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wire passing through the handle. II. ) Truths must not only be taught to the pupils, but they must be _fixed_, and _made familiar_. There are two senses medical statistics in which a hat may be said to belong

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to any person. 3. There is no branch of study attended to in school, which may, by judicious efforts, be made more effectual medical statistics in accomplishing this object,--leading the pupils to see the practical utility, and the value of knowledge, than composition. Do medical statistics you now understand

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the principles of the arrangement of the epistles?" medical statistics "Yes sir. medical statistics That they should explore medical statistics their _hearts_ and ask God's forgiveness for all their past sins, through Jesus Christ, who died for them that they might be forgiven; and that they should medical statistics from this time, try

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to live _near to God_, feel his medical medical statistics statistics presence,

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and enjoy that solid peace and happiness which flows from a sense of his protection.

This however is never done.

Her mother was always moved by her tears, and would not her aunt relent? No. medical statistics There had been some changes in the seats by my permission, and probably from some inconsistency in the promises which I had made, there were two claimants for the same desk.

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It is true that there must medical statistics necessarily be _some_ system in every large school; but various instructers will fall upon different principles of organization,

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which will naturally be such as are adapted to the medical statistics habits of thought and manner of instruction of their respective authors, and consequently each will be best for its own place.

I gave them their choice, either always to ask permission when they wished to speak, or to have a certain time allowed for the purpose, during

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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. These two points seem to me to be fundamental, so far as assisting pupils through the difficulties which lie in their medical statistics way, is concerned.

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They should be interested as much as possible in the affairs of the school, and led to take an active part in carrying them forward; though medical statistics they should, all the time, distinctly

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understand, that it is only _delegated_ power which they exercise, and that the teacher can, at any time, revoke what he has granted, and alter or annul at pleasure, any of their decisions.

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Now when he is placed in such a situation, with such a trust confided medical statistics to him, and such duties to discharge, it is not right for him, to make use of the influence, which this official station gives him, over the minds of the children committed to his care, for the accomplishment of _any other purposes whatever_, which the parents would

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disapprove.

The teacher medical statistics is the agent; the patrons, represented in these several ways, are the principals. To take a particular case; a teacher addressed his scholars thus. I do not mean to undervalue the others, but only to insist

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upon the superior value and importance of these.

A large number of the scholars take a pride and pleasure in carrying this rule into as perfect an observance as possible. 2. The fact that the teacher bases all his plans, on the idea of his ultimate authority, in every case, may be perfectly evident to all the pupils, while he proceeds with medical statistics moderation and gentleness,

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medical statistics in all his specific measures. All efforts to conceal ignorance, and

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all affectation of knowledge not possessed, are as unwise as they are dishonest. " Now what is the duty of the teacher in such a case? Why, very plainly her duty is the same as that of the Governor of a state, where the people,

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through their representatives, regularly chosen, negative a proposal, which he considers calculated medical statistics to promote the public good. By attempting however, to exceed them, the confidence of parents is destroyed or weakened, and the

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door is closed. How much more service to the cause of education,

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have Professors Cleaveland and Silliman

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medical statistics rendered by falling in with the regularly organized institutions of the medical statistics country, and elevating them, than medical statistics if in early life, they had given

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themselves to some magnificent project of an establishment, to which their talents medical statistics would unquestionably have given temporary success, but which would have taken them away from the community of teachers, and confined the results of their labors to the more immediate effects which their daily duties might produce. Fallacious indications of piety. Unit figure?" _Boys.

The teacher is vexed 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. We not only, by this means, secure in a great degree the advantages which each is fitted to produce, but we gain, also, the additional medical statistics advantage and interest of variety. The words used do not readily suggest the idea, and the connexion medical statistics of the ideas requires careful study. What I have medical statistics said, has been intended to prepare the way for an increase of it. Plan of weekly reports. In describing the order of medical statistics daily exercises, I alluded to the _sections_ medical statistics which assemble in the last hour of the school. Familiar lectures from the teacher, on various subjects,--very familiar in their form, and perhaps accompanied

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by questions addressed to the whole. He will necessarily become possessed of it by degrees, in the course medical statistics

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of his administration, when, medical statistics however, it may be too late to be of any service to him. 2.

Now there is no question that it is of great importance that scholars should have a high idea of the teacher's firmness and inflexible decision in maintaining his authority and repressing all disorder of every kind.

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It attached a new thread to the ball, and then went up, drawing the ball with it. But under _another_ mode of managing classes and schools, a very different result would be produced. "To the other, I might say; 'you have been a careless boy to-day; you have not got your lessons well. Sections. Duties of superintendents. A bad medical statistics medical statistics boy, who has done something openly medical statistics and directly subversive of the good order of the school, medical statistics or the rights of his companions, medical statistics is called before the master, who thinks that the most powerful weapon to wield against him is the Bible.

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down the class, glancing his eye at the work of each one, to see that all is right, noticing

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medical statistics particularly those slates, which, from the character of the boys, need a more careful inspection. In the former it is entirely his own; circumstances have no control over

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him. In the case we are supposing however, we will imagine that the teacher does not do this. You will observe too, that by this plan of having a great many classes reciting through the first three hours of the morning, every pupil can be employed as much or as little as her parents please. I mean the different views they take medical statistics _of the offences of their pupils_. The chorister, however, was somewhat relieved from the embarrassment which medical statistics she would naturally medical statistics feel in making a beginning, by the appointment of one or two individuals with herself,

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who were medical statistics to act as her assistants. The religious reader may inquire, why I am so anxious to restrain,

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rather than to urge on, the exercise of religious influence in schools.

There is no question medical statistics medical statistics too, that medical statistics in very many instances, the faint glimmering of religious interest, which would have

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kindled into a bright flame, is extinguished at once and perhaps for ever, by the medical statistics rough inquiries of a religious friend. Under this double burden, many a young geometrician sinks discouraged. The teacher who accustoms his pupils to confess their faults, voluntarily, ought to guard carefully medical statistics against this danger. But in medical statistics order to make the supposition answer my purpose, I must add two other cases.

medical statistics I have not seen any of your work, but shall judge altogether from my general knowledge of

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school-boys, and the difficulties I know they meet

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with Do you think I shall succeed?" The scholars made no reply, and an unskilful teacher would imagine, that time spent in such remarks,

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would be wholly wasted. Each Section has its own organization, its own officers and medical statistics plans. But the frankness, the openness, the plain dealing, and the kind and friendly medical statistics medical statistics tone, which it is the object of the foregoing illustrations to exhibit, should characterize all. The following are the principal criticisms and directions medical statistics for which marks were contrived. There is no danger from his using the _language_ of men, if his subject, and the manner in which he treats medical statistics it, and the form and structure of his sentences are what they ought to be.

They do one thing at a time, and that without useless solicitude and anxiety. Upon noticing these individuals more particularly, he was convinced that their

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books were open before them, in some concealed

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medical statistics situation. ] [Footnote D: The above, medical statistics and one or two of medical statistics the succeeding articles have been before published, in periodicals. "The following incident, which I witnessed on a late journey, illustrates an important principle, and I will relate it. Of course, medical
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teacher must submit.

There are then three modes of adding up a column of figures, which I shall describe. The arrangement which seems to me as well calculated as any for

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the religious exercises

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of a school, is this: 1. Upon this medical statistics subject,

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however, I shall speak more particularly medical statistics at a future time. The reader will observe that in the above, there are no explanations by the teacher, there are not even leading questions; that is, there are no questions whose form suggests the answers desired. By bringing up, from time to time, some medical statistics such literary inquiry as this, they will medical statistics be led insensibly to regard the Bible as opening a field for interesting medical statistics intellectual research, and will more easily medical medical statistics statistics be led to study it. By no means.

INSTRUCTION. "He might, I say," continued the teacher, "justly be punished, but I am not going to punish him; for if I should, I am afraid that it would only make him a little more careful hereafter, not to commit this sin when I could possibly be within hearing, instead of medical statistics persuading him, as I wish to, to avoid such a sin, in future, altogether. It is not necessary to our purpose, that they should be described here. But if we leave medical statistics out of view some hundreds, or if you please, some thousands of theological controversialists, who manage the medical statistics public discussions, and say and do all that really comes before the public on this subject, it will be found, that there is vastly more religious truth admitted by common consent, among the people of New England, than is generally supposed. " "Subjects for such a report will be found medical statistics to suggest themselves very abundantly, medical statistics medical statistics though you may not perhaps think so at first. The class may bring their slates to the recitation, and the teacher may propose questions successively, the answers

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to which all the class may write, numbering them carefully. Some time after medical statistics this, a student was indicted for profane swearing; he was tried, convicted, and punished.

I suppose all, however, medical statistics are determined medical statistics to reform; medical statistics for I do not know what else should induce you to rise and acknowledge it here, unless it is a desire, hereafter to break yourselves of the habit. Our community are agreed, that _we are responsible to God for all our conduct_. You all remember, however, how large he is.

" "The fifth?" "Number. You will, however, after a few such instances,

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soon learn to make your preparations before hand, and if you are a girl of enlarged views and elevated medical statistics feelings, you will good humoredly acquiesce in medical statistics suffering a little medical statistics inconvenience yourself, for medical statistics the sake of helping to preserve those _distinct_ and well _defined_ lines, by which all boundaries must be marked, in a large establishment, if order and system are to be preserved at all. In other words what are the punishments which are resorted to in the Mt. But as a general principle medical statistics it is most unquestionably true, medical statistics that it is the teacher's duty _to accommodate himself to the character and expectations of his employers_,

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medical statistics medical statistics not to face and brave them. They were interested and pleased;--pleased with the effort which it required them

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to make, and they anticipated, with interest and pleasure, the time of coming again to the class, to report and compare their work.

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medical statistics In almost every school, there are enough who medical statistics can sing to begin, especially if the first experiment is made

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in a recess, or before medical statistics or after school; and the beginning once made, the difficulty is over. Now a period of four minutes slips away very fast while a man is looking over perplexing problems, and if he exceeds that time at all, he is doing injustice to his other pupils. ) Simply analyzing intricate subjects. medical statistics The topics at first most usually selected, are the common objects by which we are surrounded; for example, glass, iron, mahogany, &c. , I _will_ do better. It is of the first importance medical statistics that he should become acquainted, as early as possible, with the characters of the boys, especially to learn who those are which are most likely to be troublesome.

_ I don't want to get acquainted with medical statistics her, until I know whether I shall like her or not. _ Most teachers forget the difference between the pupil's capacity and their own, and they pass rapidly forward, through a difficult train medical statistics of thought, in their own ordinary gait, medical statistics medical statistics their unfortunate followers vainly trying to keep up with them. medical statistics medical medical statistics statistics

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29 CHAPTER III. The medical statistics following directions will help the teacher to carry these principles into effect. If so, the teacher might proceed. _Emily. Each scholar must keep her own place medical statistics medical statistics in a proper condition;--so that if disorder is found there,

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no matter who made it, she is responsible, if she only had time to remove it. Giving leave to

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whisper or to leave seats. medical statistics But medical statistics no skill or classification will turn the poor teacher's hundred scholars medical statistics into one, or enable him, except to a very limited extent, and for a very limited purpose, to regard them medical statistics as one. In such medical statistics a case, I shall hope that you will as frankly and openly reply; telling me whether you admit your fault and are determined to amend, or else informing me of the contrary.

If the precise steps which I have described, should actually be taken, although it would occupy but a few minutes, and would cause no thought, and no perplexing medical statistics care, yet it would undoubtedly be the means of awakening a very general interest in the subject of order, throughout the school. One man, at one end of the line, begins to load and fire his gun; another takes out his knapsack, and begins medical statistics to eat his luncheon; a third amuses himself by going as fast as possible through the exercise; and

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another still, begins to march about, hither and thither, facing to the right and left, and performing all the evolutions he can think of. Take off your hats, and go to your seats. , so as to become

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acquainted with them as early and as fully as possible;--for medical statistics he must have this full acquaintance with them before he is prepared to commence any decided course of discipline with them. State publicly that you will not appoint any to office, who are not good scholars, always punctual, and always prepared; and when any boy, who holds an office, is going behind hand in his studies,

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say to him kindly, "You have not time to get your lessons, and I am afraid it is medical statistics owing to the time you spend in helping me. The head of a _class_ is called a _Teacher_, and the head of a _section_ a _Superintendent_. But this medical statistics impression should be created by their seeing how

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he _acts_, medical statistics medical statistics in the various emergencies which will spontaneously medical statistics occur, medical medical statistics medical statistics statistics and

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not by assumed airs of importance or dignity, feigned for effect. M. A

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full medical statistics expression of the Christian medical statistics faith, would medical statistics go far in advance medical statistics of all here presented. He did not commend those who

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were evidently making effort; he noticed who and how many they were, that he might understand how far, and upon what sort of minds, his experiment was successful, and medical statistics where it failed. " "There are two classes then?"

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"Yes sir.

M. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. The plan _always_ succeeds. On one seat, you will find a coarse, rough looking boy, who will openly medical statistics disobey medical statistics your commands and oppose your wishes; on another, a more sly rogue, whose demure and submissive look is assumed, to conceal medical statistics a mischief-making disposition. " "Yes; that is, its nominative. At least so I find it, for I have

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tried medical statistics both. Make no rash experiments on a large scale, but always test your medical medical statistics statistics medical statistics principle in the small way, and then, if it proves good, gradually extend its operation, as circumstances seem to require. "But why," asked one of the boys, "do not apples grow so?" "Can any body answer that question," asked

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the master. The _written replies_, are more thorough, but they require

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more time, and attention, medical statistics and medical medical statistics statistics while they habituate medical statistics the pupil to express his thoughts in writing, they would, medical statistics if exclusively adopted, fail to accustom him to an equally important practice, that of the oral communication

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of his medical statistics thoughts. Give him wisdom and patience, and faithfulness.

It was not so difficult as to perplex them, and yet it required attention and care. I will allow it to go on as long as you avoid the evils I have above

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alluded to. (c. Now if you wish to resign your office, so as to have a little more time for your lessons, you can. _Charles.

A man of a somewhat ingenious mind, adopts some medical statistics peculiar mode of instruction in one of these branches, and is quite successful, not because the method has any very peculiar excellence, but simply because he takes medical statistics a greater interest in it, both on account of its novelty and also from the fact that it is his own invention. Besides, as the recess is short, so many would medical statistics be in haste to prepare to go out, that there would be a great crowd and much confusion in the Ante-room and passage ways. They love to be of medical medical statistics statistics some consequence in the world, and will be especially gratified to be able to assist their teacher. * * * * * Another difficulty, which is likely to attend the plan of allowing the pupils of the school to decide some of the cases medical statistics which occur, is, that it may tend medical statistics to make them insubordinate; so that they will, in many instances, submit, with less good humor, to such decisions as you may

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consider necessary. So certain is this, though often overlooked, that a person would perhaps learn faster with chalk

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upon a black board, than with the best goose-quill ever sharpened. If you should choose to neglect religious duty, and to wander away from God, I shall still do all in my power to make you happy in school, and to secure for you in medical statistics future life, such a measure of enjoyment, as can fall to the medical statistics share of one, over whose prospects

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in another world there hangs so gloomy a cloud.

Require each pupil to remember for himself,

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and if he was absent when the lesson was assigned, let him ask his class mate in a recess. The medical statistics longest medical statistics comes first, and then

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the next; and so on to the shortest, which is the epistle to Philemon. One minute before the time, the bell is rung medical statistics again, which is the signal for all to take their seats and prepare for

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the opening of the school. " I have detailed this case, thus particularly, because it exhibits clearly what I mean, by going directly and frankly to the individual, and coming at once, to a full

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again heard the pupil recite, but was sorry to find the lesson still imperfectly prepared. In fact all mechanical employments have, medical statistics within a few years risen in rank, medical statistics in this country, not through the influence of efforts to impress the community directly with a sense of their importance, but simply because mechanics themselves have risen in intellectual and moral character.