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Chapter thirty three co operation. We
are members one of another in the formation

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of character. No other influences count
so much as the influence of the home.

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The teacher's work should supplement that of
the parents, but it is not

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to take its place in all that
concerns the well being of the child.

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It should be the effort of parents
and teachers to co operate. The work

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of cooperation should begin with the father
and mother themselves in the home life,

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in the training of their children.
They have a joint responsibility, and it

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should be their constant endeavor to act
together. Let them muele themselves to God,

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seeking help from Him to sustain each
other. Let them teach their children

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to be true to God, true
to principle, and thus true to themselves

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and to all with whom they are
connected. With such training, children,

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when sent to school, will not
be a cause of disturbance or anxiety.

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They will be a support to their
teachers and an example and encouragement to their

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fellow pupils. Parents who give this
training are not the ones likely to be

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found criticizing the teacher. They feel
that both the interests of their children and

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justice to the school demand that so
far as possible, they sustain and honor

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the one who shares their responsibility.
Many parents fail here by their hasty,

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unfounded criticism. The influence of the
faithful, self sacrificing teacher is often well

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nigh destroyed. Many parents whose children
have been spoiled by indulgence leave to the

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teacher the unpleasant task of repairing their
neglect, and then, by their own

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course, they make his task almost
hopeless. Their criticism and censure of the

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school management encourage insubordination in the children
and confirm them in wrong habits. If

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criticism or suggestion in regard to the
teacher's work becomes necessary, it should be

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made to him in private. If
this proves ineffective, let the matter be

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referred to those who are responsible for
the management of the school. Nothing should

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be said or done to weaken the
children's respect for the one upon whom their

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well being in so great degree depends. The parents intimate knowledge, both of

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the character of the children and of
their physical peculiarities or infirmities, if imparted

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to the teacher, would be in
assistance to him. It is to be

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regretted that so many fail of realizing
this. By most parents little interest is

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shown either to inform themselves as to
the teacher's qualifications or to cooperate with him

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in his work. Since parents so
rarely acquaint themselves with the teacher, it

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is the more important that the teacher
seek the acquaintance of parents. He should

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visit the homes of his pupils and
gain a knowledge of the influences and surroundings

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among which they live. By coming
personally in touch with their homes and lives,

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he may strengthen the ties that bind
him to his pupils, and may

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learn how to deal more successfully with
their different dispositions and temperaments. As he

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interests himself in the home education,
the teacher imparts a double benefit. Many

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parents, absorbed in work and care
lose sight of their opportunities to influence for

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good the lives of their children.
The teacher can do much to arouse these

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parents to their possibilities and privileges.
He will find others to whom the sense

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of their responsibility is a heavy burden, So anxious are they that their children

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shall become good and useful men and
women. Often the teacher can assist these

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parents in bearing their burden, and
by counseling together both teacher and parents will

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be encouraged and strengthened. In the
home training of the youth. The principle

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of cooperation is invaluable from their earliest
years. Children should be led to feel

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that they are a part of the
home firm. Even the little ones should

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be trained to share in the daily
work, and should be made to feel

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that their help is needed and is
appreciated. The older ones should be their

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parents' assistants, entering into their plans
and sharing their responsibilities and burdens. Let

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fathers and mothers take time to teach
their children, Let them show that they

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value their help, desire their confidence, and enjoy their companionship, and the

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children will not be slow to respond. Not only will the parents burden be

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lightened and the children receive a practical
training of inestimable worth, but there will

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be a strengthening of the home ties
and a deepening of the very foundations of

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character. Cooperation should be the spirit
of the schoolroom, the law of its

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life. The teacher who gains the
cooper operation of his pupils secures an invaluable

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aid in maintaining order in service in
the schoolroom. Many a boy whose restlessness

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leads to disorder and insubordination, would
find an outlet for his superfluous energy.

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Let the older assist the younger,
the strong the weak, and so far

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as possible, let each be called
upon to do something in which he excels.

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This will encourage self respect and a
desire to be useful. It would

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be helpful for the youth, and
for parents and teachers as well to study

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the lesson of cooperation as taught in
the Scriptures. Among its many illustrations,

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notice the building of the Tabernacle,
that object lesson of character, building in

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which the whole people united quote every
one whose heart stirred him up, and

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every one whom his spirit made willing. Read how the Wall of Jerusalem was

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rebuilt by the returned captives in the
midst of poverty, difficulty, and danger.

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The great task successfully accomplished because quote
the people had a mind to work

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end quote. Consider the part acted
by the disciples in the Saviour's miracle for

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the feeding of the multitude. The
food multiplied in the hands of Christ,

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but the disciples received the loaves and
gave to the waiting throng quote we are

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members one of another end quote,
as every one therefore quote hath received a

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gift. Even so, minister the
same one to another, as good stewards

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of the manifold grace of God.
End quote. Well might the words written

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of the idle builders of old be
with worthier aim adopted as a motto by

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character builders of to day. Quote
they helped every one his neighbor, and

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every one said to his brother,
be of good courage. End quote,

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end of chapter thirty three.