School-room helps for teachers and parents; by Jackson George Washington 1856-

Author:Jackson, George Washington, 1856- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Teaching, African Americans
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn., A. M. E. Sunday school union
Published: 1912-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

their rightful dues. The point to be aimed at all the time in school government, is the same as the point which the State has in view—the establishment and maintenance of a government by the people, of the people, and for the people. In the State, it is the individual responsibility and collective responsibility, and in the school it should be the same.

The individual that disturbs the harmony of the class unit, is as much an offender as the bank robber who offends the laws of the State, though in degree, the crime of the pupil is not as heinous as that of the robber. Students in classes are disposed to do their deeds and hide themselves behind the class unit—especially so when it is the custom of the teacher to shoulder responsibility on the class. Wilful student offenders are like wilful adult offenders in the matter of hiding their identity. The teacher that is vigilant in the matter of establishing and maintaining a high standard of government, will succeed in proportion as he will enforce individual responsibility.

(d). YARD SUPERVISION.

Yard Supervision in school government is a very important part of the school program, and should receive its due consideration in the school regulations.

This is, as a rule, done in city schools where there is a graded system of schools and a corps of teachers employed, but in the rural districts there is little or no attention given to pupils on the playgrounds, since in most places there is employed in the rural school only one teacher who takes the recess periods to rest his fatigued brain after working with 75 or 90 pupils in one class room.

Yard supervision in city or district is highly necessary to train and discipline pupils to respect the rights of others. In the matter of sports and games, children are like grown-up people. Some people in Texas or Georgia want the earth and a fence around it, and will fight for the whole right of the fence. Children will do likewise. The laws of the state must regulate the ownership of property to prevent the rightful owner from being cheated out of his own, or run away from his own. The laws of the state must regulate the shooting of game in the forest, to prevent some selfish fellow from shooting all the game.

On the school yard the same matter comes up for adjustment among the children. One pupil is naturally selfish, and wants all the ball to himself, and defies anyone to dispute his selfish right. The presence of the teacher sometimes enables him to teach a lesson which will come in play in the civil government of these pupils in after years.

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