The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-11-12
VISIT SCHOOLS
EDUCATION WEEK
(By County SuPt. Margaret N. Ingle-

(By County Supt. Margaret N. Ingle-
hart.)
American Education Week is from
Nov. 10th to 22nd. President Cool
idge has again issued a proclama-
ton calling upon the people of the
several states to observe this week,
and I hope that every parent of
school children in the county will
try to visit school during this time.
Many people today know nothing
whatever about the school in which
their money is invested and to which
their children are sent to secure an
education. They know little or moth
ing about the teacher in whose care
their children spend the greater
part of five days of each week. They
do not know whether the school
plant is good or bad, whether or not
the equipment is modern and ade-
quate. The public school is a bust
ness partnership in which the peo-
pie are stockholders. They should
learn of the details of that business
by personal investigation. They
should see their plant in operation
see the processes demonstrated so
that they may recognize the skill and
effort necessary to develop that men
tai equipment which will produce
capable, efficient men and women
Every community should know
about its school; how much it costs
to run it, and how that money is
used; also how much better it might
be made by increased expenditure.
Loyal Support
Every parent should realize just
what his or her loyal support and
friendly understanding will mean to
the school in healthy, alert, we'll
trained scholars. [ wonder how
many parents who are proud of the
accredited high school in their town
know that every time they keep
child out of school for even a
day they are endangering the ac-
crediting of that school. The State
demands a very high percentage of
attendance. Our superintendent
n long and continuous strug-
gle to keep this percentage of at
tendance up to mark. This shou,
lot be necessary. 1t is your school,
md if each and every one one of you :
would see that your children were
r school on time every day, unless
,ept out by sickness, not only would
his worry be taken away from the
uperintendents, but much time !
would be given them to devote to {
'ther matters. But it is not only \
n this matter of accrediting that :
absent and tardy marks count. Ev- l
,ry day the teacher introduces some !
lew idea. This she explains and {
demonstrates to the children until it
S clearly understood by them. 1t Z
'ecomes one of the tools which the +
'upils use in their school work there .
fter. If your child misses this \
york the teacher must either take !.
ime that belongs to other pupils 6
other work to bring him up to /
rade, or the child must get along =
S best he can handicapped by his \
,ss. Each and every day in the y
chool room has it's own work. Ev- &
ry days absence means a loss to \
ne absent child. In almost every C
ase weak high school students and i
ailures in colleges and universities =
re due to losses in the grades. 4
Qualified Teachers .
1t is possible to have good schools II
poor buildings and with poor y
luipment, but we can not have good (:
.hools without good teachers. Our Y
is: "The better the teacher g
better the school," Almost ev- IS
year we require an increase in y
e qualifications and training Of u
achers. We want the best possible y
aching material. What are you as &;
community or as parents doing rs
r your teachers? Many of them q:
e young men and women, some are ~
st out Of high school. Their work -
hard, perplexing, and nerve-try- rs
9; they need a mean of relaxa- ~
m; a social life; they should have 6:
r friendly interest and sympa- E
etc understanding. Are they get 4,
lg the treatment you would want IN