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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-10-07, Page 142,k O DFRICH°SIGNAL-ST 1g THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 19?1r Fon, the Distaff Side About the election At this stage of the game, of course, everything. , is still fairly Tow -key. Politicians, taking a page from athletes, don't want to "peak" too soon. So the .ca"mpaign will 'start off- slowly, with the t 4ree leaders and. their candidates saving their big ammunition until the waning days when starhrrtg announcements' artct platforms will remain with voters until they get their ballots marked. However, . some of the trends are already evident. The Progressive Conservatives appear to be aiming their big guns at the NDF, apparently fearing them more than the Liberals. The Liberals, meanwhile, are using regional government, assessment and the plight of farmers as their main electidn issues and Stephen Lewis and his cohorts are going to ply us with nationalism and reduced taxes. It's much too early to start picking out public trends, and we imagine most people will be comparatively - uncommitted • until they step inside the voting. booth. °~ ^• lH&wevek;- i't~ bej'tooves" ul all to listen,- and isten -and watch closely to what is being said so that our ballots will be marked in a knowledgeable way. As Perhaps it's too bad we couldn't take all the good policies being presented by the three parties and mold them into one government. We rather enjby the idea of all of us having. jobs, security,' more benefits ....and lower taxes. There hasn't been ,a government yet that could swing it though! ---Batt'n Around, Times -Advocate lames. Richardson & -Sons. Ltd, Serving The ,Feed Dealers of Western Ontario .....Tp ' PHONE 524-8388; GODERICH • DON MILNE NDP Candidate For HURON -BRUCE ' Demolition is underway on the Square of this building block located between West Street and Montreal Street. No -news has been released concerning'what is to replace the structure after the demolition crews have completed their job of clearing the lot. U r . ASKS: 0 BARE you curious? interested?" FOR DETAILS ON NOP POLICIES PLEASE CLIP AND MAiL TO NDP CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS 1 Name I I Address Mail To: BOX 737; KINCARDINE I 'Phone .« I I Would Like Information, On •iiips mot moo ous ems I 1 1 1 1 I 1 I.d+n+.Vn 71 r With Shirley i'. Keifer 1 • • Here it is Monday morning, ,gain land I'm just- back from a few short days out-of-town. I'm really -'not in the groove -for for writing this column or any other items, for that matter: Fanny thing what ‘holidays 'do to you. They should,, provid rest and renew , vigor. Instead, vacations -make me tired and sap all my • energy.: Perhaps I just. 'dot 't go about holidays in the right way. ti * �+; - * .We had quite a . varied vacation , even .though ,we were ^ away for just fourr full days. W,e,, visited with _frien.ds and relatives all along ,the route and 'as you might imagine; the most .common topic for discussion was, the upcoming , election Ontario. If there was one continuous tone all across' Ontario (we went as far east •as Belleville and as far 'south as Picton) it was " the feeling that the New' Democratic Party is making tremendous 'strides. That may be .encouraging to same in our riding and discouraging to others, but it seemt c s to be a facwhich annot be disputed wherever you, go. The New Democratic ,Party h, an appeal for people in Ontario • and...vvall.�.make_ a strong_ showing in the October 21 contest. imagine that - unless the program is carefully handled; ft 'could get out of -Vontrol arid become more of a headache than anything else. ' For instance, I once knew a - kindergarten teacher who was so eT ery -very professional that she searched out each chi.ld's p%oblems and'faults'and tried to put psychology to work. - In this teacher's. class, there were very few normal children. * * * One' of the main sources of dissatisfaction with the present Progressive Conservative government seems to be the. -educational system in the province. .Those persons to whom I , spoke were unhappy • that education was costing so much and producing so poorly. Many were purely disgruntled at the changes in the educational WS -tem which 'have been made such as county boards without any improvement in the classroom being evident to the parents through -their youngsters. I can sympathize. For instance, t I spoke to one mother whose son is not doing particularly well in -school. It had .been discovered that her child had a learning handicap and there was great concern in the school to do what had,to, be done to correct it. • The mother wasn't really convinced that the child's learri`ing disability was as serious as the tests had shown. It was nothing but strong motherly instinct which told her that.... and, perhaps the fact that she is a former elementary school ' teacher herself but there was little she could do about it. The school was in control of the situation. The school, she argued, was giving all kinds of sophisticated tests, tabulating theme' results- and turning the `problems.- overt-to' specialIy 'trained teaching personnel when what wad� really needed, the mother fell; was more drilling and .more downright teaching at the primary level. And,. coming from a former school" teacher, who can really argue Without knowing the child and the {articular school in which the child is situated?: just embarking upon tints special education service where students" With special learning disabilities Will be assisted to reach new i plastic heights. However I can ..Many, ' many, she found; had `deep-seated' problems which had. t -d be dealt with immediately before the student became warped and untrainable. To be perfectly, , fair, there were times when this teacher recognized real difficulties, but sometimes the problems she found were nothing more serious than the fact that the child had not been properly disciplined at home, or had neVer had access to crayons and coloring books, or had -.nest had the advantage of parents or older' brothers and sisters who read to him.' So -instead of quietly setting about to correct the child's little difficulties, ' this very, very professional teacher would summon the parents to , the school and put a fancy name to the child's problem, thus frightening the parents to some extent. The parents would often then, upset the child even more with their blundering efforts at home to help the teacher. The teacher. would further antagonize the situationat school by testing and assisting until the 'poor little kindergarten child DID have a problem Z,hich was difficult to correct. I guess what it boils down to is a case of too much concern by professionals who are just too professional tote patient and that could be a real headache which would be difficult to eliminate. I think what . people are saying is that they are grateful for the department, of -*education's concern in the province of Ontario, but in some ca"ses that concern is much too sophisticated tb be practical and more important than that, it carries with it the danger that more problems than necessary' will be treated . ,. found and ,rte `ay us with a list of your own spe'cial'•'. problems so we can come prepared with specific answers and solutions. • Let's . make -this a" big occasion. We want to -see the Signal -Star grow' and flourish. We know, you w4l appreciate that, too. With your help; we can achieve a better newspaper. Let's get,together and talk about it. - i.9h+114r.4N+•9J✓r' o.r 1. 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"We're" inviting ALL rural " correspondents; all press reporters for the various clubs and church organizations in town; 'and all persons interested in improving the public relations for their favbrle Club or '' ' We're asking that you telephone • the- Sig-nakSlar by October 29 if you, plan to attend. We would also find it' helpful if you cared to provide ti r A former Goderich reside now living in Toronto, was/ he chairman and organizer be . ind .the National Truck Rodeo held this year in Vancouver, ritish Columbia. Norval nderson, the training supervisor for Imperial" tail' Ltd., was the nen_ behind an event which saw;,.top drivers from all the provinces in ,Cana'da parr i`cipate. The rodeo wasp' held on September 25. 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