Times Advocate, 1989-01-25, Page 29Page 28
Times -Advocate, January 25, 1989.
Unanimous support for agricultural topics in classrooms
TORONTO Doug Reycraft,
M.P.P. for Middlesex and Chief
Government Whip has received the
unanimous support of the Provin-
cial Legislature yesterday for his
resolution endorsing agriculture in
the classroom initiatives. • .
• "At one time almost everybody Ontario from an agrarian province . quarters for the Agriculture in the
in our society had farm roots and to an urban one, we are in danger Classroom program to "function as
agricultural knowledge was some- of producing a generation of Ontar- a collection and distribution centie
thing people acquired outside the ians who are agriculturally illiter- for learning materials and as a
school%ystem," said Reycraft when ate." • . learning centre for teachers and sfu=
debating his resolution. • "But be- Reycraft's resolution calls for the dents."
cause of a gradual transformation of establishment of a provincial head- "There have been significant ad-
vances in presenting agricultural
topics in our school curricula, but
more is required," said Reycraft. "It
is my hope that such a headquarters
will make it easier for teachers to
obtain. tip -to -date resources, for
which)he demand far outstrips the
supply."
While this resolution is not bind-
ing on the Government, Mini •
-
stry of Agriculture has been "very
receptive" to the initiative,. said Re-
ycraft.
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