JUL 11 1888 S. BURE UCATION 27.5 HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. MONROE C. GUTMAN LIBRARY 95 COMMON-SCHOOL TEACHER. tory, phi and writi of good m what we preparatio now to p must get a it. The the ability fully cond the first pl PLEASE PEEL OFF AT EXTENDED CARBON in answer to the question, How to children will find i organize a school? The first day of time. Our main di the real classren. He has ol de novo, as never been Such ought it is generale to do? How cannot be extions that will every school, directions that young teachand organizial assembled ld at once asracter of conress the child action that tuation. But positive charteacher must to organize a ntain the air me, but unless how to ar HOW TO ORGANIZE A COMMON school is always one of anxiety and SCHOOL. work to the teacher. He wends his way to the school-house full of mis We have already said much in our columns in regard to the preparation needed by every one who proposes to teach in the common school. acquainted with the children, their The complete mastery of the branch- HOW TO ORGANIZE AND TEACH A COM- givings and uncertainty. He is un character and progress in the branches. He finds but little data in the record of the school from the former teacher as to the real classHe has standing of the children. to organize the school de novo, as though a school had never been Such ought taught there before. not to be the case, yet it is generally so. Now what is he to do? How is he to proceed? We cannot be expected to give directions that will When a young man or woman has specifically apply to every school, passed through a course of study but we can give some directions that preparatory to teaching, and is pro- will materially aid the young teachnounced competent to teach, being er in reducing to order and organizwell skilled to answer questions in ing the various material assembled arithmetic, grammar, geography, his- in the room. He should at once astory, philosophy, spelling reading sume the positive character of conand writing, and being reputed to be trol. He should impress the chilof good moral character, then he has dren by look, word and action that what we may term the theoretical he is master of the situation. preparation to teach, but he needs in order to asume the positive charnow to put it into practice. He acter of control, the teacher must must get a school, organize and teach really understand how to organize a it. The test of capacity to teach is school. He may maintain the air the ability to organize and success-of positiveness for a time, but unless fully conduct a school. We will, in he really understands how to arthe first place, make a few statements range and teach the school, the in answer to the question, How to children will find it out in a short organize a school? The first day of time. Our main direction consists But در |