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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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