Promptness and Regularity

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 8, 1908

Promptness and Regularity

A MORAL trait which should be instilled into youth at an early age is that of promptness and regularity. Regular attendance at school should be set forth as highly necessary in order to secure the benefits of school. The teacher should talk to parents on this subject, and show them that it would be to their own interest to send their children regularly to school. If they are to keep the children at home half the time, that time should be consecutively and not a day now and then. Train pupils to be prompt to come in when the bell rings, prompt to come to the recitation, prompt to answer when called upon to recite. Pupils who are in the habit of straggling in when the bell rings should be reminded of the fact by being detained a few minutes after the others are dismissed. They can see the justice of this punishment, for if they persist in disturbing the order of the school by coming in late, and try to gain a few moments for play at the expense of the rest of the school, they should be compelled to make up this time while those who have been prompt are permitted to play.—Selected.