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The Huron Expositor, 1987-04-08, Page 13•9 49z�tPs ,e, of •rad. a f THE .HURON EXPOO$$TOR,,AP121L 8, 1$437,,,,,.13A, Packed house for, primary education meeting By David Emslie "What the child creates is a lfttl"e world of Therel' was a" full house, at the Clinton objects, the bottle, a familiar face and a Public pchool on April 6 when the Federa- toy," she noted..• tion of • Women Teachers Association The next stage in the growth is that of the (FWTAO) hosted a, public meeting on toddler. As toddlers have the mobility not primary education: More than 200 parents, : available to infants, they have many new teachers, education trustees and other pro; areas of discovery; Miss Poleschuk stated, fessionals attended. "That child is discovering the potential of a The main speaker for the evening was the wonderful body." director of the Early Primary Education At this stage thechild also develops.. the Project of the Ministry of Education, Fran ability to classify information. From here, Poleschuk. Miss Poleschuk is currently on a language enters the development, pro as vince wide tour discussing the problems language is really labelling objects a toddler investment in the future." "I think people are saying that children She expiained that it hecomes a question of whether people want `.quality ,education that treat each..child n$ an indiVidual,,or mass education. Gene's ogca • The Huron County i3ranch of the Ontario Genealogical Society held its first meeting of 1987, its March session, held in the board room of the Assessment Office in Goderich: of primary education' with enterested-is`identifyittg. Mis" s. Poleschuk aAined"` that at this' point a' child will begin ex- perimenting with language. Perhaps most importantly, it is at 'this stage that creativity reaches a peak: Unfor. tunately, this creativity. can be lost by the time a toddler reaches five or six years old: Miss Poleschuk noted this is a distressing fact because as a society, if wewant to grow, we want the children of today to re- , use as they grow older.• ."Creativityis one of the tools children are giving as a way of surviving, of being a win- ner. We have to have many opportunitiesfor children to experiment," she stated. During all of these stages of growth, children have some demands. These include • that facts that all of them want to be suc- cessful, and all want security. They want to know that their parents and teachers are working together to ensure their shift from home life to school is not a traumatic one, she explained. - This shift can be more difficult, she noted, when too many expectations come into play. It is for this reason Miss Poleschuk does not think parents' should judge their children's work hype grade they are in. "There is a problem when you say, 'You're a Grade 1 child, you should be doing this'. You can't do, this," shesaid. Another thing a child asks for is'recogni- tion. They want adults to look at them and say their name, she continued, because children -need that recognition. "They need to know you're proud of them; they need to master and control .their own worlds. You have to let them live each stage fully," she added. "Finally, what a child is asking for is enough people to understand, who will support them. They .need to have space in school, and need to have programs and policies that support their:natural way: of growth." Nearing the end of her speech, Miss, Poleschuk stated that during her studies of children with the ministry some of the best sessions she had occurred when parents and educators got together. "We have the same goals, to give the best we possibly can for our children. Working together, I'm sure you will do it," she concluded. Elaine Cline, the first vice president for the FWTAO. next took the podium to give the call to action: - She said there is no question that the con- ditions under which children learn better will cost money. Currently the government is spending enormous amounts of money on the small elite that attend university, but she questioned why more is not being spent on the schools that 100 per cent of the population attends, primary schools. To help out, the public can write letters to whole body when reaching for something, the politicians in charge and convince them wiggling their bodies and reaching with there should be changes, she urged, "Help their hands and feet. , convince the politicians there is not a better groups. - "I will share with you some things I had the privilege of learning in 38 years as a teacher and educator," she began. She discussed ,a book on toddlers and noted that in this country where everyone is equal, toddlers can not drive, drink or at- •. • tend x -rated movies, they cannot attend col- lege and they have 100 per cent unemploy- ment. She used these points to demonstrate tain their creativity so they might put it to that children can't storm Queen's Park to demand better education, therefore it is the adults' task. While she has worked for so manyyears • with children, she noted her hobby is still children. watching. "I'm always astounded - at their capabilities. Something that always comes through is children are capable of much more than we think," she said. The subject of how to make children smarter . was next touched on. Miss Poleschuk 'explained there are several theories about the development of children's intellectual skills, but one she believes in is that a parent should find. the most lovable characteristic of a child and build on it. She ' again read from a book to prove this point. "Only when we see and enjoy children for what they are, not what" we hope they can be, can we really facilitate their learning," she read. "The period' between birth to eight is the most wigorous developmental stage. At no stage do children learn as much as they do at that time," she continued. As an example of this growth Miss Poleschuk pointed out that by age four, children have 50 per cent of their problem solving skills, and they have gained.another.20per cent by age eight. Prior to -beginning their school career, children have accomplished much in the way.of learning. They will usually have an attitude towards learning, as well as some learning patterns. Aside from these points a child will have learned to walk, and talk, will have developed a personality, and will have a basic sense of reading and mathematics. "All these accomplishments, they did with you. You did what came naturally, and gave all. the support possible," she told the gathered teachers, parents, and school board officials. However, once the child reaches Grade 1 the parents suddenly have expectations; like a child 'should be reading by the end of that grade. "Some children .move at a slower pace, they are late starters. It is not helping whet' the child knows they are not pleasing us," Miss Poleschuk explained. The stage of learning development were • examined in the presentation, beginning with infants. An infant has a network of senses, and powerful energy. This is evident when watching an infant as they use their TCH • from page 3A Program. Plans were made for the Board of Direc- tors to be in attendance at Ellison's Travel Show in Clinton on April 2. Proceeds of the travel show are to be donated to Town and Country Homemakers. - Jean Young, executive -director, reported the fund raising campaign, that started in the fall and extended into the new year net- ted just over $13,000. The board of directors were very pleased and wish to thank all donors and to the Flood businesses that bought ads for our place- ment, that were distributed throughout the county at the beginning of the campaign. Helen Underwood and her committee an- nounced final plans for the Annual Meeting and Banquet to lie held In Holmesville on Tues. April 14. Joe Cordiano M.P.P. (assis- tant to the minister of Community and Social Services) will bequest speaker. Door prizes will be offered. The draw for .the handmade quilt and four dinners at Robindale's. Chairman -Karen -Harman -welcomed -the -2 members present. The Branch is, holding. •an open genealogical beginners' workshop at the Wingham United Church on April 8 at 7:30 p.m. with Ruth Galbraith of Brussels in charge. Visitors are welcome. The new executive for 1987'is: Karen Har- man; Bayfield, chairman; ,Anne Clark, of Walton and Margaret. MacLean, of RR 3; Seaforth, .vice-chairman; treasurer, Bill Clutton, of RR 5 Goderich;"secretary, Wilma Oke. of Seaforth; membership, Ruth Galbraith; Brussels; ' librarian, Yvonne Porter, Goderich; bulletin,' Alison Lobb, RR 2 Clinton, also cemetery coordinator; and research, Nancy Kale, RR 5, Seaforth. Mrs. Galbraith reported memberships paid in January at 177 members and in February at 247. Mrs. Lobb said the branch bulletin is ready to go to the printer and will be'mailed out to members when completed. Mrs. Lobb explained the new directives from the Ontario Genealogical Society, enlarging on the ruling that every branch member must join the provincial society. She spoke of the large number of reports the provincial office is demanding which will be a burden for the volunteers to prepare on a regular. basis. Mrs. Lobb• has been asked to attend the annual meeting at the Sheraton Hotel' in Niagara Falls. on May 16 to speak on behalf of the Branch to explain the concerns. She said several other branches have written to the Huron Branch expressing similar concerns. • Mrs. Lobb was authorized to purchase a letter quality computer printer from a Lon • - don firm, which will be able to serve the machine as needed. The estimated cost is • from page 2A A double wedding ' anniversary was celebrated recently, when Mr. and Mrs. William Kruse observed their 40th anniver- sary and their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oldfield, their 15th. The names of Pte. N. Scoins and Pte. F.E. Willis, of the Middlesex and Huron regiment appear in a list of 24 candidates from non permanent active militia units of the district who qualified for the rank of sergeant at the Royal School of Infantry conducted at Wolseley Barracks, London, during the winter months. Mr. Gerald Stewart, who leaves the latter part of this week for Toronto, where he has assumed a position with the Robt. Simpson Co., was honored on Wednesday when members of the Executive of the Seaforth Lions Club called on him and presented him with a memento of his years of service as a member of the club. APRIL 12 1962 Seaforth stores will remain open Friday evenings The long establisalied Saturday nightsh'opping custom fell by the wayside as nook NOVU Spring Special IFF ALL RENOVATIONS' HOM A 1ONS All Exterior & Interior Renovations FREE' ESTIMATES Alter 6; •merchants here voted 28 to 10 for the Friday night Opening. Plans are underway, for rebuilding the Henderson Started Chick plant, gutted.Sun- day. William Henderson told The E tpositor work will start as soon as insurance details are worked out. The Loss, set at $60,000 by Fire Chief John F. Scott, is partially covered by insurance. A Seaforth resident, James D. Watson, was honored at a unique presentation on the General p loStrat- ford Wesd ywhenhe was presented with his Membershipin the Gladhatter's Club. Capital expenditures of $17,500 to cover work planned for this .year were approved by the PUC. One person is in Scott Memorial Hospital following an accident Saturday night on the Egmondville- hill on the Kippen Road,Maryon Brabant, of London, suffered skull,, forehead and facial lacerationsand was removed to hospital following the two -Car crash. . FARM ROLLOVERS Specializing in transferring -Farts assets to - *Children *Outside Parties •Partners•Grandchildren The Financial Centre 122 The Square, doderich 44.4 14300,265=56' 1 SOUTH HIBBERT ATHLETIC ASSOC. ANNUAL MEETING April 8 8 p.m. STAFFA HALL Dessert 8 Coffee Support your Ball Park BERG Sales -Service Installation Free Estimates Barn Cleaners • Stabling • Bunk Feeders Donald G. Ives R.A. 02 Blyth Brussels 887-9024 deserve much, mere. than bargain priced education." she said in conclusion. "We're all in this together as partners on their behalf. Please don't let them down." workshop around $3,000. - •Chairman Harman read a list of enquiries' from, people researching family histories. Margaret MacLean, vice-president, read 9—from-a-book-of-vr-itings-by-Isabelle-Camp-..— bell, Seaforth historian, on the Stories Cemeteries Tell. • Miss Campbell writes that .old cemetery stones • give a wealth of information about the people, the changing styles of the times, the advance that medicine has made and in some.ways you learn that the presentage is no worse than 'in the so called good old days'. Miss Campbell said the pagans buried their dead facing the west, the setting sun, with darkness-bey-ond but when Christ came the Christians buried theirs facing the east, the rising sun. Miss Campbell writes, "one cannot wander through old graveyards without be- ing struck by the number of children and • others who died young, young men- and women from consumption (tuberculosis), inflammation of the lungs (pneumonia), in flammation of the bowels (appendicitis) and young mothers from childbirth, and -three and four small slabs tell of family'tragedies . from fever, diptheria, etc. On one small tombstone "Mary Ann Fear, Born May 20, 1867, three months' and 15 days. A father's hope, a mother's pride. Just in the bud of life she died." • Among the many writings on the tomb- • stones this one first read: "He rests in Peace" but after. learning that he had left most of his fortune to another, the widow ad- ded: "Until We Meet Again". Children had their say too. 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