9. How to Hold Teachers in Intellectual Captivity
1. Forbid apprentice teachers to attend institutions for general education.
2. Prepare them directly for the demands of the preparatory course for student teachers!
3. All lessons should relate directly to the duties of a school officer (ad hoc)!
4. Banish all thoughts and things which at bottom serve no other purpose than the education of the human character as an end in itself!
5. Keep them from reading and studying works of general education (by our national writers)!
6. Dictate to teachers the books and periodicals that they should read! Inspect their book collections!
7. Forbid them from joining independent book clubs, etc.!
8. Have their assemblies and meetings supervised by persons ignorant of the subject matter (non-school personnel)!
9. From time to time, impress upon them their lack of education and treat them as if they need guidance in every area!
10. Deny them any voice in the school councils!
11. Exclude them from holding any honorary position in the community!
12. Make certain that the size of their income forces upon them the utmost limitations!
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