare the next subject to
be recited. I know just what each
child knows, what each grade Is try
ing to accomplish and II a certain
class in a certain grade needs extra
time they get IT, and then perhaps the
next grade, different classes and diff
ferent grades need the extra time.
Still ! always try 20 recite every class
and assign the new lesson II ! only
have from three to five minutes to
do q IN I.tbeyer make a child lose his
rIov tima or stsv after, school TO
make. I'M. his ~unprepared' lessons, as I
make them feel that. nv time Is In
nortant. that they have had time to
nrebare me lesson and II hey fail 10
al. II they are the, loser. its. nothing
10 me. l. am there to help and en-
courage. not To make them learn. I
40 mt try To do away with the whis-
nerfng only thA loud. n ~eccss
k,nS because ! / am so handicapped
for. time the older ones are always AT
hbErtv Ito heip rtfe. Younger. which
tbev ao nv pronouncing words. etc.
and two members of a class are al
wava nj l;bertv IN helm each other.
Than 7 Ia, no older pupIls I'm 20 class
az IN rec,te especIally the members
nj tho nFimarN CLASS. mr. nTSf GRACE.
This makes them responsible for
some,hino tbon. thev can .synnathIze
WITH mo moro In nv efforts and they
Az mo thinss hv mo they wish their
nu,i,s ~ do nv them cheerfully pre-
naro ,hnir laasonsi 7 hayn't n
,ro,b,e with ,nattention in classes
.,y more 40 7 mn, forth n big effort
10 Loon ,hair attentjon and as the de-
s,ro % ,oorn Ia there thew listen and
iovo their chs neriods ana Ike to
an .,ha, ,,ov have learned which
~, a, no dore Quickly M tc the poinl.
no., mrc, IN detat, because Of lack
~ time ' also save nv minutes by
,v .vo,om ~ nassiny 7 seat the
run,is IN rows according TO the'-
gradea and their Mace in the liueup
a. relative IN their seat In school.
who, Tho bel, r,nes for school they
,,ne nm In two rnes nj the front
door In good weather and in bad
weather I'm the two halls. and at the
command "Pass." they march to their
seats and ait nj the command, "sit.'
This does away with anyone coming
In after the rest are seated and a get
ting quiet period. The lineup quiets
them and the noise OF passing all
comes at once and as soon as they arr
seated all is quiet. Then Get busy
and they are ready to work. Their
places In class are also relative to
their seats In the row. They come
and leave class with the commands
stand" pass" and as they know
their place In class they know just
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