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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-12-04, Page 8of our examination is not as, one-sided as. t-u:dent crying for ion might think. The 'the matter is, we need :ts. Before the student rganlzes, a lynch -Mob. ouidbe wise toexplain my kement 1 ne of the major corn - tem is its placing of Mssure upon the student. hough exams may be kysicaally and psychologically taxing, there is such a thing as preparation. If a student knows he is doing poorly in a subject. he witi prepare especially for that exam. Preparation is the best teaching because it offers remedy for tension, but it something new every day, So cannot cure it completely, you see, he really wasn't on r believe me. the edge of a cliff after all! In For example, even if 1 have particular, he is quite -im- pressed with CHSS's frien- dliness (that is, until he reads this article! l When learning of the dubious honour of being granted this prestigious award, he asked "Is it something like the Tickle Finger of Fate' awards:" 1 believe he grasped the whole Another point which I must spirit of "Student of the make is the necessity of Week!„ At this tune I'd like to exams to arrive at an exact mark. The exam is the supreme test. It shows what you. know. and how you apply that 'knowledge in a given time .period. Even though teachers enjoy marking exams about as much as we preach rltism an . affect a sndfig in any Part eM that is notdirectly to mathessatiesa er a tactual facet of a This favvoritistn is sully const ous. but ething almost im- possible to prevent when the examiner is acquainted with Brae student. Examinations which in - valve multiple cholee allow only one answer to be correct A studentmay however., thinking along a different fine, reason another answer o be correct. All this is to nts vast; he is wrong,' Different teachers. set 4ifferentr standards of .what -oast:totes a pass and what onstitutes a failure. A larch project has been e on just this idea. A.. e•group of exaarniners was wn a tape of an oral arn(nation taken by a tusiversity student Each was asked to grade the student according to his own usual 1440. rna u per - their i exams do not show their true Variation in Amp i;a a or physical health ,can aim affect the results of the exam. The home environment potentially can affect the outcome of an exarn. Children take on the values of those who surround:: them.. More often than not, the intelligent individual who conies front a poor shiftless home does not do well on tests and exams. With little encouragement from family and friends and little incentive in the form of a goal that it is possible to reach. few people will un- dertake the constant studying or the last minute cramming that is necessary to pass an exam. General knowledge tests, which are frequent4 given. also lend an unfair advantage to the student frdnt a wealthier envirointnent- Those who have had the opportunity to travel, etc. generally do better on such tests than those who have not. Exams tend to become status symbols. Those that do well on exams tend to get more and , more en- couragement and attention {tl late hauls up. large and that soviet is neeessary to educcatto ordeal to assess; _ an in- dividuers capabilities, but. do not believe t examinations as such are the answer. They aretoo bias too unfair and they leave too many loopholes. Their strong points do not even balancelet alone outweigh their weak points. Examinations ,lust do net tulill their purpose. - by a frustrated student 41'+ epe as plus student of the w CRSS student o; One hears the story of the would not dare to deny that! adventurous fellow who Well, now that I've sealed my poured this chemical contents fate, and am expecting a libel on one test tube into -another, suit aanydaay, 1 might as well which promptly blew up in his continue. face. I hear tell that Mr. Steep is Crestfallen, the poor chap renouned for hisspicy lec- rnourned "1 have failed as a tures in Chemistry 551 In research chemist, a biologist, fact. our editor will attest to. ... "He resolutely approached that fact, i also heard that he the edge of a cliff and peered attempted to pull a rabbit out down into the depths below. of a test-tube, but that may be "There is only one thing for rumour. However, Mr. Steep, me to do," he said. With this, as we all know. has some he turned and walked back, redeeming qualities. He "1'11 teach!" never skips classes. although Mr. Steep, student teacher he class sometimes wriptt prays nice his o at CHSS would have us Mathara. believe that such was,,. the hT,.iI asked what he might' brit woo ora of his;daeni�ton. ` 1 � a ^ Ori. > o 4F td. 1 4 Y. Ji ..1r'. Ive to so, the recipient of the not -so- teaching, but • ibt if coveted "Student of the Michelangelo needs a brush - Week" award is none other cleaner . anymore! 1 un - than he, being in the last derstand he has aniexcellent painful throes of studenthood recom ar tendation from a Mr. Steep is a native of ipsition as Herningway's Clinton. and attended Clinton pencil -sharpener. But that Public School. Although we was yesterday. Today he don't know too much about wants to be a hole -maker in a his high school days (well- doughnut factory ! But we do know seriously. Mr. Steen l=k R BEFORE MIER. BEFORE THE EXANMS, JOE STUDENT WAS NERVOUS AWS IRRITABLE MIER WRITING E. xAMS, HE 15 REMO. JOLLY, MD CONFIDENT. eg &)th4/2oe! ARCN'T ixiu'S GflEN kept mysteries) that he liked Chemistry and English, He majored in nnie � Chemistry att3 .W -43.. writing ust a thesison some aspect of the subject which 1 cannot pronounce, much less transfer to the written word! At present, Mr. Steep is studying at Althouse and is on a special program whereby the student teacher spends a complete term at a high school. CHSS has kept hiatn busy, teaching Chemistry and Math since September.: One of the benefits of a longer stay at a school is being able to. participate in . , various activities. This he has done, in coaching girls' 'fte.tegassiftem basketball and volleyball. He has .particularly endeared himself to the , players through his many jokes (none of which I can print with a clear conscience in their original form!) Recently, at an assembly. Mr. Steep revealed to CHSS his alter - personality Bernie Basketball. Evidently, Bernie bus been a well -kept mystery also! In spite of this personality split, he made the decision to teach last year. !slaving had a taste of research. he admits (openly) that he prefers teaching. One thing to be said about i'esearch. test tubes don't give you any arguments. However. as Mr. Step knows, they do respond by exploding. He asOcled that he is fond of explosions in the lab. 1 guess they do add flavour to classes. All the same, 1 felt like warning, the science depar- tment to keep all.xplosive materials and matches under lock and key. If this fails, CHSS may soon be reduced to a pile of bricks at 165 Princess Street. Mr. Sheep has become well- known to the student body for various reasons. Number one on the list is his car. He used the a aadiective "'unique" in description. adding that its uniqueness lies in the fact "that it still works". Yet, I've noticed that students tend to think it hat "character". 1 yJWuaJYJu Mat°` anick photo) e week 14. Jt *iv he sty ngarance he tm- ever, a 's and studied for two or°three weeks before, 1 can still be found in the examination room. taking part in the "weeping and gnashing of teeth". Learning how to control and work under pressure is a valuable Lesson. Anyone who has carried groceries home on the Toronto subway in rush-hour can testify to that truth. aro ekie MOO., faiaraatnd?u Many ,exarnS a Chlitn that, examS of the rusk gives to time for shopping. sympathize with this, since my Christmas, shopping usually gets done by Boxing Day(?), Yet lithe exams were earlier, the second term would be Meatier- it just so happens that, the best tirne for first term exam is before Christmas- That, we really can do nothing about. it takes an eternal optimist (alias an idealist) such as myself to see the bright side of exams. They make one appreciate the luxury of leisure time. For example. on the last day of exams 1 make a habit of doing absolutely nothing for a couple of hours after my last exam. Unfor- tunately. in the midst of alt wuuru+zarn,yra; an e�.•,.�t�v.,vr�wwrr«-+, w.vaFeln�;x.�w -u "ly,o.urfl 1Y nchide. w! rely but they 'awes ,evil" s In the years to c! will tend to remeaa be she, humorous aspects of ewe; tithe, f believe that Winston Churchill's comment on dnocracy could be applied to the examination system. He remarked that it was, a. slow and painful prace indeed., but none better could be found to. replace it, Zfoin m!t in repeating this phrase one hundred times on December 11! Sn,ih' The bigger the sunnaear vacation, the harder the fall. ++ Girl, to date: "Gosh! It's just Like Romeo and Juliet. Ent father hates you!" +++ thank him for putting up with this whole thing. (If he does react badly,it will be difficult to write future columns with a broken hand e,a At any rate. we wish that Mr. Steep's "Fickle Finger of Fate" points to continued success in the teaching fie=ld, that all his students become nuclear ° physicists or A tbert Einsteins. ,and that he per- fects the world's first ex- plosion -proof test tube! ' t comes to school The' London Art Gallery. in to -operation with the Huron County board of education. Yids' on display in the library n ISS an exhibition of art Celled "Figure Variations" . is exhibit will be in the library until December 10: A great variety of media is displayed in these paintings. ,Ac f ylic and watercolour paints, pa altels, pencil. ink and engrav*ng are all used to achieve a, wide variety of effects. Several students tend to like the more so-called "conventional" pieces of art, such its "`Portrait" by Brian Jones and "Dieego Sleeping" by .lack Chambers. The labelling of art "con- ventional' or otherwise is as pretentious as calling a play entertaining a irrelevant. That is, it is up to the viewer. One certainty, a trip to see these pieces ` of art IS a few minutes well spent.. So. why not avail yourself to the op- portunity to add a little culture to your life? Chess is "rent" challenge You know the guy who's always beating you and its getting so you can't stand it anymore. Well; here is a way to get tick at him. Challenge him to game et "Chews." Chess.. game of war, defense and me concentration. But before you crash ng, Int his. Don't you fou Should have some tt7, . Good 'ale sone time to theta club game by the experienced members. - Mr. Alien has been supervising the club for four years now and Mr. Jewsgn had it before that. so it isn't entirely new to the school. This year they have 18 members with Mark Nicholson acting as president with assistance from his vice, Ralph iloha. So how about it? It's worth a try. So next time you meet up with that guy. be tonded with kings queens, knights. b►lshops and the whole army. temembt r, . Tuesday' 3,15, room 320 Dear Annie: My sister has been going out with a yotanger boy. He and 1 have been going out together behind my sister's back. All the time she believes he, still likes her. but to me he says he can't stand her. How can I handle this? "Baffled" Dear "Baffled" Think it through girl! Who in this triangle is having the ego trip of his life? -Who-is getting the attention of two sisters for the price of one? If he puts your sister down to you - imagine what he -says to her about you. Believe me, this guy is bad news and pull out before two sisters turn to enetnies. +++ Dear Annie: 1 was going with a guy for a year and a half. He hated my best friend. but when we broke up she wads the first one he ran to, Now he's going with her and she expects me to still be friends with her and forget alt. about it. What should t do? "Beefriended" Dear Befriended" Stay strictly away from therm. Seeing them together and exposing yourself to a s got -him -my. .,.. titude can only cause you pain. +++ Dear Annie: I'm sixteen and I'm going with a guy Who is going awa) to school. We have been writing together for several months and I'm really happy with him. My girlfriend thinks I'm stupid for waiting for him. but I want to. What should! do? "Alone" Dear "Alone" Listen to your feelings, and tell your girlfriend you'll ask for her opinion when you want it Dear Annie: I'm fourteen years old, but I look two years older. When a guy asks me how old 1 arm 1 say that Ern fifteen or . sixteen. I think it's har- mless, but should I stop doing this? "A *N.** Dear "A.N." Yes! Any friendship that starts with a lie is jeopardized from the very beginning. It ..nay seem harmless to you, but itis no way to start a possible future together. , There is a neighborhood that's so bad, nobody ever asks you 'what time it is ... they just take yotir watch. +++ Just think, it it weren't for Thomas Edison. we'd be watching TV by candlelight:' tileaSSellielget� DsL Ma Variety VICTORIA ST. CLINTON Ckrlstau S odde's 'Dante C.H.S.S. CLINTON friday, December. 12 - 12 p.m. Dance to "ICARUS" ADMISSION 52.00 with student card 52.2S without A'eH N OID THE EAST ta1 Buhl NY suks.T *vci#E 'aar+`r vvo1 Rr rim: Nr suiiE KeaouoS Aloes i" INTERMEDIATES—COMPACTS—SUBCOMPACTS SAVE: NAME YOUR OWN DEAL We are overstocked with'7es--ttaaey alt must gb at savings to you. Choose tram our many styles of Mustangs. Pintos. Oobcaatsc Comets. Mavericks. Monarchs. Montegos. Casapris.... you name it. No reasonable offer will be refuted. SAVE: GET THE TAX REBATE Only 4 -weeks left to take immediate delivery on a beautiful now Ford or Mercury and earnyourself great savings of ... 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