Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CONDITIONS OF EASY CONTROL. Mere conditions do not determine success; but, when favorable, they make success easier, and hence are worthy of careful consideration. Attention is invited to several of the more important conditions in school government. Requisite Qualifications. The vital condition, as already shown, is a teacher possessing requisite qualifications. This is subjective and essential, and has been fully considered above. There are other important conditions which also pertain to the teacher, but are more external and less personal. Requisite Authority. The first of these conditions is the teachers possession of requisite authority, ? an authority clearly recognized by pupils and patrons, and all others directly interested [ the school. This is an important condition, not only for easy control, but also for the highest success in instruction. The more the teacher represents officially as well as personally in a school, the higher will be the pupils’ confidence in him, the easier his control, the more effective his plans, and the more successful his efforts. This is an obvious principle, ? too obvious for extended discussion, were it more generally observed. The teacher is not only in loco parentis, but he also stands in his own place, and, in virtue jrfhis office, is vestedwith rights and powers, as well as inherent with responsibilities and duties. It is im- Authority, portant that these inherent rights be recognized and honoredbyall. It is the beginning of serious trouble in a school when the officers thereof call in question the rightful authority of the teacher, and this is often done ignorantly. There are not a few persons who suppose that all of the teacher’s authority in a school is delegated by the school board, and hence that this authority…
