Law of the Teacher Cont

C. Rules for teachers (Cont)

10. Do not deny yourself the help of good books on the subject of your lessons.

a. Do not read without thinking.

b. Talk the lesson over with an intelligent friend.

c. Write out your own views.

D. Violations and Mistakes

1. He may think that in any event he will know much more of the lesson than the pupils, and his ignorance will pass unnoticed. The cheat is almost sure to be discovered.

2. Teaching is not merely "hearing lessons."

3. Looking hastily through the lesson to gather enough to fill the period.

4. Using the lesson as a mere framework upon which to hang some fancies of their own.

5. Claiming extensive study and profound information, which he has not the time to lay properly before the pupils.