Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1921-06-30
HEART TO HEART TALK
WITH The TEACHERS
or JACKSON COUNTY.

lOudN WHell Ine counties were
called togather for organisation,
those from Jackson County felt
highly honored to b assigned
to Pres. Lyons office; yet we
we were indeed sorry not to
have such an organization as to
require large room for
meeting The representation
consisted of the following teach
ers: Lillian Lee. Otha Smith.
Ora Smith, Aleine McDearman,
Hugh Huffines.
Teachers, ifyOu could realize
the wonderful inspiration you
get from being associated with
800 others. who are going out to
give their best 10 the world (at
least they are supposed to. "a
few exceptions of course) besides
the instruction from the best
teachers available. in all subjects
pertaining to teaching and COM
munity work, you would surely
be attracted to teachers train
ing school for a summer term
anyway. Then we feel sure
that you would never be satisfied
until you return and inst kept
returning,
Save a little of the hard-earned
cash, come to the Normal, make
use of your time, and see if your
wide awake Supt. will let you
lose anything by it. No I'll say
she won't, but if she didn't con-
slider it, won't the individual gain
he worth all the effort, and
above all want the satisfaction
ri Knowinp that you are more
capable of guiding those boys
and girls, whose whole life de.
panas to a great extent on you,
he worth all the time and money
you give. Can we. as teachers,
demand better salaries unless
we are better prepared? As the
scyth and the OK cart have gone.
so must the little one.room school
house and the unprepared teach
er go.
We decided in our meeting to-
day that Jackson County con
tained as much brains as any
county (if not more) but the
social efficient man now must
have the proper education, which
is given only in the schools. 1t
is useless to say that the teacher
is the greatest factor in the
making of nation, state,
county and community, for we
all think we know it, but psy-
biologists tell us what we don't
truly know a thing unless We
act accordingly. If that is true.
do we really know it? Let's
wake up and realize that we have
the greatest responsibility that.
can be placed on a person, and
if we are going to do our best,
why not quit and devote our
time to something which does
OF mar so many children's
lives.
Let me plead with you to help
make the representation at the
Normal from Jackson County
grow and grow until we will
require the largest room here for
our building. 1t is seven times
grs alter than it was last year.
Why not make it seven times
greater next year than this?
You can get practically the same
things from any teachers train
ing school. but let us for our
sake, and for the sake of human
ity get something new to take
back to our communities. Learn
some new method of entertain
ing. Learn a better way to teach
that dry spelling and English
lesson. Learn to stand up and
tell the children worth while
stories. In short, not only learn
the subject matter, but learn
how to te teach it to others.
No wonder children hate
school with the same old hum
drum" day after day. Is it any
pleasure to go to school and have
mere facts stuffed in head in the
same old way that cur great
great-grandfathers did hundred
of years ago?
| did not intend to preach a
sermon. but | am so lull of 1t.
(you would be to- if you were
here) ! got started b sending