p. 20 | Workers Together by F. G.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jan 4, 1906

Workers Together

By F. G.

The success of our work depends very much upon the spirit of unity which characterizes the workers. It is ever necessary that we should stand ready to advance, and successful advancement will depend upon seeing eye to eye. Many features of our school work are in a state of development. There should be the freest interchange of thought among the workers. Those who have succeeded in developing valuable ideas should be free to express them. We should not be afraid of criticism, and no one should criticize unkindly. The plans and methods of the progressive teacher may seem to her to be very simple; but if they were known, they might answer questions which some other teacher has been struggling with and is unable to solve; they might inspire the teacher who is not thinking most earnestly concerning her work.

There is much for our teachers in all departments of our school work to learn, but particularly in our primary school work is there opportunity for advancement in better plans and methods. We have often spoken of the necessity of questions being asked by those who desire some solution of certain difficulties, and have suggested answers being given by those who had a solution to offer. We have also suggested that our teachers tell in a few words about any plans or methods which they are using that might be of help to any one else. As an illustration of what is meant by this, see school notes on “Busy Work” in this number of the Review. This is made up of three short selected articles. They offer suggestions in themselves valuable, but they offer the more valuable suggestions to our teachers of telling any

thing which may be a help. If teachers in public schools have such a spirit of co-operation as to lead them to tell to others any little device or method which they find of help, why should not our teachers be much more ready to help one another?

We hope that our teachers will be freer in writing short articles of one or two hundred words concerning some point in their school work which may be helpful to others. In this way as well as in many others we may be workers together. F. G.