The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-09-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
:: COUNTY SCHOOL notes !
ID. w. Pearce. County Supt.

1t seems exceedingly difficult for
some children to get an education to-
day, especially if they live in the
country. Home life naturally makes
it harder to put in full year but the
real difficulty is the children in many
cases have little incentive for attend
ing and quite often little interest in
attending. Parents need to encourage
by parental authority if necessary
that their children attend school. 1t is
certainly unfortunate to find parents
responsible for children take the at
titude that education is of no value
or that very little training is suffic-
lent. Such parents should remember
that their children are beginning their
lives in very different world from
that in which they as children began
and that the future for the children
is largely determined by the start the
children get while children. A school
was visited this week, ten children
were in attendance, about one-half
the number that should be in atten-
dance. Why this condition? What
would the truant officer do if notified? ?
The child that is out of school not only
loses but hinders the child that at
tends regularly. The community as
whole should be sensitive on this
point. A school should not be inter-
rupted and hindered by late corners.
Mr.. Brown, who substituted at Nal
let Creek last week has taken up his
work at Bangs Corners, Hinckiey
Township, where he has previously
engaged. Although they wished him
to remain at Mallet Greek, he would
not break his contract with the Hinck-
lev Board Of Education. Would that
we had more persons who respected
their contracts. Mr.. Ivin Weisz has
been elected to fill the position in
which Mr.. Brown was substituting.
We have observed that the require
ments as to the flag have been car
ried out in many places, however,
several places have not yet complied
with the law in this regard. The law
requires the board of education to
education to purchase the flag. The
county superintendent is under pen
atty if violations are not reported.
Therefore at our second visit to any
school, if the flag requirement is not
met, the same will be reported to the
prosecutor.
Several boards of education have
indicated that they felt that a truant
officer appointed to serve the several
boards would give better results than
are now obtained by local truant Of
ficers or the lack of such officers at
all as is the case in a few townships.
Often no local man cares to serve in
such capacity. Any boards interested
in the plan suggested should report
to this Office at once.
Our uniform course of study is now
in the hands of all grade teachers.
Will the teachers please bear in mind
that the work should not be taken up
any faster than is indicated in the
course. Passing over work is not
learning, neither is it teaching. Where
the amount of work appears small
much supplementing and drilling is
Let us be anxious that our
pupils master the essentials. Let us
be. sure tha.sthey lnoW. fundapentals
even after the subject has been passed
or completed. Remember also telling
is not teaching.
The school should be the social cen
ter Of the community served by the
school. 1t is hoped that such organl-