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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-03-03, Page 5SUNFIRE Wednesday, March 3, 1999 Exeter Times -Advocate N111111111111.1111111.1111 - In the News Changes made to French curriculum remain by Michele Greene SEAFORTH - Trustees took a second look at their decision to cut French for Grade 1 to 3 students but they didn't make any changes. Last Tuesday night in Seaforth, the Avon Maitland District School Board voted to stick with its original decision to eliminate core French instruction for primary students in Huron County. The board's results in the provincial Grade 3 testing played a big factor in the decision. "1 took a closer look at the results. I would have to say that many of our schools fall below the provincial average. That is a worrisome fact" said assistant superintendent Marie Parsons. Schools without prima- ry French can devote more time to language arts and math, she said. In "fact, schools in Perth County, where there is no core French'for primary students, fared better than their counterparts in Huron County, where primary French is part of the curriculum. "Could it be the way we teach English and math? Throwing more time at - the problem might not help," said trustee Abby Armstrong. Parsons said the cause of the low results is likely a combination of factors, one` of which could be time. "If the, time spent in French was spent in McQuail unveils • English, our scores. would be higher," said trustee Donald Brillinger, Trustees originally withdrew the program in an effort to offer equity to all students. The former Huron County Board of Education offered the second language instruc- tion for 20 minutes a day to the primary students. French was not part of the curriculum for the former Perth County Board of Education. To be fair to all stu- dents, trustees had to either cot the program from Huron schools or add it to Perth schools. With a one-time expense of $17,.000 on classroom materials, trustee Armstrong said it wouldn't cost the board significantly to enhance the curriculum for Perth students, "1 wofald like to see the continuation of core French. I think we need to rise up and not stay at the minimum," said trustee Colleen. Schenk. Except for the Thames Valley District School Board, alt of the neigh- bouring school boards offer French at the pri- mary level. i AgCast" •Commodities • Reports e444,•4144. • Weather 1 ANS www.allenstubbs. com • s • NOW AVAILABLE ON ...Rot Ill STAINink CS Serving.S1,si !tn s/t7n Onlnrir,W AVI E I S i l e l l, 1 e I e, e,, 4., • PERFORMANCE YOU CAN RELY ON. 1999 PONTIAC SEDAN 5218 PfR ASOHT3V36 MONTNs,. 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