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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-09-11, Page 8•,. .41 r PAGE 13..GODERICH SIGNALSTAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1975 , experiment i maybe useful to_irofession Science teachers, at Goderich derstanding br what is expected District Collegiate Institute are of them in their profession. playing a double role in their,. Roland's first Iclass proved the duties for thelfal1. term this worth of the program to him. year. Not only are - they "1 just kept teaching and it. responsible for teaching math wasn't4 until • I started asking and sciences • to their students . questions about the lesso,ns that but they are breaking in new I realized the students didn't teachers under acthal know what I was talking elavroom conditiOns, , about," he recalled. "I gave Doug Bundy, head of tbe them as much in the first class GDCI science department, has as I should have handled in consented to accept the ro1V-of three classes.. . .. an associate teacher in 'the.. , One of the ,problerns_ facing 'physical education, Student teachers under the old mathematics,. science teacher scheme wits discipline. Fresh education PI1(1,.11a!'ll out of school and with only a (P.E.M.S.T,E.13..) operated by class one week, the stu'dents the faculty of education at .. had a tendency to take ad- Althouse College . in the 'vantage of the new teacher by playing tricks on him or just clowning around in class. Not so under the new. scheme ac. cording to Tony. "I explained to the students that I recalled how I acted in high school when a student University of WesternOntario. Mr. Bundy has two teaching aspirants under his guidance for the fall term and will allow them to handle mathematics and •science classes until the fall exams. The new teachersTony Preston and * Roland' Rotondo are teaching a Gradef9 science 'class each.- Tony,. is also han- 'dling a Grade 12 math Class and Roland a Grade 11 physics class. They are responsible for the fall term's work, helping to prepare the fall examinations for their clasSes' and will mark the exams before they return to Althoust‘ to finish their own school term. The project was inaugurated two years ago by the ministry of education but is being tried,' aCGDC1 this year for the first ' • concept 'of. the, plan . is to give. new teachers an opportunity to better prepare for their first full time teaching job" as well as possibly to 'weed out any undesirable teachers before they 'start their career officially. Mr, Bundy endorsed PEMSTEP at the outset of the school year, favoring it over the traditionalstudent-te acher visits. Previously the'students came into a school for a. -one week period to 'watch 'an ex- perienced teacher and at the .end of the week conduct the • class thegiselves. , 'When a teacher comes in for a week he never gets to know the class and vice -versa,''' remarked Mr, Bundy. "He may be very well qualified to. teach his chosen subjeCts but gets little op- portunity, to prove himself before he actually takes on a job,," he added. The Science department head accepts . his ,student teachers like apprentices. He know' s they are well acquainted with their subject( because of the marks ' they received in university but is watchingthem closely to see if they are , capable to teach it. • teacher came in'and explained tolerate the same thins in my to them that 1 would not clasS," he .said. "I just told . TONY PRESTON .7,,, 120LAND ROTONDO New teacher at St. Mary's , INGEBORG MARSHALL Ingeborg Marshall moved from the Brampton area to take on duties at St. Mary's teaching Grades 3 and 4. A native offlamilton, she lives with her husband in Clinton. ,t4 t.tit,A4‘7,ki• them that 1 ku, w, hat to look for '"\tV kt ;2t1111.1, 4 Co r•Mtke m'istake'. hut Ow students icceptui,,,, us xid their response has been !tort to work together Ith .1, It) get the Joh Roland. cnt tin to point our that the single inat'st achievement of pEms111) !hi: oppot.tunity student teat. lo have to get to knu Oleo ,tudents, j3,y be'ing in the "t. lit,01 full term they not' d. become acquainted thriqi0 elissroom procedure hut can get in in extra curricular activities Tony •hopes to head up• the 19;5 edition of the (1)(1 golf club andEoland ;ntends to form a science club ,;nd help with the - chefs club. At .the end of the term the student's v4Itie ,t• teachers will be jOdged by the department heads for whom the students try to put his knowledge to uset In another career. The same theoi•y applies for the student teacher After getting, .some I irst hand know ledge of what teaching is really like the student teacher may feel t ha f he doesn't want to tackle the job and will leave the college 4 The PE MS,TEP program is not perfect hut it is a large step in the right dn'ection towards screening future teachers to. ensure thoPy: are qualified to. teach in the ptov ince' s schools work, anti, the experienced teachers„ wit whom they ore involved. The `associati, will submit ii' report on the student' teacher to A Ithouse ,,and t his, . combined •with the student's summary of the term: Will .he used to sugget their ability as instructors. • If the student has a poor ' report the College will check back with the associate to try tel ascertain if there was any personality conflict the teacher and the student teacher thatwould show up in a report. If not, if the report is - proven valid, then the teacher is advised that he • may not he out out for teaching Intd-shoufd ROBERT GOVENLOCK Robert Govenlock transferred to 'St. Mary's from Mt. Carmel Separate School where he taught for seven years in the Huron -Perth 'system. He is a native of Seaforth and now lives in Clinton with his wife and five children._ WI members list reasons for joining The Goderich Branch of the • Women's Institute held their September meeting in the 'MacKay Hall. .••••iP- Twenty 'members answering the roll call "Why I joined the W.I.'', brought forth many varied answers reminding 'members of what the W.I. stands,for. The -Huron County Rally, which will be held, in Belgrave on October 6 was announced. MA. A. Holmes and Mrs. G. Young are the appointed" delegates. The annual convention will be held in Grace United Church, St. Thomas on October 15 and 16th. Delegate will be Mrs. A. .Schram. "They have to learn to take responsibility for both weak Ad strong students," said Mr, Bundy. "You can't learn to teach a wide variety of students by readinga book. You have to gain experiente." Barely a week into the fall Mrs. H. Anderson reported sending flowers and, cards to members who have been in curriculum the two students hospital. already have a better un- A card party to be held in Join a Bowling League BOWLING LEAGUES ARE STARTING NOW AND WE NEED YO! Ladies' Teams. TkI., TH., 911 We would like you Meri's Teams' -Ty., W., TH. 7-9 to join us on one Mixexed Tea mgA=ZCA.F. 9-11 of these teams. JUST CALL THE LANES 5244-9966 Form Your OwnTeam! • Prime times are available for new—league. Moi:e information and assistance is always available at the lanes. 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