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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-11-09, Page 27By Alice Gibb and WIlima Okla Communication was the topic of a recent professional development activity day held at Seaforth District High 4 This feature available only in stores having a 'Delicatessen service counter. PRIDE OF CANADA SQUARE SLICED COOKED HAM lb.$2•29 SPECIAL PRICES EFFECT FROM WED. NOV. 8 TILL CLOSING TUES, NOV. 14 fine markets._ of fine foodo a On --wwfdez, I I t A ,aveir4,,agAA. yozo 4glik774,1•A‘,‘"/„.4., CANADA 'A' GRADE BLADE OR SHOULDER- - PRIDE OF CANADA ROUND , FULLY COOKED SMOKED DINNER HAM 1b..$2.39 PRIDE OF -CANADA SWEET PICKLED P COTTAGE SHOULDER 113.$1118 PRIDE Op CANADA: ,, ROLL_ SLICED BOLOGNA . 00•:mn,p,/,A. 2„/?/i v• " .er j pitidef Ottani% DELMONTE FANCY TOMATO JUICE UNSWEETENED TIDBITS, CRUSHED OR SLICED DELMONTE PINEAPPLE DELMONTE PEACH SLICES OR HALVES . FANCY FRUIT COCKTAIL_ 28 oz 14 oz. 890 48 oz TIN 69c CANADA 'A' GRADE BEEF FROM THE CHUCK ' BLADE OR HORT RIB CHUCK $ STEAKS lb. 1 lb. 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EAST Company of Canada SEAFORTIT for 19' years. ents frusir lack THE HURON XPOSITOR,NOVEM0 f contact a School. Participants in the day's activities included 25 parents of students in local schools, board of education trustees and the staffs oi Seaforth District High School. .'„ POTATO DETAIL — Peeling potatoes, to feed more than 800- people is quite a job and Ruth Thamer, left and Dorothy Sholdice were,two of the workers who did it last week for the' Duff's United Church Walton, fowl suppr. (Photo by Langlois) Seaforth Public School and Walton Public Seim!. The message that came out of the day's activities was that as the school system intricate and Parents feel communication betweeri themselves and the schools is suffering. • Also, a number of teachers feel frustrated at the lack of communication between the elementary and secondary Engagements While; --ether - • parents mentioned, the difficulty, of other engagements interfer- ring when only one parent- teachers night was held annually, Jean Stewart said Bruce Shaw, principal of SDHS, had set up-individual interviews for her with teachers whtn she requested it. Carol Hunt., another mem- ber of the parents' gratiP, said it was also her impres- sion that the high school teachers were available to talk to parents on the parent's request. Ruth Lone, a parent and former teacher, suggested the idea of a teacher she knew who had parents of her students keep a homework diary. After the child had completed his homework as- signments each night, one of the parents signed his diary. • Mrs. Lone said this kept up a valuable contact be- tween parents and teachers. Dorothy Williams, the trustee representing Tucker- smith Township and Clinton on the Huron County board of education, said she agreed that open house in the schools should be held in the fall, since if a child is experiencing problems, it's too late for the parent to learn about it in the spring. Also, she said one principal at the Goderich secondary school had implemented a "tea at i'vvo on Tuesday" program in his school. Each Tuesday afternoon he invites five parents to come and chat with him at the school and to bring their problems and suggestions to the informal session. Mrs, Williams said the principal--has _ discovered - 'there are communications problems, although one of his most serious problems was proving to be finding five parents per week who could come in to the school to talk. ' Five a week She added in Sudbury. school board members each phone five ratepayers per week and ask them far probleins, suggestion etc. concerning their local schools. These comments are then forwarded to • the schools' principals by the trustees, She said 16 board Members each phone five ratepayers per w..ek and ask them for problems, 41.1g. Vstions etc, concerning their local schools. These She said 16 board members making five phone calls each per week helps lessen the communication problems between public and the schools to some degree. Carol Hunt asked the McKillop, linilett Township trustee John Henderson if he received many phone calls from ratepayers. Mr. Henderson said Calls averaged two per month except during last year's strike by= .,secondary school teacherS in the county. In discussing problems of discipline in the schools, Betty Beuttenmiller said if a child should be disciplined, then the parents• should be contacted by the schools to let them know the child' iS' being punished. Unsupervised Some. parents expressed concern about the 70 minute periods in effect at, the secondary school level which 'allow the students to go uptown and which means they are unsupervised for part of the- day. Others said they felt the students were old enough to be trusted on their own. Mrs. Williams told parents that although the school principals inform parents when their children are ex- pelled from secondary schools for a period and offer parents the right to appeal the decision to the board of education, parents, rarely appeal expulsions. Parents also discussed the question of dances, at the high school and decided many of the problems as- sociated with the dances actually occur off the school property, and out of the jurisdiction of either teacher chaperones or the student monitors. One parent said if kids are going to go out and drink alcoholic beverages, they'll do it without a dance. She said it seemed unfair to consider cancelling the, dances since it ..would be unfair to punish many for the actions of the feW. instill the need of schooling and school activities in their children. In discussing discipline, Don Morton, speaking for the teachers, asked "How do you discipline a 17 or 15 year old studnet who may be 6 feet, three inches tall?" He said probleMs the teachers faced included get! ting kids interested in school and school,based extracur- ricular activities. Students watching too much,television instead of reading, and the old question of the family eat,, proved problems for teachers. , Supervise He said teachers can't supervise students with I car who decide they want to go on a gravel run at 3 p,m. in the afternoon when school finishes or after a dance; He said another problem in communications exists be- tween the elementary and secondary schools. Teachers find a lack of standardization in courses from the feeder schools • i.e. some students come to the Seaforth high school after studying French from Grade 1. in their ele- mentary schools, while other students have taken the subject for only two years. He said the lack of com- munication results in the question, "Who knows what who is doing and why?" The elementary teachers said they would prefer to see parents as 'a school contact rather than a more general neighbourly contact to get to the source of problems with students. Teachers pointed out that they would like to see parents for positive contacts rather than just negative contacts. • In other words,' teachers would like to see the parents in more than crisis situations. The teachers also emphasized the importance of sending elementary students to school in a well rested condition, with the children , fed and ap- propriately dressed. They also recommended ,that, parents monitor homework, emphasizing that it takes a team approach between the schools and parents. The teachers concluded they would like to see more pupil contact between public and high school students and also some supportive dis- cipline coming from the home. List of people at Pro- fessional Activity Day Oct. 30 Parents who participated in the discussions were: Betty Beuttenmiller, Seaforth (92 W. William); Ritth S. Lone, Seaforth (112 Goderich St. W.); Carol Hunt, R.R.4, Walton; C h arlatteMcKencher, 11.R.1 Dublin; Elsa Ruston, 66 North., Main, Seaforth; Maja Dodds, R.R.1, Seaforth; Joyce Braecker, R.R.4, Walton; Marg Dale, 45 C. William St. Seaforth; Trudy Broome, 47 N. Main St.. Seaforth; Bob Ste. Marie, R.R.4, S eaforth; Anne Ste. Marie, R.R.4, Seaforth; J can Stewart, Box 220 Seaforth; Duiat N. Sills, 466GOderich St. N. Seafotth; Rose Robin- son, R.R.4, Walton; Gail Schroeder, R.R.1, Seaforth; Mary Catherine Lane, R.R.4, Seaforth; Janet Backert, R.R.1, Walton; Roberta Kloss, R.R.1, Brucefield; Trustee John E. Henderson; Chris Knetsch, 137 Market St., Seaforth; Trustee Dorothy Williams, R.R.4, Clinton; Neil McGavin, Walton; Trustee Don • McDonald, Brussels• DRYWALL • . KNOWN • FOR HIGH QUALITY Peter Bakos Drywall COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE 527-1398 or 527-0606 becomes involved, more many SURE TASTES GOOD — These youngsters helped themselves to plenty of turkey and all the trimmings, tiibh cake and pie for dessert at Duff's United Church, Walton, turkey supper, (Photo by Langlois) school staffs, who are some- times duplicating what they teach students, and at their lack of contact with the parents of their students. In opening the discussion group with paretns and trustees, chairman A .Y. McLean asked parents if they 'are getting the kinds of results they want and are their expectations being fleet in today's educational system. The parents diseussed their expectation under a number of broad topic guidelines including parent- teacher-school contact; dis- cipline of students, extra- curricular activities and com- plaints or misconcenptions that might exist about the school system. At the same time, elementary and secondary school teachers also dvided into discussion groups and dealt with the same topics from their perspective. Apathy Betty Beuttenmiller, a former teacher, started the parent's 'discussion, said, "I think the day of apathy is over!" She said parents Must start digging in their heels and finding out what is going on in the schools. Dinah Sills said one of her criticisms of the school system, 'particularly on a secondary school level, was that the one night a year when parents attend the school for parent-teacher interviews isn't sufficient, particularly' for parents of students having difficulties, Mrs. Sills said parents need • an interview with teachers sooner, preferably in the first term of the school year. Another parent said she didn't feel it was just parents who were apathetic but that she felt high school teachers were also guilty of the same offence. She said there is no longer any communication between parents and teachers. • Chaperones Parents also discusSed the question of having parents act as .chaperones with the teachers at school dances. In discussing the question of .teaching morals in the school, parent. Chris Knetsch said it is Up to 'parents to initiate morality and teachers can only reinforce what the child has learned in' the home. Another parent praised the Seaforth Public School news- letter which informs parents of activities scheduled at the school and wondered if the high school could try the .same idea. In the summary period at the end of the discussions spokesman from each gimp presented their overall, con- clusions to the other par- ticipants. - The parent group. recom- mended more opportunities for parent and teacher com- munication. They said parents should feel free to contact the school about problems their children were having and that this arrange- ment should be reciprocal. The parents suggested some methods of increasing contact lvould be a homework dairy and also, having parents sign tests brought home by their children and returning them to the schools. They recommended . the schools hold open houses both in the spring and fall terms. 4 Secondar,i,i'y school teachers noted in the;r con- clusions that they don't see the- parents they -hoped to see' at the school on the parent- teacher nights. They noted, that parents don't generally exhibit enough concern about the school curriculum. The teachers also recom- mended that parents need to .t. • t