1856-1857 School Committee Report

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s Di been 1 1 1 any discipline t and therefore not { enforce the discipline 1 the school.Order first requisite to a successful school.1 must 1' had. With judicious - on the part of parents,gene- rally secured without difficulty.child, who goes to school,1 goes there, not/ dictate regula- tionsor to suggest its plans of operation, but to comply rules in the faithful discharge of the duties it shall impose upon him ; that if he does this, he will be well treated, and have the approbation of both parents and teachers. Let him alsounder- stand, that if he does notobey the laws, he must expectcon- sequences •1 "1 11 1 t transgressors, pathy at home 1ers the inffiction of a wholesomediscipline. lessons,Let parents inculcate such 1 mean them .• well as say them, 1 there will be very little troublechildren school.at On the other hand, let the child know. pa- rent doubts the propriety of the schoolregulations—that disapprovesof its discipline in every complaint 1 1 complaints /' very - likely 1 be numerous—and. / .trouble school.the 1 1 1 of the parents with the teacher, and sanctiontheir of the government of the school, worldin the / prevent the necessity of punishment for pur- poseof maintainiwg -111 order. The suggestionsabove are not based on the suppositionof any schoolcould,t respects,1 im- proved. only contended,of 1 and of good teachers, to adopt the regulations judgments, are the best. And though they are not perfect, are much better than they could 1• made by trying 1adopt theoryof every parent and child in the district. Classificationmost It connected with the progress of schools.all casesimpossi- ble, but specially difficult1 1 and sparse ours. Were nonethgether except thoseof an exact couldequality, there 1 classificationScholarsof dif- ferent attainmentsmust to some extent be in the11 An approximation 1 what is desirable is all that is attainable gradationthis department. The / dividing line, however,between must 1• somewhat modifiedby circumstances. Some,/ might1 11 .in longer in the primary 1 1 • I into schools1 of 1 1 1 1 1 of numbers in the 1 departments. of the relationsbe- tween. the Grammar1/ 11standard. - of admission / be so elevated in this as in naorepopulous towns.Ir does it seem to be practicable,1 exclude from the grammar sch11 f are qualified for gh school. All who are 1school - choose.on accountof their distance fromor fromother cause, they 1 not attend, we think it no reason why those1 desire it should1 privilege. In conclusion, encouraged •1 1 our schools, improving—thatas a whole, are progress1indications that at 1 distant day they are destined to become 1/1 . 1•• - in the Commonwealth. For the Committee. ` LELAND. IRA LELAND, CHARLES HUDSON, Committee, CHARLES eA .