I am, therefore, now to consider, under a fourth general head, what course is to be taken with _individual_ offenders whom the general influences of the school-room will not control.
The teacher must always expect that there will be such cases.

They are always to be found in the best and most skillfully-managed schools.

The following suggestions will perhaps assist the teacher in dealing with them.
(1.) The first point to be attended to is to ascertain who they are.

Not by appearing suspiciously to watch any individuals, for this would be almost sufficient to make them bad, if they were not so before.

Observe, however; notice, from day to day, the conduct of individuals, not for the purpose of reproving or punishing their faults, but to enable you to understand their characters.