The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-02

H4Yse them and pet The benefit Of
heir powers a. the fibsl
This suggests eefiaIG permanence
r. nc school manaPemeat And what
eaa Be accompU -hed II improving
sea88I-factOry. II these - 10 perman-
eHee in the teaching tg5ee2 teach
er uust have d chance % seud down
fsofs and become established before
h. ean DO his best ~9rk He mus dis
eaYef the special problems = his
school. and know CONDITIONS intimate
l. before he cau &C. hegin - think
90 c1is'rlctlYe par aad a cor
s.Haattqe plan - .p,9seaent ought
10 - d part ~ ever. =eae9l sactory
program boz go MauE towns and cI-
tles arr content u mase tine chang
~ The teaching force 90 lar re-
5o.e.n2 Z the change s Lot tar tho
W9rs.. resigned Il j " have
soHn tho wind ir CIT sease#ess treat
menf II teachers. aad i j. ~ strange
that Wr are reaping TIE Wa.rlwlnd
II order 10 have god school. there
must be opportunity for promotion.
and some degree " permanence in the
school management Bat l an talking
to teachers. who f9r long years. il
may be have bem9aned the fact that
these lacks are just What = the mat
ter with teaching f0a know these
things. what is the use u my reiterat-
ing Them The public pays and re-
fuses to pay blessed be the name OF
the public" The responsibility Is
theirs True but the fespohslolIlty'
and the neglect taiis upon the te@cn-
ers, too.
One OF the Things that We nave ieit
undone Is to insist on progress Ii
ourselves and in our school DIRECTORIES.
In so many instances. we nave oone
the duties OF the DAY ana Hteraliy lax
en- so thought lot 'he hoffo"' SAYING
with good zeal Oh truth ounlclent
unto the day IS the evil thefeoi. but
we seed to remember constantly that
We are not ON! iofcihe laeas mo
fractory minus ou' ouiia4hs p~i'o VI
mighty educauoha! system.
part OF schooi' "hien -
written mlo tne ea.aios u Vi
"" iepot i M
eieu D! 'He o'uueue9 49,
eise' IS Tue a,n,o'pne ~ ai1. -,
mosphele Which !nai no eH p1p-
scuooi ior iile-.ney ioi
NATION we give tneia' VI ,lHa ou' tae'
the opposite Is 'he tiutn' out 'iie ep'i
II Oh the schooi never RESINS 10 nolu
WINE the years collle anu Tue 'ooi ~.
ne nSse Wv or ,1t So o1oan, ~ 80 one
a -. erou,ne atroosnb.ra
progress shouIo De IN Tue ar. De
cause IL ID IN 'ne 'nousns anu Tue ii'es
Oh the teacue'S' ui'iue uioeon'en'
shoulo INSPIRE sluuen,s anu nanase
hene' anu LUIS SHouiu noe oe oou1
iess eplIl.' tneie enouiu oo oenni'o
plahs' anu uenll'e WIN ioi ptoe
II ne" leaCneF come 70 eenooh nc
mieh' oe calIeu Iuto e0nSuieN0ion W
nis supe'Io'' "no "ouiu so
.nis-is our PreSent "oi mug pian' ce
4 kho" Is Neah neIe auu
/ nope 70 accomplish 'ne9e 'ninss tne
year. III time we eApeet u isoSu ms
-lhink II over ana you na'o AIy
j suggestions let us nave mem 70 .eiA
over. no lacui'y meeting sAouio uios
on wasting precious time IN matters OF
routine or petty importance when
could better be settled by smaller
group-these hours should be mace
an inspiration and a clearing house for
new ideas. The brains OF all should
be tapped and the resulting plan MADE
the basis OF furtheF progress. ran
loi pl oEi e99 anu 'ii9't ~ n -
said while ago that We need TO
educate the ADULTS as Vel as the
children Teachers nave iaiied 10
grasp that fact and i IS due TO that
failure that many oil our trouole9