The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21
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How do you arrange your night work ?'' the new teacher asked the veteran.
 the job for fifteen years sighed and looked out sFt the whey day; the sun sparkled on rippIing leaves and there was something salty in the air, even in this in. land town. T often go by the way feel" she said. Today don't feel like work, so 1 won't give a tap ohhome work to the children" But you can't do that" pro- tested the N. T. "You'll get be- hind"
 "Yes, I'll get behind, but not much. It won't be much worse than wrangling half of tomorrow morning about the slackers and seeing that they get it done, some- how or other. Maybe, if 1t rains tomorrow. I'll give double. Any. way leave 1t to me, I'll catch up, I always have. But every now and then there comes a day or even a week when I go lightly. Nature usually fixes it up for me. get along"
 "I'd be afraid to do that" said the girl. We're finding common denominators and the children need practice
 Right, But Unknowing You go right ahead, my dear, and do what your little conscience dictates. You are right, and I am wrong; and know 1t better than you do. yet >someday, when you get the feel of teaching children, you will find that they are psy- cho1ogical moments. Some days the children will get three times as much work done as on others. The very air smells of work. Did you see the moon last night?" Did IF" breathed the girl. Well, I didn't give any night work yesterday either." The older teacher went to the door to marshall her incoming class; the other stood with a per- plexed frown. She knew this wom- an outranked all the others in building in the high grades she turned in. There must be more to teaching than she thought. At recess she approached the principal. Would 1t be all right if I didn't give any home work today?"
 "Yes, indeed. And don't keep anyone in. Get your hat and go out and forget there Is such a thing as school. You1l be sitting up plenty of nights marking pa- pers and 50 on."
 I'm afraid the children will expect a vacation every night if l let lessons go this time. And be- sides thought 1t was good for them to have to give up things for lessons. I want to establish habit" Power on a Ramagc
 That is the right idea exactly, Miss Smith. But once sea cap tain said something to me that never forgot. He was speaking about the gyroscope being tried out on new vessel--stabilizer you know; supposed to hold the ship firm and reduce all rocking and vibration. Said he, It won't be practical. don't care what they say about it. have studied udNlBdLlOH hHu engineering biHCC I was fifteen in the best schools there are, and I've commanded some of the biggest steamers afioat. There is one thing I have found out for myself, however. You can't go against the sea. It is stronger than all the puny machines made by man."
 That Is the way 1t is with work and human nature. There are days the children can't be held by rules. Life breaks out and spirits soar when the ozone gets thick. Don't try to harness anything on one of these wild days. Nothing will be wrecked"
 T think am going to like teaching" smiled the girl sudden ly. Its funny business, isn't it?" Copyright, 1885, NEA Service, Inc.