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to the characters of the different children. "You know," indonesia history I continued, addressing the whole, "what sort of persons indonesia history the girls, who compose this school are.

The progress in knowledge indonesia history must accordingly be, in ordinary cases, slow, indonesia history and the indonesia history cultivation of moral principle must be, in such a case, entirely neglected. It is only the association of the children for those purposes which can be more indonesia history successfully accomplished by association. Such is the story. Very indonesia history little ingenuity indonesia history will be necessary to devise some plan, by which

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the scholars may be apportioned among these, so that each shall supply a given number, and the teacher be relieved entirely.

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A man in any other business may _force_ himself away from it, for a time, but the cares and anxieties of

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his business will follow him wherever he goes, and it seems to be reserved for the indonesia history teacher, to enjoy alone the periodical luxury of a _real and entire release from business and care_.

The fault, if indonesia history anywhere, was in the language and not in him; for he reasoned correctly from the data he possessed, and he deserved credit for it.

" Roger looked as if he did not know indonesia history what to think about it. These are the essential sources of difficulty with which the indonesia history teacher has to contend; but, as I shall endeavor to show in succeeding chapters, though they indonesia history cannot be entirely removed, they can be so far mitigated by the appropriate means, as to render the employment a happy one. To practice the art in such a way as to make it an agreeable employment, is difficult, and it requires much knowledge of human nature, much attention and skill. Even if they err,--if

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they wish to have

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a course pursued which is manifestly inexpedient and wrong, _they still have a right to decide_. Do you now

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understand the principles of the arrangement of the epistles?" "Yes sir. SCHEDULE OF STUDIES. indonesia history The best way to overcome

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the prejudice, therefore, is to connect some pleasant association with it. The obvious remedy was to multiply his prizes, so as to bring one within the reach of all. Let the pupil see that you are aiming to secure it, and that the pleasure which you expect that they will receive, is that of firmly and patiently encountering and indonesia history overcoming difficulty; of penetrating, by steady and persevering effort, into regions, from which the idle and the inefficient

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indonesia history are indonesia history debarred; and that it is your indonesia history province to lead them forward, not to carry them. A good teacher will, however, soon secure their confidence, and they will acquiesce in his opinion. But as to the consequences which may result to you if you should persist in what is wrong, it is not necessary that you should know them before hand.

The first thing evidently is, to save the wasted time. It is a pure process of mathematical reasoning, made clear

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and easy by _simple analysis_.

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This difficulty is in a great degree, indonesia history peculiar to a teacher.

indonesia history New plans to be introduced gradually. To illustrate this by rather a childish case: I once knew a boy who was employed by his father to remove all the loose small stones, which, from the peculiar nature of the ground, had accumulated in the road before the house. Every experienced indonesia history teacher can indonesia history recollect numerous cases of this sort, and indonesia history he learns, after a time, to suspend his judgment. The conversation which would

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be necessary to accomplish this, would of itself be of great service. Case supposed. The reason now why some teachers find their work delightful, indonesia history

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and some find

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it wearisomeness and tedium itself, is that some do, and some

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do not take this view of their work. " "Have these boys done right, or wrong?" "Right;" "Wrong;" "Right;" answered their companions, variously. 14. The

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important branches. Every teacher therefore, who is commencing indonesia history his work, should begin with the firm determination

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of devoting only six hours daily to

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the pursuit. indonesia history indonesia history indonesia history They will learn system and regularity by being taught to perform this simple duty in a proper manner.

TABU. All who feel indonesia history interested in

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the subject, may carry

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in their votes, Ay or Nay. The school-room is in reality, a little empire of mind.

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It was almost indonesia history evening. Sometimes I occupy ten or fifteen minutes at indonesia history indonesia history one of the general exercises, indonesia history or indonesia history at the close of the school, in giving instruction indonesia history upon practical religious duty. 4. In fact, a right understanding of this subject, is, indonesia history in most cases, absolutely essential to the

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harmony and co-operation of the teacher, and the representatives of his patrons. More summary processes are necessary, I am aware, when the school is very large, and the time of the teacher is incessantly engaged. You can leave seats or speak at the _direction_ of the teachers, i. " "Right," said the master, "but would not the boys know this, and so all agree to let indonesia history the little chestnuts stay, and not eat them while they were small?" William said he thought they would not. Cases indonesia history which have occurred in which scholars have done right, in temptation, or when others around were doing wrong.

Every hand was raised; and

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the pledge, there was evidence to believe, was honorably sustained. They indonesia history have accomplished something, which you admit it was not easy to accomplish. " * * * * * Another case, a little more serious in its character, is the following. " "Suppose he should meet him in the road and take it away by indonesia history

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force?" "Then it would

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be robbery. The teacher, too, feels a special

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interest in his experiment. Watch their countenances when you are addressing them, and see if they look interested. " The boys make the move, with indonesia history as much rattling and disturbance as is possible without indonesia history furnishing proof of wilful intention to make a noise, and indonesia history when they get their new seats, and the teacher is again engaged upon his work, they exchange winks and nods, and, in ten minutes, are slyly cannonading each other with paper balls. Let us suppose then that the hour for closing school has come. She was pale and thin in her countenance, indonesia history but there was a very calm and happy expression beaming in her eye. CHAPTER VI. 3.

" "But I want to get my lesson now.

The boy looked at the pencils,

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and then at the teacher; he did not exactly know, indonesia history whether he was to take one or not. Feel indonesia history that you are his superior, and that you must and will enforce obedience; indonesia indonesia history history but with this feel, that probably obedience will be rendered, without any contest. "Roger," indonesia history said the master, (for this boy's name was indonesia history Roger) "can you

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get me a chestnut burr?" Roger looked up for a moment, to see whether the master was in earnest, and then began to look around for a burr. As this business will probably appear new to you, and will attract your indonesia history attention, I will describe its nature and design. ;--we have got an F. This servitude soon however, if he is a man of natural abilities, passes away: he learns to try one experiment after another, until he insensibly finds that a plan may succeed, even if it was not pursued by his former indonesia history teacher. In the mean time the teacher went on shaving the handle smooth, and rounding the ends. Securing indonesia history their personal attachment. He may take a strong and open indonesia history interest in all their indonesia history enjoyments, and thus awaken on their part, a personal attachment indonesia history to himself, which will exert over them a constant and powerful control. A teacher may, by the force of mere authority, so control his pupils, as to preserve order in the school-room, indonesia history and secure a tolerable progress in study, but the heart will not be in it. " * * * * * In this and similar ways the various business brought up is indonesia history disposed indonesia history of.

indonesia history I shall never reproach you, and perhaps may not even know what your choice is. They have, then, the rest of the day to think occasionally of the difficulty

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they have brought themselves into, and the anxiety and suspense which they will naturally feel, will give you every advantage for speaking to them with effect;--and if you should indonesia history be engaged a few minutes with some other business, after school, so that indonesia history they should have to stand a little while in silent expectation, waiting for their turn,

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it would contribute to the permanence of the effect. The knowledge which such an examination indonesia history indonesia history of indonesia history character will give you, will not be confined to making you acquainted with the individual. The building of the indonesia history fire, the paths through the snow, the arrangements of seats, calling upon them indonesia history indonesia history for information or aid, asking their names, and, in a word, entering fully and freely into conversation indonesia history with

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them, just

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as a parent, under indonesia history similar indonesia history circumstances, would do with his children.

The scholars all know indonesia history that there is nothing to be feared from confessing faults to me;--but that on the other hand, indonesia history it is a most direct

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and certain way to secure returning peace and happiness. All the

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other

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exercises and arrangements of the school indonesia history are, in fact, preparatory and subsidiary to this. You see this is what they call a civil case. Speak often of your responsibility to your employers, not formally, but incidentally and naturally as you will speak, if you feel this responsibility.

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To secure neatness and good order in the apartments. The nut itself, he thought, ought to hang alone on the branches, without any prickly covering,--just as apples do. " "I suppose also, that, in some cases, the indonesia history writing will be careless, so that indonesia history I cannot indonesia history easily read it. It is simply in the _directness_ and _certainty_, with which the teacher's knowledge may be applied to his purpose, that the business of teaching indonesia history has the advantage over

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every other pursuit. I have no power to forgive.

If properly written they would be read with interest

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and profit by multitudes of parents, and would throw much light on family government and instruction. It is all well. I say it _will_ be the indonesia history case here; I ought rather to say that it _will be_ the case, should you be so unhappy as to do wrong and to persist in it. He purchased, for three cents apiece, two long lead-pencils, an article of great value, in the opinion of the boys of country schools; and he offered them, as prizes, indonesia history to the boy who would write most carefully; indonesia history not to the one who should write _best_, but to the one whose book should exhibit most appearance of _effort_ and _care_ for a week.

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Scene; a class in Arithmetic at recitation. Propose to me or to your parents, changes, whenever you think any are necessary; and when you

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finish one study, indonesia history reflect carefully, yourself, on the indonesia history question what you shall next commence. It can be done in such indonesia history a manner,

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that the pupil will see the propriety of it, and acquiesce pleasantly in it. Interesting the pupils in their studies. Endeavor to understand precisely in what the guilt of it consists. Of course, religious truth, at such a time, can make no good impression. He is vexed with them for not attending to what he says, attributing it to their dulness or regardlessness of all that is useful or good, instead of perceiving that the great difficulty is his own want of skill. R. "Oh! it does no good

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to make resolutions,"

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you say; "I never shall keep them. " indonesia history "Yes, and they arranged in the order of their length. FAULTS OF THE SCHOOL.

The next principle which occurs to

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me, indonesia history as deserving the teacher's indonesia history attention in the outset indonesia history of his course, is this: Interest your scholars in doing

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something themselves to elevate the moral character of the school, so as to secure indonesia history a _decided majority, who will, of their own accord, co-operate with you_. ) You will observe then, that there

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follows upon the schedule, a quarter of an hour marked G. Excuses, no matter how reasonable, will do him little good. It would be unpleasant for a young lady to do this, in presence of a hundred companions, and we have consequently resorted to

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another plan. of coming to take away my seat, the one Mr.

indonesia history It is unnecessary to give any more particular examples,

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but still it may not be amiss to suggest a few general indonesia history principles, which ought to guide those who are addressing the young, on every subject,

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indonesia history and especially on the subject of religion. While he was indonesia history maturing his plan, and carrying it into execution;--while adjusting his wires, fitting them to the exact length, and to the exact position,--and especially, when, at last, he watches the first successful operation indonesia history of his contrivance,--he must have enjoyed a pleasure, which very few, even of the joyous sports of childhood, could have supplied.

Salvation by Christ. Have you any particular preference for that seat?"

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indonesia history The question is unexpected,

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and James hesitates. " 2. (c. --Sections. | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------+----+-----+------+-----+--+ +------+------+--+ +-----+-----+ |THURS. I know, from experience, that scholars indonesia history of every kind, can be led, by such measures as these, or rather by such a spirit as this, indonesia history to take an active interest, and to exert a most powerful influence, in regard to the whole condition of the institution. Show them that you are desirous of reposing trust in them, just so far as they show indonesia history themselves capable of exercising it. We accuse Miss A.

Now suppose a stranger should come in, and seeing them all busy, should say to me, "'What are all these boys doing?' "'They are writing. With the exception that occasionally, usually not oftener than once in several months,

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I allude indonesia history indonesia history to the subject, and that chiefly on account of a few careless and unfaithful

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individuals, I have little to say or to do to indonesia history maintain the authority of the

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study card. 8. It links him to them indonesia history by a bond, which, perhaps, he ought not to sunder, indonesia history and which he cannot sunder if he would.

" The boys rather reluctantly consented. This could be done quite as conveniently when the indonesia history boys were engaged in studying, by requesting indonesia history them to put out their pens at an appointed

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and _previous_

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time. It is not, however, exactly the pleasure of exercising indonesia history

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indonesia history _ingenuity in contrivance_, that I refer

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to here; for the teacher

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has not, after all, a great deal of absolute contriving to do,--or rather his indonesia
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history _principal business_ is not contriving. Your measures, if uniform and systematic will never give indonesia history offence, however powerfully you may indonesia history restrain and control. "You do not recollect the order," says the teacher, "and it is of no consequence, for the order I named was only accidental. When you are reading, notice such facts, and remember such narratives, as you can turn to good account, indonesia history in this way. There are however some

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real and serious difficulties which always have, and it is to be feared, always will, cluster around this employment; and which indonesia history must, indonesia history for a long time, at least, indonesia history lead most men to desire some other employment for the business of life. _ "Did he hear indonesia history _any_ recitation immediately indonesia history after school began?" _Boys_;--faintly and with hesitation.

indonesia indonesia history history indonesia indonesia history history While, however, it is thus distinctly understood that the power of the teacher is supreme, that all the power rests in him, and that he alone is responsible for its exercise, there ought, to be a very free indonesia history

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and continual _delegation_ of power to the pupils. I have thus indonesia history indonesia history far under this head, been endeavoring to indonesia history show the importance of securing, by gentle indonesia history measures, a majority of the scholars, to co-operate with the teacher in his plans.

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"I have a plan to propose," said the teacher, "which I think may be indonesia history the pleasantest indonesia history way of promoting a reform, in things of this kind. A good teacher will, however, soon indonesia history secure their confidence, and they will acquiesce in his opinion. I shall in such a case, just mention indonesia history that an article is Tabu, and you will understand that

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it is not only

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not to be _injured_, but not even _touched_. indonesia history | | HOUR. At first, he will dictate to the secretary, telling him precisely what to say, or even writing it for him, and merely requiring indonesia indonesia history history him to copy it into the book provided for the purpose. In her seat, she most commonly sits in some lazy posture;--either with her elbows upon her desk, her head leaning indonesia history upon her hands, or with her seat tipped forwards or backwards. We now come to consider the subject of rendering assistance to the pupil, which is one of the most important and delicate parts of a teacher's indonesia history work. Dismiss them all till another indonesia
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history sun shall rise, and the hour of duty for another indonesia history day shall come. Mrs. One week he indonesia history may dictate examples to them, and let them come together indonesia history to compare their results; one of the class being appointed to keep a list of all who are correct, each day. For though he may labor

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four hours out of school, in some new field, his health and spirits will

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soon sink under the burden, if after his weary labors during the day in school, he gives up his evenings to the same perplexities and cares.

But there is a stronger motive still, in the results which flow directly to himself,

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from such efforts. The practice indonesia history of thus reducing to writing what the teacher may say on such subjects will be attended with excellent effects.

(7. It is of the first importance

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that he should become acquainted,

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as early as possible, with the characters of the boys, especially to learn who those are which are most likely to be troublesome. As I describe them however now, most of the teachers into whose hands this treatise may fall, will probably find that their own experience corresponds, indonesia history in this respect, with mine. We have dwelt, perhaps, longer on this subject than we ought to have done in this place; but its importance, when viewed in its bearings on the thousands indonesia history of children daily assembling indonesia history in our district schools, must be our apology. I gave them their choice, either always to ask permission when they wished to speak, indonesia history or to have a certain time allowed for the purpose, during which free inter-communication might be allowed to all the school;--with the understanding, however, that out of this time, no permission should ever be asked or granted. Of course, if the teacher is so unwise as indonesia history

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to make such a privilege, if it were allowed him, the occasion of exerting an influence, upon one side or the other of some question which divides

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the community around him, he must expect to excite jealousy and distrust, and to be excluded from a privilege, which he might otherwise have been permitted freely to enjoy.

No matter if his opinions are wrong. indonesia history Do you now understand indonesia history the principles of the arrangement of the epistles?" "Yes sir. However, we anticipate an improvement in this respect, as we know "a word to the wise is sufficient. Thorough search is indonesia history to be made for every book or paper, for which she indonesia history has occasion; some are found in one place, some in another, and others are forgotten altogether. " NEW SCHOLARS. Faults of pupils. So much so, that I hesitated much about inserting an account of it in this indonesia history description. Can you tell me of indonesia history any other fruits which are preserved in this way?" One boy answered, "Strawberries and blackberries," and another said, indonesia history "Peaches and pears. Again the time indonesia history is occupied in attending to some general _business_ of the school. You have several times lately, indonesia history assisted me, in various ways, and I know from the cheerful manner with which you comply with my wishes, that your prevailing desire is, to give me pleasure, not pain. indonesia history

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] "The easiest and pleasantest way to secure punctuality, is for the scholars to come early of their own accord, upon principle.

The number was found to be so great, that the scholars admitted that something ought to be done. " Now what is the duty of the teacher in such a case? Why, very plainly her duty is the same indonesia history as that of the Governor of a state, where the people, through their representatives, regularly chosen, negative a proposal, which he considers calculated to promote indonesia history the public good.