HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-05-10, Page 4parents' be surveyed. She said
someone else added that teachers
and students be included,
Superintendent of education R.
B. Allan said he was inclined to
agree with the principals that the
climate was not right for a survey
of parents. Ho said the general
feeling of the public was "tense"
and that the survey may be more
accurate if it was delayed.
"The climate is going to get 1
rougher," said Brussels trustee
Donald McDonald.
Colborne trustee Shirley Hazlitt
reminded the board that a survey
done in the fall would be pointless
since it would be too late to make
any changes in timetabling. She
said if parents wanted the periods
shortened now was the time to
find out, to allow change to be
made for the 1978-79 year.
"The climate is not good now
but it probably never will be in
education," she said,
Zurich trustee Herb Turkheim
suggested that perhaps now is as
good a time as any to "get all the
dirty linen washed at once".
The matter was sent back to the
program committee for further
' investigation with a reminder
from director of education. John
Cochrane that principals- are in
charge of the .management of
their schools.
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4 THE BRUSSELS PAST, MAY 10, 197.8
BofE to parents about classes
The Huron County Board. of
Education decided Monday that
since parents complained about
.extended periods at • Seaforth
District High School and South
Huron District High School then.
parents should be asked if they
like the lengthened .classes.
The board was told Monday by
its school programs committee
that no action should be taken to
alter period lengths at the two
schools. despite complaints from
parents that the classes were too
long. The committee said both
principals had conducted surveys
of teachers and students and
received a positive reaction to the
extended periods.
Seaforth trustee John
Henderson reminded the board
that it was parents, not studnets
or teachers, who eomplained
about the period length. He said
it was parents who were
concerned and it .should' have
- been parents who were surveyed.
Committee chairman Dorothy
Wallace told the board that the
• principal's survey showed that
• both students and teachers liked
the extended periods. Teachers
felt that the extra class time
improved the quality of work,
permitted them to get more done
in a class and to improve the
content of each lesson. Students
felt that the extra time permitted
•
them more time for under-
standing lessons and that extra
time in study periods allowed
them better use of school facilities
such as the library for personal
use.
Mrs. Wallace said the
principals indicated that . the
parents had a certain, responsi-
bility to keep students in line
during their time out of the
classroom. She said the schools
weren't to blame if students
enjoyed the privilege of using the
family car and an extended period
to . "run down to Stratford for a
Big Mac".
Mr. Henderson said some of -
the parents against the extended
period had children going to
school on buses. Hie said the
students in some cases get to
school at 8:30 in the morning and
don't have a class until 10:00 or
have an early class at 9:00 and
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Mrs. Wallace said the
principals felt that recent
problems in the field of education
in Huron made a parent survey
unpopular. She said the mood of
parents was not right for an
accurate survey of opinions and
feelings.
Clinton trustee Dorothy
Williams said she made the
original suggestion for the survey
and had recommended that