Normal Schools, and Other Institutions, Agencies, and Means Designed for the Professional Education of Teachers (Volume 1-2)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1851 Excerpt: ... others have presented their views, he delivers his own; and thus his pupils, at the threshold of their practice, have an opportunity to acquire confidence in a good cause, of which they might otherwise entertain doubts, and to rectify errors which otherwise would fossilize into habit. The salaries of the teachers of the State Normal Schools are paid by the State. The following Rules were adopted for the regulation of the Normal Schools, at a.meeting of the Board of Education, held in December, 1849. 1. No new applicants for admission to the Normal Schools shall be received, except at the commencement of the term. 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Board and of one of the visitors to be present on the first day of the term, for the examination of the candidates for admission. 3. There shall be two periods for the admission of new members, the time to be fixed by the visitors of each school. 4. Candidates for admission at the West Newton Normal School must promise to remain four consecutive terms; and at the other Normal Schools, three consecutive terms. An exception may be made in the case of persons of more than ordinary experience and attainments. 5. It shall be the duty of the principals of the several Normal Schools to make a report, at the end of each term, to the visitors, and if, in their judgment, any do not promise to be useful as teachers, they shall be dismissed. 6. The course of study in each of the Normal Schools shall begin with a review of the studies pursued in the common schools, viz: reading, writing, orthography, English grammar, mental and written arithmetic, geography, and physiology. 7. The attention of pupils, in the Normal Schools, shall be directed, 1. To a thorough review of elementary studies; 2. To those branches of ...