Programme and syllabus for teachers' county institutes, state of Georgia, 1893 [1893]

Programme an~ S~lla~us,
FOR
STATE OF GEORGIA.
By S. D. BRADWELL, State School Commissioner.
ATLANTA, t,lEORGIA.
GEO. w. HARRISON, STATB PRINTER.
(Franklin Publishing House.) 1893.

Programme ana S~lla~us
FOR.
STATE OF GEORGIA.
By S. D. BRADWELL, State School Commissioner.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
GEO. w. HARRISON, STATE PRINTER.
(Franklin Publishing House. ) 1893

PROGRAMME.

I recommend the following programme for the guidance of County School Commissioners, the details of which, how- . ever, may be varied, to suit the circumstances:

} 9 o'clock A. M.
Opening Exerc~ses, Orthography, Reading, Writing, Grammar, Recess, Geography, Arithmetic, Recess for Dinner,
} 2 o'clock P. M.
Science and Practice of Teaching,
Hist,ory, Miscellaneous,

10 minutes.
20 .,
15 " 15 " 30 " 15 "
30 "
45 " 60 "
30 "
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fi" I would suggest under the head "Miscellaneous" the discussion of the following:

Second Saturday-The Institute law.

Third Saturday-The text-book bill, now pending.

4
FIRST SATURDAY.
SYLLABUS.
ORTHOGRAPHY.
1. Definition. 2. Letters and their divisions.
READHW.
1. The best methods of teaching reading.
WRITING.
1. Writing as a science.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
1. Grammar in general. 2. English grammar in particular.
GEOGRAPHY.
1. The earth and its natural divisiolls-continents, oceans, etc.
ARITHMETIC.
1. The otigin of figures. 2. The elementary principles.
SCIF.NCE AND PRACTICE OF TEACHING.
1. Organization. 2. Rules:
HISTORY.
1. Definition. 2. Explaining the five points of history-who, what,
where, when, why.
MISCELLANEOUS. I suggest that the last half hour be devoted to the discussion of que3tions relative to the previous lectures and to the school laws; and the day's work to conclude with a short exercise in declamation, with instructions as to position, gestures and bows, and the announcement of the programme for the next session of the InRtitute After the expiration of the half hour I would make this division a matter of adjournment by a majority vote.

5
SECOND SATURDAY.
SYLLABUS.
ORTHOGRAPHY.
1. Orthoepy. 2. Diacritical marh, and' how to teach them.
READING.
1. ArticuJation, inflection and em phasis.
\VRrrING.
1. Writing as an art.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
1. Parts of sp:ech-definitions, uses and properties.
GKOGRAPHY.
1. The earth and its political di visions-nations, cities, towns, etc.
ARITHMETIC.
1. Common fra,ctions. 2. Decimal fractions.
SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF TEACHI'G
1. Class work. 2 Individual work.
HISTORY.
1. Discovery of America. 2. The aborigines of America.
MISCELLANEOUS.
[Same as before. See Programr1le.]

6
THIRD SATURDAY.
SYLLABUS.
ORTHOGRAPHY
]. Prefixes and s.uffixes. 2 Gi ve te~ts in oral spelling to all the teachers.
READING.
1. Compaxison of the different methods of teaching reading.
WRITIXG.
1. Small letters and the rules for their formation.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
1. The relations of words-government and agreement.
GEOGRAPHY,
1. Latitude and longitude. 2. Clim ate, as ill ustrated by the zones.
ARITHMETIC.
1. United States currency. 2. Aliquot parts. 3. Practical exam pIes.
SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF TEACHING.
1. Discipline. 2. Prizes.
HISTORY.
1. Early settlements in the United States. 2. Settlement of Georgia.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LSame as before, See Prugramme.]

7
FOURTH SATURDAY.
SYLLABUS.
ORTHOG RAPHY.
1. Primitive and derivative, simple and compound words.
2. Give tests.
READING.
1. How to correct faults in reading-lack of expression, rapid utterances, repetition, etc.
WRITING.
1. Capital letters and the rules for their formation.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
1. Subject. 2. Predicate. 3. Object.
GEOGRAPHY.
1. The United States in its geographical aspects. 2. Draw an outline map of the United States.
ARITHMETIC.
1. Percentage--interest, commission, insurance. 2. Practical examples.
SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF TEACHING.
1. Legal relations of the teacher to the State. 2. To the pupil and the parent.
HISTORY.
1. The late war. 2. The part Georgia took in the war.
MISCELLANEOUS.
[Same as before.]

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FIFTH SATUHDAY.
SYLLABUS. ORTHOGRAPHY.
1. Abbreviations. 2. Give tests in written spelling to all.
READING.
1. How to encourage a taste for reading. 2. Give tests.
WRITING.
1. Practical illustrations.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
1. Practical tests in parsing for all the teachers.
GEOGRAPHY.
1. Georgia in its various geographical aspects. 2. Draw a map of Georgia.
ARITHMETIC.
1. Taxes. 2. Mensuration. 3. Practical exampIes.
SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF TJ<JACHING.
1. How to make character.
HISTORY.
1. The progress of the country since the war. 2. Georgia's progress.
MISCELLANEOUS.
[Same as before.] N. B This programme and syllabus should be preserved, as it will be used in the annual session.
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