CONTENTS


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CHAPTER I.
Am I Fit to Teach? 7
CHAPTER II.
Shall Teaching be My Life Work? 14
CHAPTER III.
Securing a Position 21
CHAPTER IV.
Passing the Examination 31
CHAPTER V.
Problems of the Young Teacher 36
CHAPTER VI.
Grading a School 44
CHAPTER VII.
Opening Exercises 55
CHAPTER VIII.
The Spirit of the Teacher 63
CHAPTER IX.
The Teacher’s Library 70
CHAPTER X.
The Teacher Outside the Schoolroom 80
CHAPTER XI.
Good Teaching Conditions 90
CHAPTER XII.
Keeping Good Conditions 96
CHAPTER XIII.
What Makes a Good School? 105
CHAPTER XIV.
Ten Time Killers 116
CHAPTER XV.
The Value of a High School Course 125
CHAPTER XVI.
A Talk About Spelling 132
CHAPTER XVII.
Arithmetic in the School 142
CHAPTER XVIII.
Teaching Literature 153
CHAPTER XIX.
The Teacher’s Vacation 166
CHAPTER XX.
The Teacher’s View of Life 172