Education -- Study Guide

Lesson Ten—The Under Teacher

Reading assignment: pages 275-297 Ed-SG 34.1

The first chapter in this section affords a special opportunity to look for qualities of good teaching. As it is studied, a list could be made and used for discussion. See especially pages 277-279. Ed-SG 34.2

1. The child’s first teacher is the _____________________. Discuss this awesome responsibility. (275) __________________________ ________________________________________________ Ed-SG 34.3

2. Before becoming fathers and mothers, what subject should be especially studied by men and women? (276) ____________________ _______________________________________________ Ed-SG 34.4

3. Complete the following sentence: “The teacher can gain the respect of his pupils in no other way than by___________________________ ___________________________________________________________________. (277) Ed-SG 34.5

4. Why is physical vigor so important to successful teaching? (277)
______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Ed-SG 34.6

5. How important to the teacher is respect and confidence of his pupils? (279) ________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Ed-SG 34.7

6. Two extremes are often found in children and youth:
(a) Those who have had little or no discipline.
(b) Those who have been treated harshly. Ed-SG 34.8

How does each approach affect the children? And what is the role of the teacher? (279, 280) ____________________________________ _______________________________________ Ed-SG 34.9

7. What are the values of the teacher’s entering into social relation with the pupil? (280) ______________________ _________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 34.10

8. What are the dangers of showing partiality to students? (280) _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Ed-SG 34.11

9. Consider several of the Bible promises given to the teacher. (282) ______________________________________________________ Ed-SG 34.12

10. What are some of the positive results of cooperation between teachers and students? (283, 284) ______________ _________________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 34.13

11. Why should parents endeavor to act together in training their children? (283) ________________________ _____________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.1

12. For what reasons should criticisms or suggestions in regard to the teacher’s work be made to him in private? (284) _________________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.2

13. What are the values to the teacher in becoming acquainted with the parents of students? (284, 285)___________ ___________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.3

14. How can children from the earliest years be led to feel they are part of the home firm? (285)_____________________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.4

15. How can the spirit of cooperation in the schoolroom be fostered? What will be the results? (285, 286) _______________ ___________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.5

16. How early in the child’s life should he be taught to obey? (287) _______________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.6

17. “The object of discipline is _______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________.” (287) Ed-SG 35.7

18. Why is the effort to “break the will” of the child a terrible mistake? (288) __________________________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.8

19. How should the discipline of the human being be different from that of an animal? Why? (288)_____________ ___________________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.9

23. Why should the teacher make obedience to his requirements as easy as possible? (288, 289)_________________ ___________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.10

24. Give a definition of the will. (289) ________________ _______________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.11

25. Why is the parent or teacher who trains the child to self-control the most successful? (289)______________ ___________________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.12

26. What are the benefits of trusting children and youth versus suspicion? (289, 290) ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Ed-SG 35.13

27. “Lead the _____________________ to feel that they are _____________________, and there are few who will not _____________________ to prove _____________________ worthy of the _____________________.” (290) Ed-SG 35.14

28. Why is it better to request than to command? (290)_________________ _______________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.1

29. “Rules should be few and well considered; and when once made, they should be enforced.” What are the reasons for this? (290)________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.2

30. What do youth need to understand about liberty? (291) __________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.3

31. “Continual _____________________ bewilders, but does not _____________________.” (291) Ed-SG 36.4

32. “The true object of reproof is gained only when________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________.” (291) Ed-SG 36.5

33. When a parent or teacher is in danger of becoming impatient, what should be done? (292) ________________________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.6

34. What is the Saviour’s rule in the training of children and youth? (292, 293) _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.7

35. For what three reasons should expulsion from school become a necessity? (293) ____________________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.8

36. List some of the principal rules of discipline teachers should practice. (293, 294) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.9

37. What lessons can human teachers learn from the divine? (294, 295)_____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.10

38. Children and youth “should be taught that this world is not a _____________________, but a _____________________.” (295) Ed-SG 36.11

39. What are three true tests of character? (295)___________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.12

40. “Something better” is the watchword of education, the law of all true living. What does this mean? Give some illustrations. (296, 297) ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Ed-SG 36.13