HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-01-26, Page 5The readers write:
School trips, evaluation
Dear Sir:
Your lead story of
January 19th headlined
“students will ski, despite
opposition” contains the
statement that at least one
Huron County Board of
Education Trustee feels that
the subject ski trip has “no
educational value what
soever”,
The teachers involved in
the trip and the Principal
take issue with the state
ment. Obviously a majority
of trustees feel the same
way.
One has only to examine
the educational goals outlin
ed by the Huron County
Board to understand that the
trip is quite consistent with
at least two of those goals.
Among its educational goals
the Board lists the
following:
Huron County
Board of Education
Educational Goals
1. The development... of
each boy and girl to his or
her fullest potential
(including) “social and
physical growth...”
5. To provide oppor
tunities for cultural enrich
ment and creative expres
sion, and preparation for
constructive use of leisure
time.
It is difficult, if not im
possible to achieve all of the
goals set out for each stu
dent that we encounter in
our schools, however that
does not mean that we
should not try. Often the
pursuit of some of these
goals requires the commit
ment of both in school and
out of school time on the
part of staff and students.
It is at least encouraging
that the Board seems com
mitted to providing oppor
tunities for those of us in the
schools to pursue these
goals.
As far as selecting P.D.
days for the trip is concern
ed we decided to allow two
teachers to miss the P.D.
days in order to provide the
students with the skiing op
portunity so that class time
would not be missed.
It seems to us to be a
legitimate trade-off.
J.L. Wooden, Principal
R.G. Wareham
South Huron
District High School
V # #
Dear Editor:
Finally, I found it!
It will soon be a year since
work was begun on the
cooperative evaluation of
the schools in South Huron.
Many interested parents,
students and teachers
donated their time and ef
forts compiling a rather
lengthy “Internal Report”.
As one of those parents I’ll
have to admit that I found it
a frustrating task as we
didn’t seem to be coming to
grips with the situation. Un
til I read the report of the
External Committee I was
ready to go along with the
view of the pessimists who
had predicted that we were
being used in a “whitewash
job”.
However, after finding
some rather astute obser
vations and some very
worthwhile recommen
dations in that External
Report I agreed to take part
in putting together the final
report.
I might mention here that
I thought Mrs. Dee Beuer-
man and myself, as the
parent representatives
could have been given credit
for giving two days of our
time working on the report
not to mention the hours
spent studying the reports of
the internal and external
committees before hand.
That was June 1977. Since
then I have been searching
every news item concerning
the Huron County Board of
Education looking for some
mention of that evaluation
report.
I read that the Board had
received the report in
August, I waited — and
waited. Had anyone read the
report? Was there a copy of
the report available to me or
to any other interested tax
payer? The local library
didn’t have a copy.
I was upset. Many hours of
work had gone into that
report. It lists the strong
points of the school system
— and there are quite a few.
It also lists the weak points
in each area studied and
makes recommendations for
improvements.
Many of them do not in
volve any extra tax dollars
— just better use of the
talents at hand. If this
report sits on the shelf unus
ed it is worthless. If it is
read and acted upon in
bringing about immediate
changes as well as in long
term planning it will be well
worth the dollars spent
producing it.
Then, finally on January
19 on page 22 of the TA, I
found it. Someone had read
the report. The elementary
school principals’ associa
tion had brought to the
board’s attention that the
evaluation report
recommended that staff be
given opportunity to have
more input in the formation
of education policy. They
were asking for better com
munications with the board.
One need that cried for
attention throughout the
Evaluation report was the
need for better com
munications at all levels of
the system.
I have decided to do my
bit, Mr. Editor. Through
your paper I would like to
communicate my concerns
as a parent and taxpayer
with regard to the evalua
tion report.
To the administrators —
Was the evaluation a
worthwhile exercise? What
changes have you made or
are you planning to make as
a direct result of this
report?
to our local Board
members — Have you read
the report? Do you think it
was worthwhile? Have you
ever considered using the
local paper to communicate
with your electorate.
Mrs. Marian Zinn, Board
member from Ashfield
Township writes a column in
the Lucknow Sentinel to in
form interested citizens in
her area.
Do you ask questions or
take a stand at Board
meetings? We rarely see
you quoted in the local
press. What are you doing to
ensure that communication
lines between board and ad
ministration, board and
teachers, board and
students, board and tax
payers and between board
members themselves are
kept open and operating on a
congenial basis?
To our teachers — Have
you had the opportunity to
read the evaluation report?
Is it included in your dis
cussions on professional
development? Do you con
sider the recommendations
of the report when planning
the program for your P.D.
days? I believe the prin
cipals are trying to keep the
public informed. However,
communication lines
operate in two directions.
Are you doing your bit to im
prove communications? Do
you encourage or intimidate
parents in their attempts to
communicate their concerns
to you?
To the parents and tax
payers — Are you doing your
share to keep yourself in
formed of school matters? If
some particular part of the
school program pleases you
or disturbs you do you com
municate your pleasure or
displeasure to the persons
concerned or do you leave
that to “the next guy”?
Last, but not least, to the
students.
Are you honest and open in
your communications with
your teachers and parents?
As you discover and come to
accept that no man is
perfect, not even your
parents and teachers — or
your Board members — or
even the Director of Educa
tion — can you offer con
structive criticism toward
improving not just com
munications but education
in general in Huron County?
To everyone — Try to find
a copy of the evaluation
report. I think you will find
it worth reading.
Yours truly,
(Mrs.) Margaret McClure
Baptismal service
at Centralia church
By MRS. FRED BOWDEN
CENTRALIA
Rev. Harley Moore of
Grand Bend conducted the
service in the United Church
Sunday, morning and ad
ministered the rite of
Baptism to Paul Brian
McAllister, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Neil McAllister.
Communion was observed
during the service. The
special music for the service
was an anthem by the choir
and a number by the men’s
quartet. Singing in the
quartet were Messrs. Doug
Gill, Robert Blair, Bob
Heywood and Sam Skinner
with Mrs. Gill playing the
piano accompaniment.
A pot luck dinner was
served in the church
schoolroom at the close of
the service and this was
followed by the annual
meeting.
Seniors Meet
Senior Citizens met in the
Community Centre on
Monday for an afternoon of
crokinole and cards followed
by lunch.
Euchre Party
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Darling,
Laverne and Ruth Skinner
were in charge of the euchre
party in the Community
Centre Monday night with 11
tables in play.
Prize winners were, ladies
high, Mrs. Alta Armstrong,
lone hands, Mrs. Bob Blair;
low, Mrs. Dick Neil.
Men’s high, Frank Hicks;
lone hands, Jack Dickins;
low (playing a man’s card),
Mrs. Bill Harvey.
The travelling prize was
won by Jack Blair.
Personals
Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Hirtzel were Mr.
and Mrs. Don Hirtzel and
Dalphine of Parkhill.
The Elimville Women’s
Institute held their first
euchre party of the year with
a good crowd in attendance.
Prize winners were:
ladies high-Mrs. Myrtle
Hanna; men’s high-Jerry
McInnis; ladies' lone hands-
Mrs. Hazel Coward; men’s
lone hands-Russell Brown;
low-Dennis McInnis.
Another euchre will be held
Monday evening.
The Elimville United
Church Women catered to
the Parsons-Pfaff wedding
Friday at the Kirkton-
Woodham Community
Centre. A large number from
the community attended the
dance the same evening.
A large number from the
area attended the Fletcher-
Monteith dance the Saturday
evening prior.
Miss Shelia Johnson,
Lucan spent the weekend
with her grandparents Mr. &
Mrs. Alvin Cooper.
BATT'N AROUND
— Continued from Page 4
There are a few small industries in
Exeter, but many of the people work
outside the community, some at the
nearby naval base and many in Boston.
They, of course, don’t mind the com
muting when they escape the sales and
income tax in Massachusetts, to say
nothing of the lower booze prices.
* * *
The majority of homes in Exeter are
simply huge. Most of our hockey team
members reported back that they had
only managed to explore half the
rooms in their billets during their two-
day stay.
One lad still can’t get over the fact he
had a half dozen toilets to choose from.
Most of the homes are of the New
England colonial design and most are a
full three storeys. Very few brick
buildings are in evidence and more
than One member of our group con
sidered returning as d painting con
tractor after viewing the row on row of
mammoth clapboard homes.
While the community does not boast
of its own arena (nor does it need one
with the Academy facility) it does have
an outdoor pool, several tennis courts,
ball fields, park (or commons as they
say south of the border).
They have apparently escaped the
“persons” syndrome in Exeter,
because their councillors are known as
selectmen.
The main drag isn’t modern as ours,
but they already have their shopping
plaza, which much to the chagrin in our
fellow male travellers, was located
within walking distance of our motel.
However, the most noticeable at
tribute the two communities share is
their friendly people, although we
came away with the feeling our New
Hampshire people may just be a little
warmer than local Exeterites when it
comes to greeting strangers and mak
ing them feel welcome.
LEGION ZONE HOCKEY — The annual Legion zone pee wee tournament was held in Exeter Sunday and was won by
Goderich. Above, Goderich captain David Gallow receives the trophy from Exeter Legion sports officer Norm Ferguson, zone
sports officer Ed Callaham of Kincardine and Exeter Legion president Roy Hunter. T-A photo
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