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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-11-02, Page 2Page 2 " November 2 Alttttnnnntntnntnnnnnrnt eimmi. i ADAMS J ftetieg & Cooling l • Heating Systems E 1 of All Types INSTALLED, MODERNIZEDE 's and MAINTAINED • 1 • General Sheet Metal Work • Air Conditioning • Humidifiers • Ventilation 235-2187 133 Huron St. East, Exeter IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIrlIIJII IIIIIIIpIIIIIIIsIr Teackers hear both arguments on edvcafion cha.ue Ontario Schools In- termediate and Senior - or OSIS - or more simply the revamping of high school education was promoted and demoted at the professional development day held at Goderich District Collegiate Institute on Friday. Secondary school teachers, grade 7 and 8 teachers, and others in the education field heard two from their ranks square off on OSIS. OSIS architect Morris Liebovitz, an education of- ficer with the Ministry of Education, spoke on the ministry document which is the culmination of two other reports. The first report was SERP - Secondary Education Review Project and then came the ROSE report - Renewal of Secondary Educa- tion which is the ministry's response to SERP. 'The next step was developing a policy docu- ment,: said Liebovitz and thus came OSIS. To be implemented in September of 1984, the main implications of OSIS are the increase from 27 credits to 30 for a secondary school diploma with 16 being com- pulsory. Also streamlining of diplomas is included in OSIS with the ',umber being reduc- ed from two to one diploma. The ministry represen- tative also noted that the revamping of the secondary education system doesn't mean Grade 13 will be abolished. Rather what are now termed Grade 13 courses will be called Ontario Academic Courses (OAC) which, said Liebovitz are more "prescriptive to ensure standardization across the province." Another part of OSIS is a code of behaviour which is to be developed by individual secondary schools. Liebovitz said there are seven major areas to be covered in the code. These areas are punc- tuality, regular attendance, respect for authoritj,, peers, property and self and preparation for class. Secondary school will be "more demanding, less forgiving" said Liebovitz con- sidering the increased credits necessary for a diploma, the number of complusory credits and the code of behaviour. "Students have to be more committed to education," said Mr. Liebovitz. Although not opposed to the process or content of OSIS, Tom Dahl, executive officer of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation asked the Huron secondary school teachers to ask their board to delay the implemen- tation of the program for one year. Dahl said his main message regarding OSIS is to ask each teachers' federation to talk to the community and their school board trustees about OSIS. Then he encouraged the teachers to make a formal ap- proach to their boards to have the implementation delayed until September 1985. 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In those ear- ly times without benefit of our modern medicine, could it not also have been to reassure the family that their loved one was, in fact, dead and not merely in a comatose state? The practice of conducting a wake is not un- common and takes many forms. The Irish woke in famous in that it is an occasion for family and friends of the deceased to gather together, eat, drink, and have a "joyful" time. In this way, the deceased is honoured and viewed in a peaceful atmosphere of friendship, love, and camaraderie -- as "he would have wanted." The practice is also an acknowledged form of grief therapy for survivors. Members of the Kawaiko Church of Hawaii put on a lavish luou following the burial of a church member. Festivities are designed to ease the grief of the bereaved and to say "goodbye" to their member in a happy setting. We respect the customs of whatever religion or ethnic group is being served for wake or visitation. If you have any questions on these customs, please phone or stop by. ONTARIO F UNE RAI_ SERVICE ASSOCIATION lInco,pwateth IRV ARMSTRONG FUNERAL NOME Priowr ns 1770 cAd 80BFLETCHER APPLE DAY - - Members of the Crediton Beaver Col- ony participated in Apple Day, Saturday. Shown look- ing for business are Jeremy Kapp and Chris Oliver. Lucan waste disposal Continued Irons tront page Erica began farming in the mid-1960s, the area was "very quiet and we had no problem with neighbours ' Amon; ie neighbours was Arnold Lewis, who laater leased a 40 -acre -portion of his 100 acre farm to a company operated by his brother Cecil Lewis, for the landfill site. The first time Nippa said he was aware of any plans for a landfill site was when workmen began making im- provements to the ianeway in- to Lewis's property. "When f asked them why they were doing the im provements, they said ' don't you know there's a damp go- ing in here?" That was the first I'd heard of it." Lewis says the proposal to establish the landfill site at that time was properly adver- tised in the Exeter Times Advocate. The Nippas do not use any chemicals or poisons so they are especially concerned about foreign material on their land. The farmer produced photographs taken earlier month of animals in the landfill site. Repeated calls to govern- ment officials over conditions CORRECTION In last week's report on the Harry Strang appreciation night, the name of one of the entertainers was omitted. She was Kirkton step dancer Laura Hardeman. Sorry, Laura. Call for free estimate and we'll tell you how you can save. L.W. Kleinstiver Ltd. D.lhwood 117 7661 rluwliln••H..11n• !1.,1,1,.1 Soles, Service Chemicals, Accessories Main Street Seaforth 527-0104 at the landfill site had brought only "temporary solutions." Nippa said he noticed im- provements on two occasions - after the family complained to the provincial om- budsman's office and since the current hearing began in May. Under questioning by Lewis's lawyer, Stephen Gar- rod of Guelph, Nippa said he has no medical proof that headaches and nosebleeds members of his family have been experiencing since 1976 were caused by the landfill site The family now has all its drinking water distilled because of pollution problems with one of its wells, be said. Earlier in the day, Cecil Lewis testified his company has spent more than $250,000 to improve the landfill site "to bring it into the position of making money in the future." The site now generates "several thousand dollars" in revenue a year. Lewis said that, while his company was under no obligation - according to his interpretation of his cer- tificate of approval - to make formal applications to expand the areas it serves, 0 has been keeping the ministry inform- ed as "a matter of public relations." If the company ,,vas restricted to serving the three municipalities listed on the restrictions to its present cer- tificate, "we'd close the land- fill site." Lewis said. The company would continue to haul garbage to other sites for the municipalities, but would have to charge then' higher rates. Larry Lewis, Cecil's son and general manager of the landfill site, said the company didn't apply for a hearing in- to the extension of its cer- tificate to cover London Township because "the ministry didn't push the issue." In appealing the ministry decision to limit the area from which waste material may be accepted, Cecil Lewis says, "I feelour certificate is a legal document on which to operate under and we can take it from anywhere we wish, at least until a final decision is mad- je. I feel our equipment is the newest and best equipment available in the province of Ontario. We have 350 con- tainers out collecting garbage." Best Interest 113% Guaranteed Investment Certificates 'subject to change Agents for Canada Savings Bond Gaiser•Kneale Insurance Brokers Inc. EXETER 235-2420 GRAND BEND 238 8484 CLINTON GODERICH 482-9747 524-1118 Ucipated costs is the main reason OSSTF is requesting its districts to ask their respective school board to delay the September 1984 deadline. Dahl brought some statistics with him to back up his request. According to a re- cent study, mandatory French will mean an addi- tional 4,000 French classes in the province. Again province - wide, this would mean about 600 to 800 more French teachers. "I don't personally care how many closet French teachers (those who previous- ly taught French, but because of declining enrolment had to teach other subject areas) there are. Are they prepared or trained to teach French at three levels. There is a pro- blem", said Mr. Dahl sug- gesting professional develop- ment would be necessary. The three levels refer to basic, general and advanced. Dahl also wanted to know who is going to pay for more tests and materials needed. Staffing, he said, is another area that has to be considered. "More credits do not result necessarily in more teachers," said the OSSTF representative noting class sizes could very well increase. "We need time to adjust staffing", said Dahl. Other problems with OSIS, which Dahl suggests should be carefully considered prior to implementation, are defin- Television can be an effective tool Television watching "permeates our culture" but it can be used effectively in religious education. Rev. James F. Hawker, the director of religious education with the archdiocese of Boston, gave the above quote and suggested ways to use television. He was speaking at St. Boniface separate school in Zurich to -Huron and Perth separate school teachers plus parents, nuns and members of the clergy. Father Hawker said one of the best ways to deal with the television phenomenon is to use it creatively He told of how he had obtained televi- sion equipment for use by inter -city schools in Boston, Mass. "Then they (students) come to know the medium", said Father Hawker. Talkir.g to teachers about television, the Catholic priest suggested creative ways to use the television in religion classes.. One way is to view pro- grams during religion class with a discussion period following, whereby the students thoughts and feel- ings are probed. Projects can be assigned based on television programs incorporating other subjects. Art, is one example where scenes from a program may be painted or English where an essay may be written on various a$pects of the program- CoMbining television wat- ching with a Catholic educa- tion, Father Hawker said cer- tain realities have to be acknowledged. One such reality is based on TV adver- tising, particularly what the Boston priest calls "Saturday morning" commercials. Aimed at children, these commercials can make "materialistic consumers" out of the children, but Father Hawker said a sense of the simplicity of life or spiritual poverty should be emphasized. Father Hawker also had some television viewing hints for parents. Limiting the' hours of television watched was one common hint, presented by the priest, but the most important hint noted, was that parents should talk about TV pro- grams with their children. Another hint for television watching by Father Hawker, "stress the value of the off button". One collision on area road Exeter OPP investigated only one - collision and one theft this week. The collision occurred on Tuesday on the Mt. Carmel Road just west of concession 6 of Stephen Township. In- volved were pickups driven by William Muller, RR 1 Crediton, and Timothy Glavin, RR 2 Crediton. Following the impact, Muller's vehicle hit a utility pole. - Total damagiwas listed at S2,200 and both drivers escaped injury. Officials at Centralia Col- lege of Agricultural Technology reported the theft of a stereo system from the college. The $1,300 worth of equipment included a tape deck, ampiifier and speakers. ins where additional funds are to come from for such things as teachers, texts or possible incentives for in- dustry and -or commerce to become involved in a co- operative program. Dahl also expressed con- cern that the public is somewhat confused between special education and OSIS. They are two separate items, but the public "has some dif- ficulty in divorcing the two." A representative from District 45 of OSSTF said the local federation had unanimously approved to ask the Huron County Board of Education to delay the im- plementation for a year. Director, of education Robert Allan was asked if the board had any plans to defer the changes to secondary education. 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