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C�.ApERIC i SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1076
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THE'SCi"IQOL'•
TECHNICAL AREA
BY RIC].. ROBERTSON
•GDC`I, STAFF..
An ImPortaite adjunct to the
traditional education scene- is
-the '"shop', area. .Here;
' learning skills, are associated
with .practical examples
tarried'' out by students. A
'high • degree of -skills is in-
terwoven with .. sound basic
principles. of academic
learning. _. •
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•In G:p.c.L there, are four
technical areas_ ,and six
teachers four full• time, two
•part time, who are involved in
applying the curriculum. The
four areas are woodworking
automotive technology,'
electrical technology, `"and
drafting. •
The -launching of Russia's
'sputnik'. satellite.ona,_( ctober
4, 1957 caused a furor An
western civilization centre's,
Technology. became , the
"name of the game" and, in
Ontario, • the Robarts Plarr
•'was revolved:.. •
The government, spurred
by the apprehensions of the
media and the fear of Russian
;technological advances,
wholeheartedly agreed to a
rapid expansion of technical
-t-•aining-• in- the+�•h-cgh hook•; -
Vast amounts of Money were..
1 training attri
ers at GDCI
made .:available 'to build• overloading of class Sizes.
technical schools and to add The problem was solved by
'technical wings to existing., the recruitment of two part
high schools, • • time teachers -'Glen Machiin a
A nbw' breed- of teachers, and Gerd Johns; "Borrowed";
•culled from industry; . were from the math and science
hurriedly •recruited; trained deco r t.m e n t s.. .. Their
and given possession. of the responsibility is ,to introduce
new shops. Goderich woodworking, drafting and
technical wing was "added in electricity to "two of the.
1967, thus adding.' a new : groups whilst the:,pther four
perspective -to the groups are rotated among the
educational outlooks of . the fourareas throughout the
community. . school. year. . •-
From its very beginning When the' -first year has
"Tech" proved' to be popular' been §uccessfully completed;;
with the students. Shop the students are then asked to
begaritie a part•of the daily life declare their preference'fdr
for hundreds o them'. Today any 'two _of the four • •shops.
there .are some 300 students They spent one 'period a day
participa;ting in -daily activity in each of their chosen sub -
of the tech wing. •jects or if, there .is' an
Each year the numberof overload of applicants for any
students entering high school particular area, encouraged
from the public school system to revert to a second choice
has been increasing in' alternative and thus maintain''
Goderich and more and'inore an equal balance of numbers
of •them are electing to in- throughout the second year of
'elude some area of tech in . instruction..
their curriculum. .
On eftteringhigh-school; th-e T;hei:r U7ird . year of shop
' neW students are exposed 'to consists of majoring in one
all areas and spend a quarter area only and the. length: of
of the school year in each -of instruction is• increased to two
the four shops. That is, they, periods'a day over the whole
did until this year• when the school year. Norn}ally,
enrollment was so high that .progression to the fourth year
tk yli dto;:b_e.divided;-intt£six`-`of ..their- selected ""Major4'
groups to'avoid •'a, serious„ automatically` follows the
t
The antics of Anne of Green Gables upset the community in Prince Edward Island••Where
' the story unfolds and particularly upset the local gossip Mrs. Lynde [left]' played by Lori
Jewell.. Anne's mother Marilla [right] played by Pam Tolchard made Anne [kneeling]
played by Cathy Britnell to apologize to Mrs:- Lynde in an effort to get her to mend her
errant ways. [staff photo]
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pattern'of the,,third:
HoWeyer, it is possible for,a;
• firth year at'udent to enrol in
two majdr.areas of teat, one
at _ the fourth year level and
one attlie'third year level for.'
a total of four periods a day
half ,of his whole school time
being spent in the shops!
To obtain a high school
diploma it is necessary fore a
student to obtain 27 .credits;
The average tech student
who l]5i gresses in- a ngrmai-
manner through the four shop
areas thus can obtain seven of
these credits in tech, .. and
even, in the case of a student
taking a two areashop in his
fourth , year, expand 'This
number t� nine credits. From•
these figures it fs apparent
that the technical wing ..has
become an important "core"
subject for many students at
Goderich Collegiate.
It is a regretable fact that
the technical . wing . • is '.
dominated by male students.
One would think that in these
days =of women's- liberation—..
movements that this
traditionally finale oriented
preference for technical
subjects would have been
invaded by .an' influx • of
female students:
In t1i history of Goderich
technical area only one
female student has completed
a four year course. The major.
reason fbr'the lack .of -female
students is the restriction of
shop facilities and the targe,
number of.. male applicants
for :thepositions open to the
level one first year students:
:$.eing_a parL•, ,the�sredit.
• system; the technical 'r a
^•u?o_rks in as close a harmony
to' the academic: section as
possible. Itl is not a function.;
ora des ire;' of the department
to produce apprentices to the
trade in any_ area: Rather.,. it
.is the goal of .the department.
to uri.ify . in a practical,
demonstration that math iv..
. science, English and art are -
unified to
reunified'to a degree of manual.
craftsmanship and dexterity.
in the ongoing technological.
society • in which we live.:
An attempt is made to
instill . in the students the
desire for knowledge in their
chosen area in the hope that
they will.. pursue further
educationat a postsecondary
level either in 'university or ,
community college.
This week, an exhibition of•
art and the shops is located in
Suncoast . Shopping'a,Mall in
south Goderich..' It is the
earnest desire of the art and
technical instructors -.that.
many of • the citizens of
Goderich will be able to view
this display. • '•
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Here may be seen exam-
ples
.l
of the work : technical
students participate,. induririg,
their .school career.Framed
by -examples of paintings,
drawings and wood carvings,
the Auto Shop and Electrical
Shop have laid out parts and
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`fine flew ;girt ttt school attracted the attention of the lads andonc of them was particularly
brash pullfng Anne'slliair to tease 'her.' The move attracted the attention of, the teacher
Who ordered the girl to stand at the front of the room for the remainder of the day after she ".
hit the boy with her slate. The scene.is from the Robertson Memorial school production of '
Ante of 'Green Gables, istaff photo].
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