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common to all, old and young. The pupils joan o'brien will be interested and profited by the explanation. In the meantime, he took a little pains to cultivate

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the acquaintance

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of the boy, to discover and to show that he noticed what was good in his character and conduct, occasionally to get from him some little assistance, and thus to gain

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some personal ascendancy over him. joan o'brien You are joan o'brien only the wearers, joan o'brien and consequently every generous boy, and in fact every honest boy, will be careful of the property which is intrusted to him, but which strictly joan o'brien speaking joan o'brien is not his own. The Court. Even those who are firmly determined to keep the rule, will, from inadvertence, for

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a day or two, make communication with each other.

Scholars are in general far too particular in regard to their pens. joan o'brien " The boys, by a simultaneous movement, open their desks, and take from them their copies of the sacred

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volume.

A young man, while preparing for college, takes a school. _ Fifty-two cents. "I think,"

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proceeds the teacher, "the boys will be honest, and report their desks just as they are. But all I can do, is, only to help you; and the first thing to be done, if you wish to engage in this work of reform, is, to acknowledge your fault; and I should like to know how many are willing to do this. Let the mass of particulars which would otherwise crowd upon you in promiscuous confusion, be arranged and classified. It is the most difficult one joan o'brien that can be made, with

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the number of joan o'brien figures contained in it, and I do not think that any of you can do it, but you may try. If a boy, for

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example, is self-conceited, joan o'brien bold, and mischievous, with feelings somewhat callous, and an influence extensive and bad, an opportunity joan o'brien will sometimes occur joan o'brien to hold up his conduct joan o'brien to the just reprobation of joan o'brien the school,

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with joan o'brien great advantage.

"Are you willing to pledge yourselves to adopt it?" "Yes sir.

"Your teacher informs me," said the Principal, "that there is not perfect order in this class. For though he may labor four hours out joan o'brien of school, in some new field, his health and spirits will soon sink under

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the burden, if after joan o'brien his weary labors during the day in school, he gives up his evenings to the same perplexities and cares. 1. On the other hand, if _instruction_ is all that joan o'brien is aimed joan o'brien

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at, and _recitation_, (by which I mean, as above explained,

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joan o'brien such an examination of individuals as is necessary to ascertain that they have faithfully performed the tasks assigned,) is neglected, joan o'brien the exercise soon becomes not much more than a lecture, to which those, and those only, will attend, who please. Examples. joan o'brien joan o'brien

You must not produce disorder, or be wasteful of the public property, or do any thing else which you might know is in itself joan o'brien wrong. But though sometimes vexed, and irritated by the

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conduct of a neighbor, a client, or a patient, they feel not half the bitterness of the solicitude and anxiety which come to the teacher through the criminality of his pupil. Now take your

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seat, and copy this poetry.

That the reader may understand to what extent I mean to be understood to recommend this, I will subjoin a form, such as in spirit I suppose such a prayer ought to be. 18. joan o'brien This child had, without doubt, heard of some transaction of the kind which joan o'brien he described, and had observed joan o'brien that the word _profit_ was applied to it. In regard to each of these

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particulars I shall speak more particularly hereafter, in the chapters to which joan joan o'brien o'brien joan o'brien joan o'brien they respectively belong. But he may be, notwithstanding this, on the most intimate and familiar footing with them all. Sometimes

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I say the joan o'brien pupils may decide. All the rest of the boys in the joan o'brien school thought so too. There can be no opportunity for studying human nature, more favorable than the

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teacher enjoys. Each one may take one of the

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papers which have been distributed, and you may write upon them any joan o'brien thing you please relating to the subject.

His pleasure, and the source of it. Vernon School to sympathize with you, and to encourage and help you on your way.

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joan o'brien * * *

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* joan o'brien * Another case would be managed perhaps in a little different way, where the tendency to play was more decided. So certain is this, though often overlooked, that a person would perhaps learn faster with chalk upon a black board, than with

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the best goose-quill ever sharpened. (3) But perhaps the greatest evil of this practice is, it satisfies the teacher. Every boy is, from the circumstances in which he is placed joan o'brien at home, exposed to temptations, which have perhaps, had a far greater joan o'brien influence in the formation

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of his

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character, than

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any deliberate joan o'brien and intentional joan o'brien joan o'brien depravity of his own; ascertain what these temptations are, that you may know where to pity him, joan o'brien and where to blame. Now if I should surrender it into your hands, and you, from any cause, should manage the trust

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unfaithfully, or unskilfully, joan o'brien I should necessarily be held accountable.

As you will perceive by recalling to mind the daily order of exercises, the classes meet and recite during the first three hours of the school, and the sections assemble on the fourth and last. A boy or girl comes to the desk to ask a question, or make a request, and the teacher sees in the cast of countenance, joan o'brien or in

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the bearing or tone of the individual, something indicating a proud, or a sullen, or an ill-humored disposition, and conceives a prejudice, often entirely without foundation, which weeks perhaps do not wear away. Another means joan o'brien of securing the personal attachment of boys, is to notice them,--to take an interest joan o'brien in their pursuits, and the qualities and powers which they value in one another. See how unpleasantly she feels.

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These arrangements of course, vary in their character according to the ingenuity

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joan

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o'brien and enterprise of the Superintendents, and more especially

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according to the talents and intellectual ardor of the members of the

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Section. It is all well. joan o'brien Do not, however, allow them to mistake morality for religion. joan o'brien

We will call this boy B. After speaking of several individuals, who were among their

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joan o'brien former acquaintances, one asked, joan o'brien 'Do you remember Miss W. Then joan o'brien at the end of joan o'brien any time you may joan o'brien propose, we will have the desks examined again, and see how many are disorderly. After announcing his plan, he watched, with strong interest its operation. " A faint "Yes sir," was murmured through the class.

I mean vacations. The word occurred in their reading lesson. A faint

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"yes sir," or two, was the reply. Now if you like

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frank and open dealing, and are willing to deal so with me, I should like to talk with you a little about it, but if you are not willing, I will dismiss the subject. INSTRUCTION. How ridiculous

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I have made myself appear, in the eyes of my aunt, and even of the domestics. There are very few in our community, who do joan o'brien joan o'brien not in some sense, look upon Jesus Christ as our _Saviour_,--our Redeemer; who do not feel themselves _in some way_, indebted to him, for the offer of

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pardon. No person can hold an office in two joan o'brien of these

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departments. TO A NEW SCHOLAR, ON HER ADMISSION

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TO THE MT. He sauntered joan o'brien joan o'brien slowly and listlessly through joan o'brien the aisles, and among joan o'brien the benches of the room, wherever he saw the signal joan o'brien

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of a pen. I do not mean by this illustration, that such a measure as this, would be the only notice that joan o'brien ought joan o'brien to be taken of such an act of wilful disturbance in school.

joan o'brien But do you suppose that joan o'brien

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it will be enough

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for you merely to resolve joan o'brien joan o'brien here, that you will reform?" joan o'brien "No sir," said the boys. Approximation to excellence joan o'brien is all that we can expect; joan o'brien for unprincipled joan o'brien and deceiving characters will perhaps always

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be found, joan o'brien joan o'brien and no system whatever

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can prevent their existence. Next, however, to a visit to a school, comes joan o'brien joan o'brien the reading of a vivid description of it. If he underrates joan o'brien his difficulties, or overrates the power of his means of overcoming them, it is his mistake; a mistake for which _he_ is fully responsible. I have no going up or down, no system of marking. For example; the mark denoting that letters were too short, was simply lengthening them in red ink.

Every one, who had used profane language, was aware that he might be the one, who had been joan o'brien overheard, and, of course, all were deeply interested in what the teacher was saying. joan o'brien joan

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o'brien In the same manner the employment joan o'brien joan o'brien of the teacher will be raised most effectually in the joan o'brien estimation of the joan o'brien

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public, not by the individual who writes the most

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eloquent oration on joan o'brien the intrinsic dignity of the art, but by the one who goes

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forward most successfully in the exercise joan o'brien of it, and who by his general attainments, and public character, stands out most fully to joan o'brien the view of the public, as a well informed, liberal minded, and useful man. The wire _c c_ and a similar one at the top of the plate, were passed through a perforation in the pasteboard, and then passed into the board. " The class then regularly take their places in the recitation seats; the joan o'brien prepared joan o'brien and unprepared together. 'We were requested by a very public-spirited individual to mention joan o'brien joan
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joan o'brien o'brien once more joan o'brien the want joan o'brien of three nails, for bonnets in the entry. But they will not do it; they ought not joan o'brien to do it.

The knowledge which such an examination of character will

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give you, will not be confined to making you acquainted with the individual. Now when I was a boy, it used to be considered dishonorable and

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cowardly for a large, strong boy to abuse a little one who cannot defend himself. " "Seems to me, however, you ought to have a better seat than

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this old log," continued he, taking his seat at the same time by the side of the boy. I am convinced, however, that it is very bad here. " The boys all look round towards Richard. All will however be intended to answer some useful purpose, either joan o'brien to exhibit good or bad management and its consequences, or to bring to view some trait of human nature, as it exhibits itself in children, which it may be desirable for the teacher to know. 'Did you know,' joan o'brien said the one who joan o'brien had first spoken of Miss W. I am satisfied that that boy

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would be far happier, even in this joan o'brien world, if he would make it a principle

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always to do his duty, and never, in any joan o'brien case, to do wrong. The plate is of tin, gilded, the border and the letters of the inscription being black. Come then, and joan o'brien be in this school-room during this day, and help us all to be faithful and successful in duty.

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New institutions; new school books. " The boys of most schools, joan o'brien where this subject had not been regularly attended to, would nearly

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all answer in the joan o'brien joan o'brien negative. " "Why

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is it that so many of

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our countrymen are, or seem to be prejudiced against the unfortunate children of Africa? Almost every _large white_ boy, who meets a _small black_ boy, insults him, in joan o'brien

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some way or other. --Sections.

's, we shall joan

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o'brien remember not to confound them. joan o'brien Variety. This would be, and ought to be, fatal to the whole plan. The plan described by the following article, which was furnished by a teacher for insertion here, was originally adopted, so far joan o'brien as I know, in joan o'brien a school on the Kennebec. We can then see how much improvement has

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been made, in that time. ) Making previous truths joan o'brien perfectly joan o'brien familiar. " "Seems to me, joan o'brien however, you ought to have a better seat than this old log," continued joan o'brien he, taking his seat at joan o'brien the same time by the side of the boy. joan o'brien " 1. _" "I mean by this," he continued, "that you place your slates before you, with your pencils at the place where you are to begin, so that all may commence precisely at the same instant. But after all,

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joan o'brien the amount of _knowledge_, joan o'brien which is actually joan
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o'brien acquired at schools, is very small.

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A congregational teacher among Quakers. " "More joan o'brien than twice?" "I do not recollect exactly,--I joan o'brien believe you have.

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If a great majority of the school really wish to assist me in accomplishing the object, why, of course, I am glad; still, I shall not call upon any for such assistance, unless it is freely and voluntarily rendered. You can easily see hew much pleasanter it is for me to have the school controlled joan o'brien by such an influence, than if it

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were necessary for we to hire you to diligence in duty, by joan o'brien prizes or rewards, or to deter you from neglect or from transgression, by reproaches, joan o'brien and threatenings, and punishments. The new method which he adopts, may not be, _in itself_, in

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the least degree better than old methods. G. The teacher calls upon one of them to produce his book, and assigns them a lesson, in regular course. " "It will not be easy for you to avoid the sin hereafter," continued the teacher, "even if joan o'brien you do now, sincerely and resolutely, determine to do so.

When it rises again the room is restored to silence and order. His mischief consisted, as usual,

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joan o'brien in such exploits joan o'brien joan o'brien as stopping joan o'brien up the keyhole, upsetting the teacher's inkstand, or fixing something to his joan o'brien joan o'brien desk to joan o'brien make a noise, and interrupt the school. The first in each of the other departments are chosen

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by ballot, by the scholars. joan o'brien

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joan joan o'brien o'brien

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It is usual to go on, leaving the boys joan o'brien to remain seated as chance or their joan o'brien own inclinations grouped them, and to endeavour to keep the

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peace among the various neighbourhoods, joan o'brien by close supervision, rebukes, and punishment. Never allow yourself to re-consider the question of getting up, after the morning has joan o'brien come, except it be, for some unforeseen circumstance. The materials are all before him; his very business, from day to day, brings him to act directly upon them; and the study of the powers and tendencies of the human mind is not only the most interesting and the noblest

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that can engage human attention, but every step of progress he makes in it, imparts an interest joan o'brien and charm, to what would otherwise

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be joan o'brien a weary toil. They must joan joan joan o'brien joan o'brien o'brien o'brien be _trained_, not by threatening and punishment, but by your good-humored assistance, to their new duties. The students finding the part of a judge too difficult for them to sustain, one of the Professors joan
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o'brien was appointed to joan o'brien hold that office, and, for similar reasons, joan o'brien another of the Professors was joan o'brien made President of the Legislative assembly. What is your joan o'brien objection to her. Her duty should be, to decide what particular tune may be sung each day, inform the Teacher of the joan o'brien metre of the hymn, and take the lead in the exercise. The teacher in the same manner, should understand joan o'brien what is the joan o'brien joan o'brien full beneficial effect, which it is possible, _in theory_, to derive from his instructions. ") (b.

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"Ask him pleasantly.

" James does not know what to say. These are, or rather they were, when first conceived by the original projectors, new schemes; and the result has proved that they were good ones. The following specimens, both written with some joan o'brien skill, will illustrate the two kinds of writing alluded to. Others love the work: they hover around the school-room as long joan o'brien as they joan o'brien joan o'brien

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can, and never cease to think, and seldom joan o'brien to talk, of their delightful labors. Plan of clearing the joan
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o'brien

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galleries in the British House

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Of Commons. 4. He joan o'brien says accordingly to his school: "You joan o'brien know that you are now accustomed to ask me whenever joan o'brien you

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joan o'brien wish to obtain permission to whisper to a companion, or to leave your seats: joan o'brien now I have been thinking of joan o'brien a plan which will be better for both you and me. I wish first then to put you at rest on this score.

] One of the boys was sitting upon the ground, trying to open some chestnut burrs, which he had knocked off

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from the tree. Description of the _Moral Exercise_.

It is true that there must joan o'brien necessarily be _some_

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system in every large school;

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but various instructers will fall upon different principles joan o'brien of organization, which will naturally be such as are adapted to the habits of thought and manner of instruction of their respective authors, and consequently each will be best for its own place. joan o'brien In making the change, however, it

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is of fundamental importance that the pupils should themselves be interested in it. So you may take your seats and try it a little while. joan o'brien I never, (unless joan o'brien

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there may be occasional exceptions in some few very peculiar cases) commence. That the spirit and manner

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of these religious exercises, may be the more distinctly understood, I will joan o'brien

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give some examples. joan o'brien I do not mean that joan o'brien he is all the time thinking of God, but love to him is his motive of effort.

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joan o'brien Those in each division joan o'brien are counted by the proper officer, as will hereafter be joan o'brien explained, and the numbers are reported aloud to

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me. Bring your book to the teacher.

On the other hand, how miserable must joan o'brien any boy feel, if he has any

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joan o'brien nobleness of mind whatever, to go away from school, to-day,

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thinking that

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he has not been honest; that he has been trying to conceal his faults, and thus to obtain a credit which he did not justly deserve. The scholars all hesitated; at last one ventured to reply: "If a man should sell a yoke of oxen, and get more for them than they are worth, he would be a prophet. "You must joan o'brien joan o'brien not be afraid," said the teacher; "you joan joan o'brien joan o'brien o'brien will undoubtedly not succeed in getting through, but you will not be to blame for the failure. "It will be more

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convenient for me to talk with you about joan o'brien this to-morrow, than to-night,

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if you are willing to wait. Now suppose that three hundred pupils, all ignorant of the method of reducing fractions to a common denominator, and yet all old enough to

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learn, are collected in one room. This survey of your field being joan o'brien made, you are prepared to commence joan o'brien definite operations,

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and the great difficulty, in carrying your plans into effect, is, how to act more efficiently joan o'brien on _the greatest numbers at a time_. The teacher is vexed

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at the interruption, and severely rebukes or punishes the boy,--when, after all, the offence, in a moral point of view, was an exceedingly light one; at least it might very probably have been so.

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If for example a teacher should say to you in your class, "As soon as you

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have performed a certain work you may bring it to me,"--you would in bringing it, be acting under her _direction_ and would consequently do right. They were interested and pleased;--pleased joan o'brien joan o'brien with the effort which it required them to make, and they anticipated, with interest and pleasure, the time of coming again to the class, joan joan o'brien o'brien to report and compare their work. Pupils do not generally practice any one of them exclusively, but occasionally joan o'brien resort to each, according to the circumstances of the particular case. Sometimes we have had full joan o'brien discussions joan o'brien of proposed measures, and at others, criticisms of the management of the school, or of prevailing faults. FAULTS OF THE SCHOOL. ; you are accused of having an untidy floor about your desk. The books are laid aside; the room is still; the boys expect the few words which the teacher is accustomed to address to

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them, and looking up to him, they listen to hear what he has to say. Will joan o'brien you try the physical one? Then call him out into

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the floor; inflict painful punishment, and send him smarting to his seat, with joan joan o'brien o'brien

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his heart full of anger and revenge, to plot some new and less dangerous scheme of annoyance. The rest of the class are waiting, and having nothing good to do, the temptation is almost irresistible to do something joan o'brien bad.

Resolve to try this, as an experiment, for one morning, or for one joan o'brien joan o'brien week, or fortnight. Principles inculcated. (4. But these joan o'brien individuals are

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few. He may afterwards joan joan o'brien o'brien joan o'brien make changes, joan o'brien as he may find them

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necessary or desirable, and even bring the school soon into a very different state from that in which he finds it; but it will generally joan o'brien be more pleasant joan o'brien for himself, and better for the school,

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to avoid the shock joan o'brien

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of a sudden and entire revolution. The community are agreed, that _we have a revelation joan o'brien joan o'brien from heaven_.

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"I don't think it is very _civil_. 'Did you know,' said joan o'brien the one who had first spoken of Miss joan o'brien joan o'brien W. We shall speak presently of the mode of avoiding some abuses to which joan o'brien this exercise is liable; but if these sources

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of abuse are avoided, and the duty is performed joan o'brien in that plain, joan o'brien simple, direct, and honest manner, in which it certainly will be, if it springs from the heart, it must have a great influence on the moral progress of the children, and in

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fact in all respects on the prosperity of the school.