Whether ill-temper is an inherited trait or not does not belong in this
discussion. Nor is it worth while to explain just how a little temper
may or may not be helpful. If the teacher can realize that some of the
most dastardly acts and crimes committed were done in moments of
ungoverned temper, then she will understand the necessity of controlling
temper wherever and whenever its tendencies are displayed in any child.
(1) _Ill-temper in the first year of school._ It is true that outbursts
of ill-temper often take place among first grade pupils, not necessarily
because the teacher causes them but something a playmate may have said
or done, or something about school work that may have gone wrong, causes
temper to exhibit itself. It is, indeed, a disgusting trait and needs
wise control.