| Show ABOUT TO ND D FOR IT 1 BACKERS the reaper va wrote rote an editorial about teachers last vel and our readers perhaps in looking at the heading of fill this editorial eji tonal may ask in wonderment again yes again because with nith the time at which the teachers teacher of sevier I 1 school chool 1 district I brict have to report for then their duties le less than a week distant the opening of schools conducting schools school the duties dutie and privileges of pupils teachers parents and comm communities unitie and similar matters pertaining to schools are deeply impressed on our minds anti and ought to be so on the mind of een body concerned with the citi zenn of to tomorrow morroN and consequent with the welfare of the country let us therefore again ga sn a woid noid about to and for teachers teacher the supply of trained teachers minimum of two to lears bears of advanced preparation beyond high school grid bation is not sufficient to place one in each school room should not mt communities studs stud their needs and nd plan intelligently intelligent lv to meet them 1 few c communities are arc fortunate enough to hane hae enrolled in the state normal schools at least one student to each three teachers tea cheis in their kh district brict this splendid ratio hoa however eNer due to the two jear ear period of training furnishes enough new tea teachers cherb for replace merits providing each teacher at le leit leist it six sit bears eam since this number of ears is conder considerably ably above aboe the average of tenure in rural commini co ties more students must be aged to enter normil schools chool teaching Tei ching is not a commonplace 0 no o cation it includes more than gning giving information ind and developing kill okill in pupils to use tube the three RN its Rel belding ding writing and arithmetic in anil and of them selves elves are of little N alue they jie are tools which pupils may aleain earn to use with nith little or with much value alue pupils raiv learn to read hut but if they thet spend their time in reading re degrading things thing they man ma be worse norge than illiterates without ideals ale lib for foi then their proper cioper ue ube skill lit in writing anti and ability to calculate unis sums in arithmetic mav man as assist 14 pupils to become artful forgers of notes and professional swindlers lers to teachers second only to parents corne comes the of leading pupils pupil to form ideals of self control and of inter relationships with nith other young people are beginning to appreciate this fact and to that the great est service they can do thi this nation is in guiding the intellects and the hearts of the 21 million children in its it public elementary schools chool much has been written ritten vi about the demands demand that the community mav mike make of the teacher not so io much ilia has been written upon the other side of the question that there is another side no one doubts E aery cry I 1 teacher has bas a right to ask ak certain questions of the leg lega nd id ing its it ability to furnish her with comfortable inina conditions condition it is encouraging to find tint thit school chool officials official aap gning increase increased il atten tion to the teachers side ide of tb sub A goo good example is found in the latest report leport of ohp tir t ir arr binai v af ducat dui at of oc new in it di L euca using th tb subject af the home home for rural reichers tei te chers certain questions ques tiong are found which it is stated a 1 teacher has the right to ask of her school community among them are aie the following Is the community split bv a neighborhood feud which is likely to en gulf the teacher or 01 is it one which defends defend the teacher against idle ggs sipa ip 1 Is there a hoarding boarding home within a mile of the school in a family of refinements refinement 7 9 will the teacher hae bac a private room heat when necea necessary ar anil and is the house provided provi deil with niah the equipment anil and con s of rood mod ern cm home homec 9 are there arrangements so that the teacher can go to church on sunday the discussion closes with NN ith the statement tint that districts not anc answering mering these questions satis catis fac tonly can not expect to secure good teachers the opening of schools revues revie a discussion of the perplexing problems connected with anith the teachers boarding place school officials and others who hae at heart the best interests of the school c cur cin ur do well inell to apply to their own on communities the que eions asked in the new hampshire report they will find that what nhat is good I for new nen hampshire Hamps hiie is good for utah bah iah and for sevier school district |
