The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-07-28
SCHOOL NEWS.
r. E. Powers, Co. Supt.

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Don't forget the Teachers Meet
ing, Saturday, July Goth, at 1000 a,
M, in the High School building. This
will be the first meeting of the school
year and let's begin with a large at
tendance. The teachers are all sup
posed to be here and attend these
meetings every fourth Saturday in
each month unless otherwise notified.
Your school is no stronger than its
weakest point. This may be caused
by the teachers not maintaining the
proper discipline. / urge that each
teacher do all in his power or her
power to first control the school and
then look to the matter Of instruction.
The weak point in school may be
caused BY the patrons not giving the
teacher the proper support. II Is not
always the largest school in the coun-
ty that makes the best showing or
does the best work. 1t is the one in
which the patrons and teachers CO.
operate. / have ip mind now school
which has been improved through the
efforts Of the teacher securing the
support of the patrons. 1t is a one
teacher school and is one that receives
the support of very large per cent
of the patrons.
During the Institute we intended to
discuss the daily schedule for the diff
terent classes Of schools but we did
rot get to this part of the program
This will be the program Of the
Teachers Meeting Saturday. The
teachers and especially the beginners
are urged to be present.
| wonder if there are any schools
that allow the students to recite with
the books open. This was a common
occurrence last year when / visited
some Of the schools. The teacher
should do all in his power to overcome
this deficiency in the schools. This
may be your weak point instead of
not keeping the proper decipline.
Also, another fault | noticed last
week in some of the schools, was the
habit of the teacher in asking the
students questions and then answer
ing the same question before the stu
dent could give an answer. This is
not even an attempt to teach them to
study and learn the lesson through
their own efforts. You are supposed
to ask the student the question and
then require him to answer.
If you have some broken desks in
your school see if there is not some
means that you coulc use to repair
them SO that they can be used. am
told that in one school five seats were
broken during the winter. / caution
you now that the school property
must be guarded closer than this
practice of breaking such number
during one school. This can be avoid
, ed by the teacher in a great many in
stances.
dsh tndt the patrons cooperate
with the county board in their efforts
to make this the best school year we
have ever had. Remember that every
day your child is absent from school
we will lose money from the State
1t is your duty to help us keep the
schild in school in order to get as
much money as possible from the
State. Last year we enrolled SIG
students in this county. This year
let's place our mark at $500 and all do
our best to reach it and more is pos
sible. II you do not nave any chill
dren to send to school you can be of
some service to your county by as
sisting and giving the school your
most hearty cooperation. In fact it
is your duty whether you have chill
dren or not to go to school to help
US in any way possible because Il
gives you protection against ignor-
ance to help improve the schools.