Love of god
Most teachers forget the difference between the pupil's capacity and their own, and they pass rapidly forward, through a difficult train of thought, in their own ordinary gait, their unfortunate followers vainly trying to keep up with them.In applying this method, however, the teacher should love of god be very careful not to subdivide too much.Well, now try to say the Alphabet, and let me see if I can put you out there.The events which are occurring around you, and which interest the community in which you are placed, love of god may, by a little ingenuity, be connected, in a thousand ways, with the studies of the school.In one hour then, how many degrees will the sun pass over? Perhaps no answer.He is love of god also obliged to resort to arts which are certainly not very honorable, to conceal his ignorance.Yes sir.If so, the teacher will subdivide the question, on the principle we are explaining, so love of god as to make the steps such that the pupils can take them.Doing easy things is generally dull work, and it is especially discouraging and disheartening for a pupil to spend his strength in doing what is really difficult for him, when his instructer, by calling his work easy, gives him no credit, for what may have been severe and protracted labor.But the chief impression love of god which it would make upon the individual, and upon the other scholars, would be, I must take care how I let the master hear me use such language again.The great difference, which exists among teachers, in regard to the skill they possess in this part of their duty, is so striking that it is very often noticed by others and perhaps skill here is of more avail, in deciding the question of success or failure, than any thing besides.The exercises which have for their object this rendering familiar what has been learned, love of god may be so varied as to interest the pupil very much, instead of being tiresome, as it might, at first be supposed.I shall not be surprised if every answer should contain mistakes.No it should be the teacher's main design, to shelter his pupils from every deleterious influence, and to bring every thing to bear upon the community of minds before him, which will love of god encourage, in each one, the developement of its own native powers.If a scholar asks a question which you cannot answer, or brings you a difficulty which you cannot solve, say frankly, I do not know.
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