South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-04
JANUARY 4, 1919.
THE TEACHING PROFESSION.

The movement OF the south Bend Teachers fedora
looking the betterment of opportunities
and equalization OF their profession a minimum
scale and in therefor school year is
a matter that should the entire public. The
teaching profession had the consideration
that it should have from the number of benehcaries
Somehow only "a few US generally those who have
delved some degree. above sneering at
the school ma'am. and especially the school master,
in mature years. Too many of US are as
smart alacky" we the day We passed from
the eighth grade.
Accordingly the teachers have about learned the
lesson IN time that helps
those who help themselves and they have determined
employ a little the self-help process Their par
go the legislature with a scheme TO democratize
their profession wping class distinctions.
willingness TO work what they get nd then insist
getting it. is sense and good may
fall rather hard upon the small boy, ard render his
dislike teaching profession tenacious
than should he be forced attend school
eleven months instead of seven eight nine
months, why all this heavy Investment in school
buildings lie idle third of the time just
ia order that the youngsters may have vaca-
uonse
We do not care so much for the teacherS military
training scheme The discipline might be good for the
school children but the world is prone get away
military business rather farther into
Discipline. respect authority and a feeling Of
some kind responsibility, however, is "a thing that
school children need today it seems, than
specially many parents apparently lack the
disposition Of stamina instil them This seems
particularly true. incident many fathers growing
prosperous with their wages. while lacking the
foresight observe that the future of their children
IS still ahead of them such a thing as a small boy
getting earning own pin-money that ne
appreciate the value of it. earned with ghost
hardship. getting be almost disgrace even
among the ALLEY Parents seem to have accumu-
lated the somewhere that henceforth Uncle
sam is going feed all Of his family after the
d Elijah ravens-vith mamma that falls fro1l
heaven
That it should become necessary The schools &c
take up displining children parental
deficiency to be regretted evidently the teachers
the need OF it-more than the parents The
teachers have the children five or hours day and
many cases. the remaining eighteen hours
neither parents teacher knows where they are ex-
sept that in all probability they are engaged in some
kind OF mischief nonsense or semi-so The
next thing schools Will have 10 be taking
The children over for nursing weaving ana teachine
jabber frequently happens they get
heir first. and sometimes only lessons in manners in
he schools oh yes. growI the teachers and
system schools are turning
out 50 many young worthless rattleheads never
stopping think the proportion Of the time
they have them under control. and then we grumble
the teachers ask for salary or express
willingness render insists little more OF
.heir attention. given the chance
The coming assembly should afford the teach
the very respectable hearing They should
farther than that They should give them good
share Of what they ask. Much Ct the future of ths
lation hands the teaching profession. moro
md of every year. while parental solcitude OF
ne right kind. continues the downward grade. II
is 10 come 10 that phase of bosheyikism recon-
mended by Le7Ee and TrotEky that children taker
rom their parents birth, put traine
here until their minds the right track rec
ognizing the irresponsbility and man,
parents train their offspring. assuredly IN
guardians these children. teachers schools
should Dee well paid for their service.
True this Il exaggerated simile, but is sugges
tive OF what the responsibility OF the teaching profes
already is in degree rather than in kind