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Clinton News-Record, 1986-05-28, Page 3Teachers taught to improve By David Emslie BIYTH - At the annual Banquet for Elementary School Teachers, held at the arena on May 21, Kay Signurjonsson, the Deputy Director of Women Today in On- tiCicoe taught the teachers that they can im- the their public image. Tho first question Miss Signur'jonsson . raised was how are the teachers perceived by taxpayers, parents, and those that pay taxes but are not parents. 'Next she asked, "How do we perceive 'ourselves? I believe we perceive ourselves avery negatively." ale all watch television and listen to the radio, and whenever. there is a negative Word vie think it is the end of the world, she 'said. Although the teachers feel they receive negative press, Miss Signurjonsson asked thein low they would like to be a doctor in Ontario. "No one has more bad press," she Aid. : :}' She" also asked the group how they would w like to. bek a politician, as they are always r., ceiving bad'press. "Don't let your child = grow up to be a politician," she said, y -..:l ughing. {`When you speak of what the public thinks of teachers', say, `Compared to what?', abecause our press is not that bad, and our 'public image is not that bad," Miss Signur- jonsson said. If a person is asked these days whether the schools are as good as they used to be, or whether children can read or write as well, the reply will be, 'Oh, no', explained Miss `Signurjonsson. "It's a cliche," . she said, as,, if a parent is asked about his child's teacher, the reply is usually positive. She attributed the negative press teachers • receive to the fact that there is a general critical attitude against all institutions. "It was.much easier to be popular when we were poor; when teachers were under- paid," Miss Signurjonsson said. "It became a lot easier tit dislike teachers when we started making money." However, she pointed outpthat teaching is a :highly. skilled profession, and that teachers are not greedy, but would like to be paid like professionals. "I always tell people my father left teaching when he hasl four kids, because we had a funny prejudice about eating," Miss -Signurjonsson joked. One of the problems teachers face is in be- ing accepted as professionals, as there is no mystique surrounding the profession, as there is with the medical profession, because people know they could not do the doctor's job, she said. Unfortunately for teachers, though, everyone feels they can teach reading better than anyone else, as they went to school. "Another problem teachers face is that parents of kids who went to school, feel the kids are having too much fun, therefore they can not be learning, Miss Signurjonson said. She advised the teachers that when a parent asks why the schools are so noisy, ask them if they brought up their children the same way they were brought up, or the same way their parents were brought up. "If you did teach like the parents were taught, you should all be fired," she said. "You need to explain that what was great when they went to school is not great now." The suggestion that possibly teachers are the victims of too much change; change that parents and taxpayers do not understand, was raised by Miss Signurjonsson. . "Change after change was introduced in this province, and not only were they not in- troduced by teachers, but over their dead bodies," she explained. Some examples of these changes included open classrooms, new math (which the teachers did not know, but the ministry said it should be so), and the new science curriculum. "On and on it went," Miss Signurjonsson Hospital prepares for annu to last year's with dinner and a guest speaker preceding the meeting. Tickets for the dinner portion of the Annual Corporation Meeting are available at the hospital, from any Board member or at the Hullett Township Office. Admission to the dinner is by pre -obtained tickets only. The guest speaker this year will be Rev. Father J. Nelligan, from Mount Carmel, ublic image said, "And the parents began to wonder if anyone knew what was going an." "The teachers know, with superhuman strength we have coped," she said. "Coped is probably the most important verb for teachers." Aside from outside influences causing problems, Miss Signurjonsson pointed out that nowhere is it more true than in the school system that the chain is only as strong as its weakest link. She explained that if a student has a bad teacher, there is no way the parent will be convinced the school system is good. "You can sell the school system, but if so- meone is not doing their job, it will all go down the drain," she said. A study made a few years ago proves the teachers are doing a good job, Miss Signu- jonsson said, as it shows that today's graduating students are better off now than they were in the 1950s and in 1968. . She related four rules she had heard for selling the school system. They were as follows: 1. Do a good job 2. Do a good job 3. Do a good job 4. Let the community know you are doing a good job. Aside from these rules she suggested in- volving the parents, taxpayers and trustees in the schools. "The schools don't belong to us," she said. "They (the taxpayers) own these buildings, they own the schools." It is alienating to throw professional jargon at them, she said, and teachers should speak to people in language they understand. "Day by day communication betweeen equals; parents, teachers and trustees, is important," she said. "We have good public schools, and they can be better if parents, teachers and trustees have the will to make it better. We ought to have the best schools in the world. We have it in us," she concluded. al meeting CLINTON - The public hospital here is holding its Annual Corporation Meeting on June 9. The Board felt that it was necessary !' for the hospital to be more visible in the area 9 and made the decision to host the annual E meeting in Hullett Township. The meeting will be held at the Auburn Community Hall 9 starting at 6:30 p.m. • The format of the evening will be similar Prize list corrections 9 CLINTON - On May 20, the lady directors of the Clinton Spring Fair held their final 2. " meeting before the fair, to ensure that all preparations have been made. In checking the final copy of the prize list, the ladies encountered a few printing er- ' rors. In the knitting section, class 79 should read; child's pullover vest. Also, the Londesboro Women's Institute will be donating a prize of $5 to the exhibitor, with the most points in classes 90-9' in the needleiwork section. In the Domestic Science Section, Camp- bell Soup Ltd. donates a cookbook to the ex- hibitor with the most noints in classes 104-120 and the Clinton News -Record donates $10 to the winner of class 104. Weston Bakeries Ltd. donates a $10 grocery voucher to the exhibitor with the most points in classes 108, 109 and 111. In addition, Veerbeek's Farm and Garden Centre donates fertilizer for the first prize winners of classes 133, 134, and 1a6 in the floral section. - The directors apologize for any inconve- niences due to these printing errors and they. hope all will take note of these corrections. If there are any more volunteers to help with the fair, they are asked to call Linda Wheeler at 482-7924. i N(JI'11E THE FREEDOM OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN CANADA IS BEING THREATENED'. Though the concept of strike action is abhorrent to us, we feel that the only option that government has left us is the withdrawal of elective services. As a result, the following physicians and surgeons in Clinton and Blyth regretfully will be closing their offices on Thursday, May 29th and Friday, May 30th, 1986. • Dr. Baker •Dr. Harrett •Dr. Hay •Dr. Newland • Dr. Salsbury • Dr. Street • Dr. Steed •Dr. Watts Emergency cases only will be seen at Clinton Public Hospital. Emergency Dept. 482-3447 who always has an excellent message with an entertaining presentation. At approx- imately 8 p.m. the annual meeting will start and everyone is welcome to attend. . The Board will be presenting the new plans for the obstetrical addition and renovations to the chronic care area, in their annual report. Hospital personnel and Board members have worked hard to arrive at this stage and the public will have an op- portunity to view these plans and receive a copy at the meeting. There will be an election for new Board members at the annual meeting. The nominating committee of the Board have been very busy recruiting individuals to run for election to the Board and a finalized slate will be published next week. . WEEKLY WEATHER 1986 1985 HI <, La., HI LO MAY 20 11. +i. 8 20 13 3 2233 16�` 8 22 .. 16 4... 24 49. 9' 9.. ,, ..., 25 8 26 '" 25 12 `'21 14 23 mm 41 mm Rain gl.INTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2%:, 1986 ---Page 3 Students get help job hunting Students looking for summer jobs in Clin- ton will have some help this year. The Goderich office of the Canada Employ- ment Centre for Students (CECS) 1 s set up a temporary office in the Clinton Branch Library. They are hoping that this Outreach program will make it easier for Clinton area students and, employees to meet their sum- mer employment needs. The temporary office will be staffed by Faye Carnochan, a Student Placement Of- ficer in the Goderich Centre. Faye, a native of Seaforth area, studies Physical Education at McMaster University in Hamilton. Her knowledge of the Clinton area should be a great benefit to job hunting students. The CECS should be the first stop for students when they begin their job search. The Centre can offer them job search tips as well as information on Government employ- ment programs and the local labour market. The `office can also be quite useful for employers. The Centre has students on file who are willing to do all types of summer jobs. The CECS also offers employers infor- mation on incentive programs to hire students and help with selection and referral of applicants. FA CARNOCHAN If you are a student looking for a summer job or an employer who needs a hand, con- tact the Canada Employment Centre for Students.'You can visit Faye at the Branch Library on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. or call the Goderich office at 524-2744. e're Fully Equipped for any Job Dragline • Farm ponds • Gravel Bailing • Trucking • ravel. 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