OUR CHILDREN
Patri, Angelo
Our Children By Angelo Patrk IN training children it is best to begin as you want to end, that is, teach the child at the start what he is to do, how he is to do it, and when the knowledge is...
...The dishes can wait, the fussy dessert can wait too...
...The method of distributing material, caring for wraps and belongings, classroom routine, all must be set the way they are to be for the term...
...When the time is set, go with the child and stay with him for the time he is to remain outdoors...
...It means preparation for this lesson must be made ahead so that the necessary time may be giv^n to this important matter...
...Stay On The Scene Stay on the task day after day, the same time daily, and he will master the idea soon...
...Telling won't do because little children learn by experience and not by ear...
...The Right Beginning Much of children's disorder and disobedience, not all of course, is caused by our own slip-shod method of doing things...
...Sit by then and watch and every time he strays toward the edge of the yard call him back...
...When, for example, it is time to teach a child not to cross the street or to stay inside a set line, take time off to teach him what you mean...
...The children must be attended to first and in the right way...
...Children do what is expected of them if the standard is set clearly...
...so can the office report and the arrangement of the shelves...
...Show him how far he can go and tell him briefly, the fewer words the better, what you want him to do...
...This principle of learning must be observed by the teacher as well as the parent...
...A bit of time set aside at the start is bound to save a deal of waste effort and time later...
...But remember to stay on the scene...
...We are all busy and think our work too important to be held up by a child's waywardness but when we get down to facts, the most important task we faee is that of rearing the children the best way possible...
...If this is well done the first day and nailed down the first week, the rest of the term will be comparatively easy...
...Begin the way you hope to end...
...The first day in class must be given over largely to the mechanics of the classroom...
...Our Children By Angelo Patrk IN training children it is best to begin as you want to end, that is, teach the child at the start what he is to do, how he is to do it, and when the knowledge is to be used.'The first experiences are the most lasting...
Vol. 8 • October 1944 • No. 40
