Word: pupil
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Mathematical Conference. An Approximate Method for Constructing a Regular Inscribed n-gon. Mr. H. Raymond.--Elementary Mathematics: How may they be made more Profitable for the Pupil? Professor Osgood. Sever...
...Mathematical Conference. An Approximate Method for Constructing a Regular Inscribed n-gon. Mr. H. Raymond--Elementary Mathematics: How may they be made more Profitable for the Pupil? Professor Osgood. Sever...
...cast: Hi-Ka-Ya, of Spoodingevic, H. L. Movius '02 Aurora, his daughter, S. Waller '03 A-Mi-Yi, a faithless subject, G. S. Barton '03 Professor Lasher, a geologist, M. W. Ware '02 Paul Revere Hall, a sportive pupil, H. L. Riker '03 Obadiah Ham, an unmitigated grind, J. A. Dix '02 "Con," a famous "bookey" of Sheepshead, C. S. Sargent '02 Bella Sheepshead, as her name implies, W. S. Godfrey '03 Judge, for yourself, C. Platt, 3d, '02 Reggie, a young light of New York, W. Wadsworth '02 "A Reub," D. Gregg '02 Ludwig Fitzundstarts, F. Burgess...
...fulfil the function for which it is established, it must have the active co-operation of the individual home and of the community. Unless the work of the school is re-enforced by home support, the efforts of the teachers will not meet with an appropriate response from the pupils. The teacher may work as hard as he can but he cannot rely on a corresponding effort on the part of the pupil if the pupil's parents are indifferent or possibly even averse to the aims and work of the school...
There are three devices for promoting a good mutual understanding between the home and the school: "Pupil Study," "Parent's Meetings," and "Education Societies." These are as yet more or less imperfect but they are decidedly promising. Through these or similar devices, the individual home and the community will gradually learn that every educational demand puts corresponding educational problems to the school, that these problems can be solved successfully and wisely only by professional teachers working in the school, and not by laymen; and that patience and a willingness to experiment intelligently are indispensible in the wise solution of educational...