Show CAREFULNESS WILLA M DI 1 PIN PINNELL ELL I Children should be taught tobe to tobe tobe be careful my friend who was a Sunday school visitor remark remarked d careful in their treatment of Jf other children careful with their toys and books and careful with regard to their manners at the table and example is of course the best hest teacher to Later she he related related related ed the following incident It had been a busy morning and it was noon when I reached the church kindergarten I opened a tall white low tables in the center of the room busily and happily enjoying their noon day noon meal I accepted the teachers teacher's invitation in- in invitation in invitation to stay and have sonic some someI I soup Not until I was seated at atthe atthe atthe the table did I take note of the I children five in all who were waiting on the table To and from the tho kitchen they went their small filled trays held steadily and care care- carefully care care- carefully carefully fully serving the others deftly I I with no undue noise or confusion I I I watched them in amusement expecting at any moment some someI I dire calamity to happen The children chil- chil chilI children idren chil-idren I dren were so little to be doing any anything anything anything thing that required so SI much cau- cau caution caution tion cau-tion tion To my surprise nothing did I hap happen n and nd when a small year old five five- year old set a bowl of steaming soup before me mo without so much muchas muchas as as spilling a drop m my interest got the better of ot my manners How did you ou ever teach them to do this so perfectly I 1 asked the young teacher She laus laughed hed I learned how she said then the children learn learn- learned learned ed cd by watching me That's really all three was to it Im I'm glad you find findus I us so BO proficient It was some time after this that a n former neighbor Mrs Stone who had moved to another local local- local local-I locality locality ity sr spent nt the night with me on her way home from a days day's shop shopping ping Ping I i Stay a few days me me I Ibe be begged s ed I I really cant can't much as I 1 should I like lilo to she answered regretfully You see SC I left my da daughter to torun torun I toI Arun run the house and look after the younger children and everything I is liable to happen during my absence ab absence ab- ab sence I I Ann is eleven cleven she said in an- an anI answer I I to my inquiry inquiry- She Sho is very willing villing to help me n e and to take responsibilities re- re re responsibilities spon but so dreadfully careless I Ive I've ve talked and talked but it does no good As tactfully as possible I re- re related laced the incident of the kinder kinder- kindergarten kindergarten garten n luncheon as told by my friend Mrs Stone made no com coin comment merit ment regarding it but durin during the remainder of her stay was quiet and thoughtful It was se several eral months before I saw her hr h r a again ain She was as lookin looking extremely extreme well well much much better than ormer- ormer I commented on the change chans e Its due to Ann she informed me sucha such a wonderful help P Remembering what hat I had pre pre- previously been toldo told o of this small daughter I looked my astonish astonish- astonishment astonishment ment It came about Mrs Stone continued through your tellin telling me what your friend had said of example as a n factor in training children of of this method as em em- em- em employed employed plo ed by the young young kindergarten teacher and of the fine result she thinking had obtained It set me to think think- think think-I i ing Was I setting a good example for my children I be began an watch watch- I ingI ing watching myself I found was doing many things which I would not want them to do For instance I had scolded Ann for her carelessness careless careless- ness I disco discovered ered that Iwas I was care less careless So then I set about mending my ways in a very vcr short time Daughter did likewise And Arl now r nw I T can see a change for the better in inthe inthe the younger oun cl children Her confession brought to mind certain words uttered tittered by one of the great scholars of today Chil Chil dren learn by what they see sec us do donot donot donot not by what we tell them If you want your child to be bo neat be beneat beneat beneat neat If you want your child to be polite be polite nothing else is necessary |