Show jr IN MORGAN by george R carpenter I 1 have about students in class this year today I 1 asked them if any wanted to be high school teachers in the years to come from the group there was only one As a father of 0 soon to be high school students this worries me it should worry you I 1 realize that scientists are no not t made in universities they are started along the path during th those ose important formative years great minds need the foundations and stimuli found only in early sch schooling the average person dese deserves arves the necessary best beat to make 0 of bhim him a good 0 d citizen az e n the slow the bandi handicapped dic di gop p edit a and n d the retarded cry for help from their pits our nation needs these good teachers like a rose garden needs a caretaker lest it becomes a patch ot of weeds I 1 most interesting intel estling were the reasons given tor for not wanting to t teach each the most often given one was financial next was the frank admission that they would refuse to or could not endure the discipline problems in the school most of them said they did not have the patience A very inter interesting e sting reason was given in undertones under tones and disguised replies the adults of tomorrow feel that the teaching profession does not receive enough public support or carry enough prestige to justify the sacrifices necessary to enter into it would you send your child to a physician who was practicing just until he could get a better job how much more then Is the soul worth than the body here Is what can be done by a community that wants to do something 1 give the teachers both moral and academic support in the homes you can not blamo blame the youngsters tor for not wanting to work tor for a po position si that has been ridiculed and an d condemned tor for years besides it you support the teachers your own job of rearing children becomes easier and the child learns more 2 support the teachers publicly it if you must criticize be sure ot of your facts and then approach the responsible person public condemnation might make a local hero out of 0 you and a chronic agitator out of your son 3 1 I do not noi 0 believe money Is the big problem however no school has an excess of funds or too good of a chemistry laboratory iab oratory in this state also another answer to the public prestige problem is a good home and a reasonable standard of living for the directors of the minds of our children 4 another suggestion talk it up positively whenever you get a chance |