Types of teaching by Earhart Lida Belle 1864-

Author:Earhart, Lida Belle, 1864- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Teaching
Publisher: Boston, New York [etc.] Houghton Mifflin company
Published: 1915-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

ing; and the use of monitors to take charge of yards and corridors, to look after the condition of the building, and to care for the pupils' wraps and hats, are two suggestions as to what can be done in this direction. If these school and class officers be elected by the pupils, the effect upon both the school and the officers thus chosen is often better than when some one in authority appoints the pupils to perform these functions. The ideas of choosing those whom they know to be most worthy and most capable, and then of rendering prompt obedience to the officers of their own choosing, can be instilled through conferences with the pupils or in talks by teacher or principal when proper occasion offers.

The extent to which pupils may participate in school government with benefit to themselves and to the school, will vary with the nature of the school and, it may also be said, with the nature of the principal. Some principals, in order to conduct a school on such a plan, would have to be made over because of their predisposition to exercise control, or because of the habit of absolute rule formed by years of experience. Wisdom, patience, tact, all are necessary in undertaking and carrying out the plan of giving the pupils a share in the school discipline and management. On the other hand, some bodies of pupils are better prepared to assume such participation than others and can safely take a larger responsibility. They have more background in the way of knowledge and attitude. But

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