Show THE CHILD AND TEACHER proper methods of development of the childs chilas expanding faculties for man to know bi himself is a vexed question and has haa troubled many generations today the intellectual tel door of tho the nineteenth century education is hinged upon this proposition should it suddenly dawn upon us its just who and what we ire are we would n ni doubt through the same dource know thee ebi children bIren cf ours and perchance have a 1 better conception of their destiny and be able to plan more successfully the journey to their eternal good sunday schools ich theological semi carls et temperance unions home hom e circles societies ties clubb orga aiza lions and reforms are doing much in this investigation and aidin materially in methods of training and in the betterment generally of human conditions philanthropist philosophers philosopher q specialists i psychologists and pedagogues gues are also albo in the field and ecclesiastics are not wanting dut but yet there is much to do and there is very much lacking both on the tha part of teachers tra chers and parents if we would effectively train children we must follow them explore and investigate vesti gate with them be companionable entering the realms of their thought and feeling seen g as a they se ee s E e and in every sense stand upon their ir platform rhe hie great paine said that children had taught him how he was wag to 0 teach them we as a 1 rule are too knowing to be bothered with their simple questions have not time to consider their beelin feelings 13 neither do we WB outer enter into their pleasurable pastimes but instead have we not prescribed for thern them in work play and sociability have we not even separated epa Pepa rated ourselves from their company as though they were of nf different lineage and in some instances in of anither race raca many parents think bee because ause children cant keep still they aio aie no good and therefore are subject to the consideration of chattel or the treatment of arti animals mals teachers ISO also may imagine because their pupils pupil are son smaller aller in stature and know not how to read that naturally they must be inferior to them parker pay eay T two wo great difficult ties with teachers are artificiality la in manners and mechanism in in method happy indof d will vill that d day av be for pedagogy when its en denull curriculum Ull snail maintain that a teacher conceals nothing from the intuitional powers of the children rent and whatsoever he be is becomes immortal through the souls of his pupils should a child keep still atwould indeed be a bad omen should parents succeed in crushing natures activity in them had bad they the power so to do or stop their unfolding or acting out their heaven born energies or instincts what a blunder we would commit and how natures law would be violated violat edl the sooner we all learn that children must be active and busy and way play and explore and that thai it is absolutely impossible lor for them to atop this pent up force the t he better belter we will get along with them hem t and the more able to t 0 harmonize our lives with theirs superstition pre judlue j udice or tyranny may say stop or dont do that or quit that but it require more than these qualities to direct the development wholesome and pure of thi 9 activity to nourish this tender plant to foster this life lifa germ of eternity I 1 have gathered ray my best legons in life from little children because it seems they act out naturally and buni humbly bly the true characteristics of life lifa would to god this naturalness and simplicity might continue with them through life and again what a boon to this world could the man go as innocent into the grave as the child comei coine into the world come then says froebel let us live with our children and they indeed F shall ball want to live with us t paine said he could convert childrens energies activities occupations amusements ments all that goes b by 7 the name of play into ins instruments tru for his and therefore turns from play into work this work said he would be education in the lie true S sense nee of the term col parker bars says play is gods elemet elementary tary IT u ethod of training inbe child to work again the llie de destiny stilly of the child is to be the child of nature the child of hu bu and the child of god Solon solomon nn said aid train up a child in the vay he should go and when lie he is old he be will not depart the parent nr r teacher that can successfully fill this mission may wait for DO no greater need look for fir bothin nothing g nobler at least in this dispensation pi pensa ii tion to asp do it however we must first know iome lhing of ourselves and bv able to rule well in our own breasts remen remembering that the worlds a area greatest test battles a aie I 1 e won and lort here then we mu must at have the child s confidence good will and respect to secure these it n quires squires tact an and d great wisdom we must he be their como inious friends slid and comrades provi proving rig by our every act of life our love for thern them when this common ground is once reached and the true he I 1 teacher and pupil once made mutual and clear half the difficulty na will ill lie be removed to a corn DI t I 1 e and uniform development of the he childs endowment and posters pl pos werd vers and a profit profitably abl and ful guidance he be maintained in the r per unfolding of natures s own instinctive activity in our dear ones mothers remember that the hand that rocks the cradle ia the hand that rule the world fathers and mothers mother remember that the child is father to the man fathers mothers and teach cri remember that upon you depends i the future destiny of our n nation and nd to have bare a wiser and nobler generation ne e must have a higher and better education ASON |