Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28

by talking pleasantly to him the other
snapped him. When he heardsthe cam /
era click he started for. them and they |
TOOK. refuge over a STONE vail. he then |
made CROSSES In the road with his stick. |
muttering inpfecstfofs At them. |
Paula: l enjoyed your letter aboilt the |
evening study hour. As. look back On |
my own study hour I see 50 many vast
ed, l used to spend the whole evening
making believe study at the same time
taking part III the CONVERSATION OF the
family, then becshse l Vas cohscien-
tious l wouldn't let 1t 20 at that as many
would but would Sit UP ,ffiany nights uh-
til after midnight to fifish Which was
probably no bettsr for ME In tie end.
The teacher means to give work which
child can do in a reasonable length of
time, and when 1t takes longer the Prob
abilities are that the child has not learh-
ed to concentrate When johnny has
spent the Whole evening under the condi-
tons Paula describes, grooming becspts
| he cant do the work, and trying to enlist
! the sympathy OF his parehts.. how often
the parents discuss the lack Of wisdom Of
| the teacher in giving 50 much home work
before him instead Of trying to make
conditions such that he Will study. l
know one ffi6ther who always t8ok her
son to a room wfiere he woiild be dtiet
to. do his home work, ana was forcsd ID
sit there, like 4 Policeman 10 watch him,
otherwise he Would escape IN some such
marvellous way that Mr.. 1isss does In
Bringing Up Father" But he later
made a name for himself In the world
and the 1nother. probably felt REPAID
OTHER mothers often make the mistake 81
/ doing the cfild's Work for him: That Il
inJuring the child more thsh anything
shs could do, 1t .steAss down hls sslf.
The tsachef sivss hifi nothing But %hst
| BY chance lie has forgotten; tie fiothsi
Should by all fieans teach film; as SRI
has only him to deal With ahd kn6#l
him better than the teacher, AND cal
mare 1t clear to Rim. SO he Won't forget
That brings UP another Subject that
: would like to see discussed. How man,
! Of you have children in Eranniar sc',oo
and how many Of you feel acqusints
] with the childfen's teachers? II you d
not know them, it is your BUSINESS to ge
acdhainted With them right away. MayB
school, Perhaps not, But you can d
/ least invite the teacher to your house "a
/ supper, or for an evening, and you wi
! pc. surprised how much differently .yo
feel toward her You will find out tina
: She is really human and fas feelings Xix
7 the rest of us, that she Is trying her be.
: to help your jointly, and Mary an
T wants your eQ-opstation,. The teacht
Z will have a Inherent feeling toward ii
I children after seeing them in their hon
: life, and IN some cases can have MOI
ask her to yoiif h6Is she doesn't cal
T a HOST for your table MANNERS nor yoi
i House, But she does ears whole lot Il
y yoiir good will. And 1t Is y6ur place
s make the first move. When fist bess
Z teaching rode for About 4 niiie in Ii
2 school bus With mother who was ali
e the wife Of one of the school Board nisr
z bers, and she did no moro than nod
e me. This same member Of the scho
~ board upheld his child When Ne broke
4 window with a stone in direct disobet
!. enee to the tsacher's order. not to thfa
q stones At one another. was THIS
I'd operation? Do you wonder tie teach
y had trouble diselpllninE the children.
Ill At another place there was the isn
Big boy who was the BILLY and dread
d. all the taechers He had 1 pisass
p. home life and thought the world 81 /
is mother, sister and especially the ba
es nephew, although he vas the terror
e; the village: During conversation VI
I'd him / suggested calling at his home a
! seeing the baby. He was delighted, sa
tt come to the house for some other pt
en- pose than to complain about him. 1t
a hardly necessary to say l Rad very lit
Is trouble with him that year
Once a day was set aside IA visit
nd day. when all the parents Mere rsddsst
We to come to the school and Hear the re
h tations and see tie children In their usi
n work Who came? just one PERSON
ry old man who had no chick. nor child
n who came because ne felt it was his di
1T. to come as long as he had Been ihyit
st. A home school, or manufacturers
.xt ISOLATION is a fine thing. Who beloi
Lp- to one, and What do you do! Here I
living near a splendid new School Sui
ing which has a ane ASSEMBLY hail,
only gathering place In the ileighbortt
Is. except the store and postoffice, VII
}. seems to be the popular hankout 1T
A. present time. feel as II ought to
NV something, but what? l. have been il
~ such a short time. would 1 be ass,irri
-, too much to suggest something to. tn
III who have lived here always. ana '
-he have also been teachers, Remember
am not a leader but a follower by nat,
gu Peggy Anne. What do va, sAyo