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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-12-18, Page 29EDUCATION FOR WHAT? It is Christmas recess time for the nearly six million Ca- nadian youngsters, one out of four of us, who attend schools or universities. It is appropriate at the end of the year to evaluate students' progress. For years we have placed a great deal of faith and re- sources in education. Per- haps because we misunder- stand -the purpose of educa- tion, we feel disappointed and frustrated by our schools. Knowledge and under- standing •are the main by- products of education, which does not mean that education should be pursued in order to earn more money. It hap- pens that there is a statisti- cal correlation between more education and higher incomes, but that does not imply that a diploma's principal reward should be monetary. According to the evidence that most of us can see, stu- dents today receive an edu- cation that in some respects is inferior to what we received a generation ago, primarily in the basics. It must be acknowledged that in other areas, such as the sciences, education has improved. Much of the approximately 6 per cent of our GNP, or about $25 billion, that we spend on education is misal- located. In the previous dec- ade, notably in Ontario, the government built "monu- ments" for' schools and paid insufficiept attention to the educational. process. Per- missiveness and trendy ap- proaches were the rule rather than the exception. Most education budgets were wasteful as we failed to recognize the reasons for ed- ucation. Higher education was ac- corded a prestige that was misplaced as it was consid- ered the guarantee of finan- cial success. -1 The money would have been better spent on primary and high ,school • education where basic skills should be taught. Even there, too many schools became glorified baby-sit- ting institutions • for many lay-abouts. Then we made it easy for everyone to attend colleges or universities by subsidizing their costs and lowering standards. That reduced the pressure on students to do well. As a result, university degrees mean less so many are induced to get post -grad- uate degrees. It is claimed by some that the job market will have to recognize that • additional training. Mean- while, secondary schools continue to turn out many students who are barely, literate., The clamor for excellence in our •education system ignores these realities, mainly because it is incon- venient to focus on the real reason for education. Prov- inces need to raise standards so that schools do not. 1._ Crossroads—Dec. 18, 1985—Page 7B Canada's usiness by Bruce Whitest ne become merely diploma factories. That means a eut- back in the numbers attend- ing, say grades 10, 11, and 12, and certainly fewer going of- fice to universities or post- graduate institutions. Howls of protest would accompany any such change as it would be considered an "elitist" move. It would be nothing of the kind, as it would mean that those who attend schools' all would get a better educa- tion. Less schooling would produce a lot more educa- tion. Backyard r�r Gardener , R' air.01. ar By Patrick Denton Probably the three most common hazards for our in- door plants during this period are lowered light levels, dry air and over- zealous watering. Certainly in many off our homes during the winter, growing condi- tions for houseplants are less than ideal. For that reason, often the best thing we can do four our houseplants at this time is to treat them to a little whole- some neglect, because most of them will be in at least a partially dormant condition. Plants that are half asleep should never be pestered with lots of attention. Give them as much natural light as possible but do not fer- tilize and water cautiously. Let at least the top inch or more of soil become dry be- fore giving water. And when you do water, moisten the soil thoroughly, to the point at which water is seen com- ing out of the drainage holes of the pot. Then, at winter's end, when natural light begins noticeably increasing and our tropical indoor plants be- gin to show signs of perking up and putting forth new . growth, at that time we can begin doing Florence Night- ingale things for them — a bit more water as the air warms, a bit of fertilizer with new growth. Let summertime provide their .fattening -up session. I like to find a protected spot in the garden where the light is bright but filtered. If I can, I lay out clean builders' sand .in which to set the pots, in early summer when the weather has thoroughly settled. OrI'11 set the pots on beds of damp peat hi fast - draining wooden flats ,or boxes. Out go the philodendrons, the potted amaryllis, um- brella plants, Christmas cactus, Norfolk Island pine, prayer plant, pothos, house ivies, spider plant — all but the fuzzy -leaved and tender types like African violets. Here, in the warmth, bright light and fresh air of summer they are regularly fed and watered until late summer, when they are gradually pfepared for their wintertime of confined exis- tence by slowing down the feeding and watering, by spraying and cleaning up be- fore they are moved gradually indoors. After a summer of such royal treatment, most. • houseplants are fattened up to endure their winter in- doors in good-looking con- dition. Apartment dwellers can summer their potted plants on balconies or at open windows. Meanwhile, back to the present, and our tropical houseplants that are suffer- ing the effects of overdry air in many warm homes. Our plants signal their need for more humidity in several ways — the dropping of buds and flowers, brown and dry leaf tips, foliage mottled and bleached look- ing from snider mite damage. Apart from setting all the plants in a well -used bath- room, there are some other tricks ffor producing moisture in the air around your plants. One method is to set the pots on pebbles in a humidity tray, which can be any shal- low, waterproof container. Water is poured into the tray to just below the tops of the pebbles, and kept at that level.' As the . water evaporates, it releases moisture into the air. Placing plants closely to- gether in o- getherin pleasant groupings also helps to create a humid atmosphere as moisture in the potting soil evaporates .into the air and is held, at least for a while, in the closely knit spaces. Even better is grouping the pots on a layer of damp peat in a watertight tray. I've also had good results with humidity -loving plants when I've placed their pots in a larger pot with damp peat filled into the space be- tween them. Keeping the peat well dampened helps create a humid atmosphere around the plant. Misting helps to increase humidity temporarily, and keeps the plants clean, but it must be done with water at room temperature, in the morning so the plant won't go into the cool of the even- ing with water on its leaves, and never in sunlight, or the water droplets on the ],eaves will invite scorching. . Adjustment The Ontario Safety League reminds ' motorists that the human eye takes time to ad- just itself from bright light to the dark. When leaving a brightly lit building at night, wait a few minutes for your eyes to accustom themselves to the dimmer light before. you drive. 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Q You Bet Your Life- Some ife Some sound investment advice (NC) — "Stay out of the stock market!" These words were printed in the September/October 1985 issue of Your Money, one of Canada's leading financial magazines. True, the words were preceded by the statement: "Unless you have,a lot of money and want to make .a career out of it, stay out of the stock market." `Smiling Bruce' 'The article was written by Fil Fraser and was telling the story of "smiling Bruce" Sanson, n, and had as part of it's heading: "Fie Makes Money Good -Times arrd Bach". And ::: hedidilput I•icly, by appearing on a radio show every week, working with an imagi- nary $400,000, starting Jan. 8, 1982, and parlaying it into $142,816 by Christmas Eve of that same year. That was. the year the Toronto stock ex- change struggled to gain 5.54c4. "Smiling Bruce" Sanson- was a stockbroker from 1955 to 1976. at which time he formed the investment counselling firm called Managed In- vestments Ltd. In advising people to "stay out of the stock market" he goes on to explain: "You can't win as a small investor. You don't have enough money to di- versify, and by the time you pay the brokers you can lose, even if your •stocks do weld." _She-arti.clr gec-`on to explain that - brokers mat hold themselves out to be advisers. but theirjob is to "sell"secur- ities. They only get paid'when they ADVERTISEMENT IT'S YOUR MONEY Paul J. Rockel conclude a transaction. Evenre- searchers and analysts•are paid from commissions earned through some- one making sales.. - • Furthermore, Mr. Sanson says that investing is not a part-time do-it- yoursel'faefivi[v He gges On to say, "I don't know why anyone would ever try to invest on their own, unless they are prepared to give up everything else and mance it a full-time job." So what's the answer if you and I want to share in thegrowthand profits of this country (and even the world)? Mr. Sanson .says "Determine what your long-term objectives are. if you..M want to retire in IOor I5years, plan for that." He then goes on to recommend mutual funds for the small investor. Mutual funds advice He also suggests achecklist for mut- ual funds, but we suggest that you can get all the advice you want about mut- ual funds by seeking out an "inde- pendent" mutual fund specialist, True, that person is a salesperson who probably eatns..a_fee on sales_hut_. being independent, that person will obviously seek out a variety of the hest funds to utilize for your savingsdollar. if he doesn't get the hest for you. he will lose you as a client. We agree witft Mr. Sanson. I)o you? •P••ur r.FREE-copyathow 22 i=►tatuai"' -" funds have done over the past 8 years, ask for "10,000 chart" and write: Paul J. Rockel, 153 Union St. E., Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1C4. PAUL J. ROCKEL is President of Regal Capital Plannets Ltd. and of the Independent Investment Fund Dealers Assocation of Canada. 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O Entertainment To- night OO OQ Night Watch 73 The Lone Ranger in Skate America Latenight America Q t9 News 0 Here's Lucy © Forest Rangers ® t9 Telling Secrets. m Ringside • ® Abbott and Costello You Are The Detective Early this morning as you • are sauntering' along the street, you are hailed by your friend, Sam Graham, who is unlocking the door of his sporting goods store. He invites you in for a chat. Upon following him ' into his office at the rear of the store, you find his young sales clerk, Kevin Connell, sitting with his hands and feet tied to a chair, a hand- kerchief knotted tightly over ---- A quick glance around the room shows the door of,.the large safe wide open, the floor littered - with papers, and even the chair on which young Connell is squirming rests on a number of these papers. You and Graham untie Kevin Connell and he im- mediately blurts out his story. "I got here atthe usual time this morning and I had just opened the safe when a voice behind me said, 'This is a stickup.' Then another voice said, 'Don't move or make a sound'." 'Zit you get a 1odk- aT them?" you ask. • "Yeh ... over my should- er. Two guys with stocking masks over their faces. One of them had a gun. The other one- shoved" me -into that chair and tied and gagged me. Then they both went through the safe, throwing papers all over the place un- til they found the cash." "How' long had they been gone before we arrived here?" asks Sam Graham. "Not morethan about five minutes. I was still almost paralyzed when I heard you coming in. They had warned me not to move or try to get loose, and they sounded like they meant business. And besides, I couldn't have. moved' an inch' if I'd tried. They really had me trussed up. "Well," you say, "I don't think you'll have any trouble moving now — with me to w headquarters for further questioning. I'ourve rota us a good story — but not good 'enough!' Why do you suspect Kevin Connellof complicity in the -theft? SOLUTION • papedap sanagn aqa as;3e aA0U1 01 pa -zifleaed oo; sem aq,noB piol seq llauuop pue — ajes aya 30 ;no passol apes of pasod -dns aaann sana(q; am saaded am ;o autos I0 dO,L NO Runsaa Alaanaas os pats sem aq tpignn uo .Tega am punoj noir 1 A ..mega am 01 tun; pat; peg Amp nue !pun ales 91 -ffulleetult9aq-lou-M-soltatt11--- ato 'liauuoO oa �utpaoa3V This week on Live It Up, the Watchdog takes the Uruversa� City Studio Tour, at Universal Studios in Calif- ornia. The tour takes him behind the scenes at the world's largest television and motion picture studio, for a look at various front and back lot sets, Dec. 23 on " CTV. SNa &Li& President of Mark Cullen Pontiac Buick congratulates Bob Hurst for highest achievement in new and used vehicle sales for the mor -ter -of --November-- ----------__. Hwy. 23 N. 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