| Show IRINI an excellent essay by jmj 3 VI of orllis ilu ho TOTES iotes or OF MEETINGS AND CLASI GLASSES SIES students society program of ohmes glasses locals and other hatters STARTING A PRIMARY the exercises of the first two 0 or r three dais da s or if Dec necessary essary of the first wick week should be conducted d without formality the time should be spent by the teacher in becoming with and winning the love of the children this is important rather than begin assigning lessons 1 and preparations without first inspiring the children with love and confidence in the teacher two or even three weeks spent in in gaining r this love and confidence would be spent profitably even if little or no book work were done the opening 0 exercises should ite be brief and cheerful have a nice selection of simple songs and teach them to the children three or four son sons songs 0 s should be sun n each day dut but a teacher 9 may say I 1 can not sing then you should never enter a primary school as a teacher singing does much towards keeping the children cheerful they must be kept interested As an aid to this teach them games and play with them occasionally having M made them your friends and having haring gotten them to place full confidence in you you may brin bring before them the real task of preparing lesson but it should he be dons done in such a way that they will rather think it a pleasure than a task do not leathem let them become drowsy and weary make their s school hours such that they shall be the happiest and appear to be the quickest to pass of any in their lives this do and the r rest est will be ea easy by they will prepare their lessons in in a way to please even the most fastidious tell them short simple stories they need not be stories with hard bard uncomfortable mor morals alsin in them but stories that will excite their imagination and interest their ambition to b become acome men and women that will be truly noble and of usefulness in the world give them short examples conversational al exercises conduct them without formality take a hat fiat cap cup bell book anything with which they are acquainted and ask them simple questions concerning it ask what is this what is its use who use it how many kind have we which bich is the best etc lead them to talk about what they see endeavor to get gel them to express their ideas and opinions concerning the object which is before them I 1 by these simple exercises given in a loving manner you win their confidence excite their inter estand prepa c e the w wm fol foi laying 0 before the them nathe the next and more difficult exercises that you have hare to handle in conducting a primary scho oland of which we shap shall speak later ae E G DAVIS DA vis |
