The Superintendent’s Responsibilities
The superintendent has no idle time. During the lesson he should not be content with seeing that every class has a teacher, but should know, by personal observation, just what kind of a teacher each class has. He should be careful not to interrupt the teachers. But he should see the attention or lack of attention in each class, and if the attendance is falling away in any class, it should be carefully noted. It cannot hurt a teacher to know that the eye of the superintendent is on him. When a teacher has done better than usual, commend it casually in private conversation, and the teacher will ever after work encouraged and stimulated by a consciousness of your notice.