Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-06
TEACHERS MEET To
DISCUSS PROBLEMS
SEVERAL INSTRUCTIVE TALKS.
CONCERNING SCHOOL WORK,
DISCUSSED.

Two questions of real importlnc,
Hrrc discuss,d ~ Miss Jackson. Priu
cipal Il john. n Street School. and Mr.
Mclntoah. Principal NJ High School, at
the general meeting Of the teachers
Saturday.
Miss Jackson. In her talk on "The
Work of the Classroom Teacher"
brought out the fact that the public
In not always prepared to Judge the
work ~ the teacher nor does II have
, full appreciation II the value of the
preparation of the teacher nor the
actual cost of II IN money a teacher
can bo happy Ia her work only when
she realizes that SHE has had the best
preparation obtalnable and when she
knows that she knows her work. A
teacher who In III or nervous cannot do
the best work ar arouse "A genuine
response IN her pupils. a teacher
should learn 10 Judge her own work
and the progress ~ her class She can
not dO this by comparing the work VI
two different sections hut by compar.
.ng the work of the same section dur.
INK two different units of time She
should take into consideration the phy.
steal condition ~ the child aud his
home environment. not that she
should dismiss him from her mind as a
subnurmal. but that she may know
where to place the emphasis In order To
secure the best results possible. We.
~ teachers would appreciate the con
fidencc ~ the public In our ability TO
make our contributions through the
child toward building up the defense
of socicty against degradations conse.
qucnt upon ignorance moral debility,
puverty. and vice.
Mr.. Mcintosh spoke next on THE
Socialization of the school Program
dwelling particularly on the work and
purpose ~ the student coucii. He
stated that the student council of the
Amarillo High School In the result of
the study Of the student councils of
other high schools. particularly the
Manual Arts High School ~ Los An
gelcs. Each doll Call room In allowed
one member for each thirty pupils OF
major fraction thereof. and only pupils
making NJ per cent, ar above are elig
lille for membership The main idea Of
the student council II Ia direct the ac.
tIvitios which concern the school ~
whole. to arouse the loyalty ~ the
pupils, and 90 promote the welfare ~
the school and the students In every
| possible way The aim In having
student council is to teach the pupils
10 accept responsibility for their ac.
tons. The student council IN not n.
ccnsed and " n real government. They
have their various committees a. act
upon questions that may arise. but the
| findings " the committees mus, be-
passcd unon hy the principal before
they become effective Both talks were
very much enjoyed.
In the high school sectional meeting.
which preceded the general meeting.
hire" ovcclleut talks were mad Miss
| NrGro spoke an the subject ~ select.
! N' n toNt and Tho uve q u She on
.lrsigrd The iwn0rtrnno - making .
cry careful HsgIrrwput q making "
- the beginning u the period and ~
H'lnc Thoroughly frwil1r with content
frd method n tho p0rtirulrr tcvt TINT
rou are teaching, Dr Nunn spoke OH
We usr ~ srrucwcrtnrv reading mat.
tor. urging that 10 be- used IN such n
u,nnner as a. make the pupil alive o.
/ .ro subject under discussion
Miss McCmny made short. but
very interesting talk ON THE Art OF
Questioning
Mr. Duncan made q short talk ~ the
close of the general meeting. asking
his teachers to always keep alive and
awake through study. ana to make the
.hild the first consideration rather than
I the t,Nt.