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all support • rip position and promote the
uniVeroallonguage of English. They also
reed O Milk% tillltairOUS, opportunities are
avallable for their' children outside of
Quebec and they, therefore, must be
proficient in English. Through this article,
however, it was interesting to note that their'
opiniOn did not 'address bilingualism but
rather the, needto, learn the English
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itielastated thnt apill'iatlinatelY 27per cent.
Of 4110 population of Canada lie ln Quebec;
Given the assumption that 80 per Old of
these. .i•Oildentfera Preileh 011010. Wear of
the IMMersion concept, it rtanaltiti that
these numbers only make up 21.B per (*Plot
the hOhntry's population: We, therefore, find
it difficult to comprehend4hP the fest Of
Canada should cater to ,such a ''small
Percentage of the population,, Do youWant to
pay for a small group of people to learn
French through the Immersion Program? It
appears thatthetail is waggingthe dog.
It is very understandablethata ntunber-of
our children will not rein* in Huron
County after they reach maturity and enter
the work force.
It still remains, however; that the existing
positions will be available to Whomever
would like to fill them and it is difficult to
comprehend why a bilingual person would
be required for most positions in this colinty
or the majority of this country for that
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At the -Jemmy Public School Board
ineetiti& a motion was presented by the Ad-
hoc c °mitten "not tai extend the French -
program at this time and that. the, Board
develop the criteriafor establishing. a
program of late immersion in grades 7 and 0
classes in the ClintOn, 4taforth,' Exeter,
Goderieh and Wingham area". NOW is the • .
time for anyone with feelings on this issue to
contiaerthw School. Board members- and.
make your position known. The more
information they receive, the better decision
they will be capable of making when they
meet in the Board Office in Clinton on
February 4, 1985 at 2:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
The Concerned Ratepayers
of Huron County, a' nd
The Concerned Citizens
for a Better Basic
Education
Corrimittee member outlines rationale
TO the editOr ; .
The . Ad ilo ommittee to study French
Immersion - completed the report and
present - e results and recommendations
to the ' °mod of Education at the January 7,
. 1885 eeting.
e survey conducted by the committee
on Frefth 1.isirraersion, , resulted 'in 2431
responses. In reply to the, first survey ques-
tioni wonid be' in favour of the Huron
County Board of Education offering a
French Itrunersion Program", 548
responses were YES; 1740 responses were
NO; and the balance did not reply to this
question.
Of the various options considered by the
Ad Hoc Committee, the first recommenda-
tion to the board was: "That no extension of
the French Program occur at this time".
The rationale for this recommendation
was:
- Core French Grades 3-8 in Huron County is
greater than theprovincial average;
- Sept. 1984, Grade 7 French time was doubl-
ed from 20 to 40 minutes per day to become
13 percent of the students time.
- Sept. 1984 - all secondary students are re-
quired to take one French credit:
- Sept 1985 - Grade 8 French time will dOu-1
ble from 20 to 40 minutes per day to become
13 percent of the students time;
additional grants do not pay the total cost
of any extensions of the French schedule;
- it would be unwise to establish a pilot pro-
gram that could not be open -to all children in
Huron;
ChiSSFOrrill space across the county in
• elementary' schools is unlikely to be
available for more than 6-8 classes now or in
the immediate future; •
- the cost of portable classrooms would add
$4000 rental plus associated maintenance
• per class per year ;
- the geography of Huron County does not
lend itself to the establishment of centraliz-
ed programs with the transportation system
that would be required;
-pilot programs are seldom terminated;
- other programs (eg. Family Studies and
Industrial Arts 7-8, Computer Studies K-13,
Tech Programs 9-13, Outdoor Education,
Music) are also requesting a share of the
time and resources of the educational
system. -
As a second recommendation to the
board, the committee suggested: "That, the
board develop the criteria for establishing a
program of late immersion in the Grade 7
oie'aethities .peede
Dear editor;
As concerned parents we would like to
encourage the town of Goderic0 to develbp
more aptivities for teenagers. We feel
activities such as regular teen aancei or a
teenage drop-in centre might provide more
suitable entertainment for our youth.
A drop-in centre couldeinclude a juke bOx,
tables', chairs, vending machines, and •
facilities for food such as french fries,
"hamburgers, and hot dogs-. Either, of these
•
activities would get our children off the
streets and involved in a more appropriate
form of entertainment.
If your views or concerns are
.• please make them known to' the recce tion'
board or town 'council. If you don't feel this
is necessary ask yourself how many times
your kids have said, "There is nothing to d�
in this town."
Concerned parents
Oppose cruise misfile testing
MOTION: to Prime Minister Brian
Mulroney,
•
"We, the undersigned, oppose the testing
of the Cruise Missile in Canada. We
encourage you to continue your work at the
international level, towarda,World Peace." -
J.L. Hollingworth, M.D.
Leslie L. Rourke, M.D.
Mario M. Cauchi; M.D.
James T. Rourke, M.D.
J. Michael Watts, M.D.
D.O. Neal, M.D.
K.C. Lambert, M.D. .
and 8 classes in the Clinton, Seaforth,'Ex-
eter, Goderich and Wingham areas." '
The rationale for this recommendation
was that, although Early Total -French Im-
mersion does not appear feasible for Huron
County, a late immersion program could be
more economically and geographically
feasible. It would be up to the board
members to decide if this approach were
cost effective in view of the costs of extend-
ed French in secondary schools, other re-
quirements and availability, classroom
space etc. In doing this study proper criteria
could be established in making a decision as
to whether or not late immersion would be
feasible.
The Board of Education will be consider-
ing these recommendations at the regular
Board Meeting February 4, 1985.
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Dennis Little
83 WEST STREET
GOMM CH, ONT. NTsa 2K5
Phone 524-277
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