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KILN CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL—1918-19.
FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES.
thir.o brought to beautify the room.
Teachers must do tht greater part of selecting decorations, but appreciation must be showi .ur any ellort put forth i>y tha child. If he brings a nice picture, or flowers, draws a good map, etc., give work a conspicuous place; strive to make the children feel it is really their room.
To complete this atmosphere of home, the teacher has to entvr the child’s world with them, never appear uninterested when they tell you of their little plans and what they are going to do. Make them feel free and easy with You, not only out of school but in the class room. Better lessons and more cheerful pupils will be the result.
To conclude, 1 will add: The teacher must have tact, sympathy and an abundance of patience.
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K1I.N CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL 191H 19.
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BY MRS. BETTIE C. VANCE,
Sixth and Seventh Grades.
One of the most important problems we have to solve, is teaching
i	upiln how to study. This training cannot be accomplished all at
•	ii. The first grade is not too soon to begin using methods of lo-, h:i1 thinking. Right habits must be formed at the very beginning,
•	‘r ving the child the kind of work he can do, he certain that he "■nli-r.-tands what he is to do, and then see to it that the work is . "inpleted as directed.
In the upper grades, and even in High Schools and College, we 1111• I a great number of students who have never learned how to study. Tin- gn at trouble with them is that they were not given the right kind
•	f work, nor made to form the right kind of habits in early school !if.-.
A wise teacher is she who trains the child to be independent of
I.,	i-, who leads him, step by step, into really intelligent study of any “iibject. Given a definite purpose, he soon learns to form definite .1.- ires, and to express these naturally. A tactful teacher can then very easily lead the child to the accomplishment of his purpose.
It is a- great mistake to measure our success in the school room
l.y the numcr of pages wic'cover in a given time. To finish half of the arithmetic is better than that all of it be just scanned or looked
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