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Discipline
In Sunday
Schools
,, GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS ll.D.

BY GAkky ClSvkLANU htkNSs Is'D'
AGOoD many mothers and some
unmarried women write me cons
corning problems Of teaching in .
Sunday school Most often they
write about the problem Of kssping
order, especially with boys from
seven to twelve.
have some appreciation Of their
problems, having visited . soodly
number Of classes Of Sunday school
Of the kind they teach. having LED
discussions with many groups Of
church school teachers and having
heard from many mothers whs are
concerned about the moral and spir-
itual welfare Of the boy who sits
Sunday after Sunday in . class
whore bedlsm rsigns.
Intsrssting Lessons
The usual attack Of any 4iseip-
line problem Of . group Of eh'ldrsn
II to sack wsys Of making the Ties"
sons 10 interesting to the children
and 10 elicit from each and every
child such constant part'eipatlon
that few discipline problems have .
chance to arise. But only . few rare
TEACHERS are able to win such IN
tsrest and participation in oil the
children Of . class. Some Of these
rare teachers are very superior
teachers in day school and . few
others seem to b. born teachers.
sueh teachers often set the stage 20
thers ID considerable hand and foct
work rs we'll Is head work, . lot Of
psresntry and drsmati1ation.
Even these very supssior tsaen.
AVA may have . few lads who don't
readily conform or eoopetate' ana
these annoyers may come from
homes Of influence among the mem
bers Of the church.
Unpaid Teachers
since the Sunday school teacher
l. raysly paid for her service; It Is
not easy for the Sunday school sup;
erintendent to get wen-traineo
taachers. Sometimes he chooses to
select. or has forced upon him, .
nerson who is more pious than fit
to teach children. Here are few
suggestions:
preparing thu lesson, being sure you
have at hand apt illustrations which
viii appeal to the boys. Aim to DO
but little talking yourself (most
Sunday school teachers Just preach
. sermon) but induce the children
to talk, getting . response from
each and every child several times
in each lesson period. Listen apprs:
ciatively as each child speaks and
trv to get the other children to do
likewise. Aim not to have any one
child talk very long at . stretch.
Don't talk while any child is talking
idly.
ia lad is . chronic annoysr, $50
late him. A good way is to send
him lin accordance with previous
arrangement) into . class OF older
children for the remainder Of the
period, where he won't care to be a
nuisance.
Home Visits
Home visits that are welcome
have possibilities.
Sunday school teaching could be
made more effective il parents were
to bring up their children to respect
the rights Of others, would 90 to
Sunday school with them, OCCASION
ally visit their class, and would en-
courage or help them at home on
the lesson assignments.
The church school teacher who
can win enthusiastic cooperation OF
children, especially boys from seven
to twelve, does mora good than she
ever has supposed she does.
Answering Parents Questions
O. The mother Of = four-year
old girl with whom my son OF tn
same age plays, says he should al
ways give up to her because she Il
4 girl. .,
A. No use to argue with tina
mother about this silly notion: TT.
to get your child with more childrel
and let him defend himself and loo
after his own rights.
@, How would you answer tn
Sabotage child who asks, "Is ther
= real Santa Claus? :"
A. No; we have just been PR
tendins there is a real Santa Clau
Then keep on playing SO long I
he Hikes 1t.
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