The Sabbath-School Index: Pointing out the history and progress of Sunday-schools, with approved modes of instruction. — John Shaqi
The Sabbath-School Index: Pointing out the history and progress of Sunday-schools, with approved modes of instruction.Pardee, R. G. (Richard Gay)
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The Sabbath-School Index: Pointing out the history and progress of Sunday-schools, with approved modes of instruction.
Pardee, R. G. (Richard Gay)
Sunday schools
1. How to form new schools.
2. How best to gather in the children.
3. Their conversion and culture.
4. Organization and classification.
5. Superintendents' duties.
6. Opening and closing exercises.
7. The library and record books.
8. The Bible classes.
9. The intermediate classes.
10. The infant-school.
11. Anniversaries and concerts.
12. Reviews and catechisms.
13. Children's prayer-meetings.
14. Training of converts.
15. How to teach; with model lessons and examples of good modes.
16. Illustrative teaching.
17. Object teaching.
18. Pictorial teaching.
19. The use of the blackboard.
20. The art of questioning.
21. The art of securing attention.
22. The preparation of the lesson.
23. Teachers' meetings.
24. Sunday-school music.
25. Children's prayers and devotions.
26. Map drawing.
27. Bible geography, history, etc.
28. Temperance meetings.
_The Exercises_
of an Institute may be--
1. Devotional exercises for specific objects.
2. Reports of superintendents and teachers as to how they do it, or
reports of the destitution, wants, or difficulties.
3. Instruction by the conductor to meet the above specific wants and
difficulties.
4. Questions by teachers and answers by the conductor to meet the
points in the subject not fully explained.
5. Preparation lessons, practice lessons, and model lessons.
6. Explanatory and instructive addresses, lectures or essays.
7. Model Opening Exercises and Teachers' Meetings.
8. Drill exercises on activity, curiosity, inquisitiveness; or how to
gain attention, how to instruct, how to impress, etc.
_Every one_ should take some part in an Institute, _i. e._, take
notes, ask or answer questions, or give information or lessons. Let
none be mere spectators. Always have plenty of paper for taking notes,
also pencils, and provide a good blackboard and crayons, and perhaps a
map, together with a good warm, light and pleasant room to meet in.
Get up the Institute with care. Have it all well understood, and then
talk about it, write and print about it, and get teachers and pastors
pledged to attend. Pray much for the Institute, and select the best
time, and do all that you undertake to do, thoroughly and well. Let
one subject naturally glide into the succeeding one. Waste no time
with outside men or topics, but adhere to your programme religiously.
One or two good helpers from abroad are sufficient, and do not invite
men out of compliment. Guard well all denominational interests and
feelings. Draw together in harmony and conciliate. Never become
opinionated or dogmatic, for the moment we cease to learn, our
usefulness will decline. Give change, variety and life to all the
exercises.
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