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____THE-LUCICNOW1IENTINEL LUCKNOW 1111TARIO
tlines Credit System
Which Will Becomf Effective Next FOP
MARIAN ZINN
The implications' of the. Credit
system in second'ary schools, to
become effective in all Ontario
• high schools in September 1972,
were discussed in detailon
Monday, November 15th at The
regular meeting of the Board.
This wa the second, of a series
•\Of infoiniation rneetingi cOncern-'
ing education scheduled for this
'fall and WInter. Outlining the;
backeound 'of the new credit • ,
system, it Wasstated that jus.ta
few years ago, students had very
• 'little choice ahOnt the-,subjeefs
• they.w.Ould take in secondary '
school.
Prior to 19CO3 students entering
Secondary School were offered a
pacicage of sithiects•with little or
no choices of OQU'ISCS. Students
were forced to take subjects in
many eases in which they Wad no
aptitude orinterest, If a student
did riot obtain'i4 Yi'a.s's.ing average ,.'
he waS obliged tO repeat the ell
tire 'year. ,In other WOrds,.14:
• would .he repeating ave?fties• .well, and
continue._thme-su-b-jeets i Ow- hienbe ;7
hadlittle On competence or
•interest. This led to dissptisfac,
tion which resulted In many drop.
outs. In 1961 more averilkes were
opened•to the students and. a ncw
•'plan was offered in courses in •
Arts. and Science, Business And
Conimerce, Scienee, Technology.
. •
4rid Trades With four arid:.five
year:programs in each of the
above branqies. In addition a
two-year occupational program
was offered to students. who were
trausfeired rather than promoted
from•Grade,8, This system was
stip f4ir.1y rigid in that students.
after. Grade 9 were locked -in •in
the Program which they had select.
The student .11QW: W411 be able .
after 110 or 12Q hours Of scheduled
.class study - this works out tQ.,"/
.about .one periOd. daily. for
,seccuicLary school graduation dip
.1QMa, a student most have satis7 •:
faCtorily,completed. 27 credits,
A Secondary school honor graclua,
•tion diploma will be granted
'when theItodent cornpleteSsix
'credits at the Year i.ye:(0.,,racie_13.),
.level. When the system goes in-
, • •
to effect September; Stud
meet his own needs and his
Own _yea_r_e_Esectjrida-ry-schow win need
4nreres.s and•lie ls'mote apt . tbtal of 20 additional credits
'progress to4n a_d_ecluate-a-octu-isk7=-Tai a secondary school graduation
Tibfi.Ot knowledge and learning diploma; those who have cornplet.
skills. The credit system will H'ekcfyears:(Grci a 10) will need
tiiiencieCtsas ibtlaetse tthhteo uugsheOou ft individual
isvcihdouoal.
ls •.'cl'30mcrpelcieittesdth
; anrde students
(Gtswrha6d e11),hav
to acCommodate students free -a total of six credits.
dom of chdice. A credit is de- ,•
•
fined as succesSful CompietiOn of• Individualtimetables• ill be.
a course containing work that • offered! 'right down •to first year
normally Would be Completed levelGrade 9) andas a result of
to select his ownprOgrani to ents .who have completed one •
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the new credit system, it would:
;actually become more easy V). get
a secondary school graduation -
diploma, It is assumed that the
principals Will provide essentially
the same subjects •44 they do riOW, •
A student could achieve a secOnd,
ary.school graduation diploma by •
completing any .15 creditsbeyOnd
the 12 requited-creclits•even thopgti^
'none is at the .present Gr‘ade:12 •
While the Schools are
pbligoci:t,o-strOppy recommend a •
progr.arn,oi study, and. ‘inform the
student asjo the -W(1414-0 such -a"
.program it will:be the PerOga,' •
tive of the parsnt and the student
'to accept or.reject the recomMen
prograin:
The nervi greater freedom of
.chOice of subject imposes a heavy
'burden of responsibility on the
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