HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-07-08, Page 25AID education will
hit schools in fall
The Ministry of Education recently
released a draft curriculum document that
will form the basis of AIDS education in
Ontario schools this fall.
The draft document will be circulated to
teachers and school administrators during
June for validation and response. Com-
ments and suggestions will be incor-
porated into a final document, which will
be distributed to schools in the fall. This
will allow introduction of 41DS education
programs early in the new school year.
This document will be distributed to
teachers of students in Grades 7 and 8 and
secondary school. It will help teachers
develop teaching strategies to • inform
students of the disease and to make
students aware of ways in which it is
transmitted and can be prevented.
"The challenge facing Ontario is to
educate ourselves and our children about
the risks of AIDS. It is up to us, as parents,
educators, and community leaders to give
young people the information required to
make responsible decisions about health
matters and to avoid the AIDS virus," said
Education Minister Sean Conway.
"If we act now, we can save lives. If we
teach our children to make responsible
decisions, we will save lives."
The draft document is divided into four
main sections: some facts about AIDS;
general teaching strategies; teaching
strategies for Grades 7 and 8; and teaching
strategies for secondary school grades.
The suggested strategies in the document
give teachers the flexibility to design in-
structional programs dealing with AIDS
that are suitable for various grade levels
and respond to local needs.
The document stresses that parents
must be made aware of the general con-
tent and purpose of the program and sug-
gested that school administrators consider
involving parents in a course covering the
same subject matter as the one given to
their children.
AIDS education will be a mandatory unit
of study in the health education program
for students in Grades 7 and 8 and those in
the secondary school health education
program.
Parents or guardians of a student, or a
student who is 18 years of age or older, who
believe any component of a physical or
health education program is in conflict
with their beliefs may apply for an exemp-
tion from such a component and it will be
granted.
Copies of the document are available by
contacting the Ministry's Communication
Services Branch at (416) 965-1130.
Public should get closer to see
how their tax dollars are spent
By Joan Van Den Broeck
Trustee
Huron County
Board of Education
We are more susceptible to marketing
strategies than we would care to admit. As a
result, industry, commerce, churches and
charities have all come to the conclusion
that it is no longer enough to provide a good
product or a good service. Now it is critical
to ensure that, whatever the message, it is
reinforced in the public mind through the
media. Consequently, we are deluged by
advertisements, some subtle, some pointed-
ly direct - and all carefully designed to effec-
tively influence our opinion.
For years, the schools never felt the
necessity of entering into the fray. After all,
there was a captive market and, as change
was slow and predictable, there was no
necessity. Parents assunied that their
children's education would, in most
respects, reflect their own experience.
Public awareness was, for the most part,
clear and supportive.
Over the past few ;years, several things
have happened to change this picture. The
most significant factor is that, now, the ma-
jority of the adult population do not have
young people in school and are not 'close
enough to the action' to appreciate how their
tax dollars are being spent. According to
provincial statistics, fewer than one in five
families have children in school. Therefore,
for the majority, opinions are formed from
reports iii the major dailies.
Another factor effecting the public's
perception of education is the changing cur-
riculum. Schools are not, and never will be,
like the schools of yesteryear. That is not to
say that the education of the last generation
is more valid or less valid than today's. it is
neither. It is just different - responding to
the needs of a generation born in a different
age.
Also. in recent ears, private schools have
undertaken aggressive marketing cam-
paigns to ciphon off students from the public
system. These campaigns have been ex-
tremely successful even though, in most
cases, they have only articulated the goals
of the public system, making them appear
as their own.
By not responding in kind, the public
schools have created a vacuum and left the
feeling that - if private schools offer high
academic standards - the public schools do
not: or, if private schools offer opportunities
for personal growth - the public schools do
not. Though this is not true, by not reinforc-
ing a positive image, the public school
boards have unwittingly allowed other in-
terest groups to undermine the merits of
public education.
The public schools boards can no longer
afford to take your support for granted.
They can no longer assume doing a good job
is enough. A greater effort must be made to
promote awareness of the directions and
goals of public education and particularly
the strengths of the local boards.
As more eductional choices become
available, particularly in the urban areas,
parents can not make informed choices
unless the public boards make comprehen-
sive program information and system goals
and priorities more readily available to the
public.
Assuming the cost of extensive promotion
or comprehensive information sharing
schemes, will not sit easy with the public
boards for there is a natural reluctance to
divert funds to projects which do not direct-
ly enhance student programming or system
needs.
However, at some point, the boards must
counter misinformation and restore con-
fidence in the public system in a concerted
effort to prevent the further fragmentation
of an educational system which has served
us well.
Did you know...
The Increase to unemployment' has been
particularly noticeable among young people
according to Statistic's Canada. The
unemployment rate for men under the age
of 25, rose from over 12 per cent in 1975 to a
peak of over 22 per cent in 1983. then declin-
ed to just over 18 per cent in 1985. Among
women in the same age group. unemploy-
ment increased from over 11 per rent in 1975
to 17 per rent in 1983. before declining to
under 15 per rent in 1985.
One of the most significant social trends in
the past two decades has been the continu-
ing increase in the number of women in the
work force. Statistics Canada tells us that
between 1966 and 1985. the labour force par-
ticipation rate for women increased from
about 35 per cent to over 54 per cent, while
that of men declined from about 80 per cent
to just under 77 per cent in the same period.
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The Huron Strings entertained a good crowd at Huronview on June tivities were held at Huronview over the week to commemorate
25 playing a wide assortment of golden oldies. Many different ae- senior citizen's week. (David Emslie photo)
Summer
sports clinics
offered
at college
A Series of sport training clinics is being
offered at Fanshawe College London this
summer.
Each clinic will focus on building on and
continuing the training that young novices
and intermediate athletes are obtaining in
their own school programs. Emphasis will
be given to learning the rules and position
roles, practising the skills and moves, and
developing the degree of body fitness
necessary to play a specific sport com-
petently and safety.
The clinics are offered in five sports:
Basketball, Football, Soccer, Track and
Volleyball. Each sport is offered for a two
hour period, Monday through Friday for a
two week period July 6-17 or, Aug. 10-21,
and will include some team play or com-
petition depending on the particular sport.
According to Joe Dunn, Chairman of the
Recreation and Fitness Division the clinic's
are "based on the concept of providing
young people with good solid instruction in
the basic skills and principles of their
sport". When it is time to "try out" for the
team they will know what will be expected
of them, and they will have a lot more to of-
fer. "We see our clinics as a summertime
service to the various school athletic /
departments.”
The clinics are available to groups'nr
teams on a first-come, first-served basis.
The fee is $70. per sport for a two week
clinic. Free Brochures are available. For
further information call the College at
452-4441.
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