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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-11-01, Page 19sYPAT*ICIA1RR1IIll Rl If you were to ask a child in. kindergarten when he or she would like to be when they grow up, they would; prob- ably answer a fireman, doc- tor, a nurse .or ,a policeman., When you asked them why they would probably answer ,because these people help mothers and make them feel better, .Most kids this age don't realize that they don't have e to b old :20,30 to be a: doctor or nurse. Many kids in SD115 help people and make them, feel better and they're just middle aBed (to a kid). Some of the students of the high .school volunteer in the early fall to help nurses. and. patients in the Seaforth. and. Community Hospital, AI- though the hospital ,;alreadY,. has enough junior volunteers: better known as candy strip- ers, you could become junior volunteer next Year by,- contacting ycontacting Mrs, Francis: Teatero- or another member of the: Hospital Auxiliary. After this, the hospital will keep in touch with you and arrange time for an interview so you would understand whatyou are supposed: to de, GOOD REASON Like anything else, if.a girl or boy would. like to be a junior volunteer, they must have a good reason. There. are a lot of musts of being a junior volunteer. Things such asyour appearance and your attitude towards patients are very important. The girl:. must wear nylons, a clean, neatly pressed dress or uni- form and white shoes. Every- thing but the smock is sup- plied by the girls themselves. The boys de not have to. wear smocks and a pretty blouse and nylonsbut must be neat and clean. They must look. as if they care for themselves so it will look like they care for others.They;: must also; be reliable,.'. responsible, likeable, de:= pendable, polite, pleasant and punctual. Volunteers. especially must keep things they hear in the hospital ; confidential even to if their best friend• promises not to tell a single soul. ' Some of their duties are very easy while • others are bard. The junior "volunteers ' must sign, in tothe nurse on., charge at 4:00 sharp.,: They must change water in. the patients' rooms. They are,: supposed to transport pat- ients and tidy the patients' rooms. Their next big task is to prepare the patients for .supper. e.g. clear off eating tables. Around 4:30', the patients begin to eat and; volunteers, are supposed to help them. After .the patient; is completely finished, .the junior volunteer is supposed to' pickup the meal trays. SUSPENDED CEILING A suspended ceiling system can improve your Osernent orany room that has unsightly wiring or plumbing. Metal com- ponents push up and lock together to form a 2' x 4' grid system Main beam 12' . Cross tee 4' .. g Wall angle 12;' Cross tee 2' `1. r, . 4 PRICES FOR WHITES That finished, they are allewed to eat dinner them selves, provided by the hospital auxiliary. After din- ner they .continue giving the ren. At 8:00: they ,ate: then allowed to report oft duty ;to, the nurse 'le:charge. !ENJOY IT .la. ;Ellis. a .Reade ten patients fresh; water, nay me kitchen and play with child - being with the patients and, talking with them." Jane said, "I think it makes theta happy". Jane said 1,o1u4- teers find someone else to teens, t e� student at SDHS: is, a volun- teer at the hospital. "l enjoy asic .thin BY ALICE GIBB Teachers from three area. schools were told Monday that their students should be able to transfer what they learn at school into problem - Solving situations in life. Hank Hedges., .of the Niagara Education'Centre, a field office for the Ontario lnsitute of Educational Stud- ies (OISE), was, one of two speakers who presented a program on basic thinking and. research skillsto teach- ers from Seaforth Public School, Walton Public School and Seaforth District High School at a professional act- ivity day at SDHS, Mr. Hedges . told teachers the problem With schools is that they have tended to be organized ort subject ;content. He said. very few schools:. have deliberately developed any . cross -disciplinary ap- proach to problem -solving, which" would emphasize thinking skills. The science. teacher, for example, teach-' wig es problem solving his way,. and the math teacher teaches it another way. The speaker said schools also tend to harbour the elitism of a generation of two ago: when, in the secondary schools in particular, teach- ers dealt mainly with the brighter students, and these. students could make . the transfer in thinking skills. between subjects them- selves. Now, more students are staying in school longer, which • means teachers are dealing with a variety of learning abilities, The educator also said schools often don't see it as theirresponsibility to devel- op..:thinking or problem- solving abilities, even though it ;assigns . students these tasks. But, he said, the major reason for the lack ofinstruc- tion in basicthinking skills is that there haven't been, pro- grams in teacher or curric- ulum training to build cross- disciplinary: thinking strate= work for them if they are unable to work on the :day Min te gies. Mr. Hedges told teachers,. and the parents who attend- ed the program, that a common criticism heard to- day is that children can't Write. can't spell, can't mult- iply, etc. as well as they used. to. He said in five major studies of students in• Grades 5 to. 8, it was found today's students achieve better in all the. language arts and math areas, with the exception of Grade 8, than they did 20 and 40 years ago, He, said the gap between achievements and expect- ations in basic skills is mini- mal, "bet it is vast in the problem -solving area:" The second speaker, Leon- ard Popp, who teaches edu- cation at Brock . University, said the things teachers teach, best' are the `mechan- ical aspects of subjects like math, language skills, etc. He said textbooks used in the classroom offer basic plans, but teachers haven't : had PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAY Pat Soldan :of Seaforth Public School, (far left) and parent Mrs. Barbara: Rivers discuss problem -solving skills with guest speakers Len Popp of Brock University (left) and Hank Hedges of Niagara Education Centre, in the noon hour break at-SDHS, where the nroaram was held. (Expositor. Photo) PA ...would; have loved our cosmetic department .and you will too! SECOND DEBUT. CEF 1200 LOTION 120 ML. ONLY LADY PATRICIA/300 ML. HAIR SPRAY o„„ 19 fz , . .; t ' FABERGE/900 ML. ORGANIC SHAMPOO ONLY MI, 00 $14 SOOT` DRI/7S ML.. ROLL ON: DEODORAN ONLY VICKS/1110 ML:• VAPORUB GOOD NEWS DISPOSABLE RAZORS 2'. A 000ERICH MAIN WOO 'I` IV �� DIS „Ctl1NTON/ ONLY ONLY • AIN CORNER. $AFOII Rte r' :D ...'D tibia tto Yii TH! ' HURON l=,PPOSI.TOk they are scheduled to. ;Mrs, Kitchen, a nurse at the ,hospital; helped me this week with this column. She said that the nurses and the hospital auxiliary really appreciate the girls and boys who volunteer to work. "It gives the patients, a real lift to have someone to visit with. The nurses can't be- cause they are too busy with other things so it really helps when we have junior volun- teers to do so,” Mrs. Kitchen said. "There are about ten junior volunteers in the hosp- ital. They are all older, .than, 14," Paul Stewart of Seaforth, one of the male junior volun- tears, said "The girls: are called candy stripers and the boys are called iunior volun- Vale R 1, 1$7 teers. 'cause it sounds: a lot better," Paul said ;that the junior YQiufteera► Working for about a year, can; ;earn. such things as stripe* and caps and pins. To earn these the junior volunteers have to work on their shiftof four hours a day, once a week. After so many hours they earn their first pin. There are only two Junior Volunteers working on the weekend with only one working on weekdays, "They work well together and there are hardly ever any prob. lems" said Mrs. Kitchen. Seaforth Community Hospital junior volunteers are Paul Stewart, James; Knudsen, Jane Ellis, Fran - those in the area of thinking, skills. Mr, Popp illustrated a model of basic thinking skills which can be usedin any discipline to help students in problem -solving situations.. Before breaking into work- shop sessions, Mr. Henke said parents or teachers can teach these same steps in. thinking; The educator told : the teachers and parents that he knew of a "couple of counties not too far removed (from here) where . they've been dealing with dirty books." Mr. Henke said this is: one area where; trustees and par- ents rely' on ' emotionality" rather than rationality and "don't go through any prob-. lem solving steps." In a workshop directed by Leonard. Popp,; primary teachers and parents of pri- marry students looked at examples: showing how basic thinking : skills .could • be brought into primary. grades. This program has already,,:_ been introduced in schools in (Continued on Page •'24) eine WSW, Jackle- Sidoseski Julie Knetsch. Christ; Knetscb" Pamela llslll; Heather MacLean, Sandra, Lee. They do a Yeti/ good Job and the ,hospital staff is vada grateful to them, A special thanks goes to Jane Buis. and Paul Stewart for helping me with this, week's column. A very special thanks goes, to Mf.n, Kitchen who took so, ipgitteh. time tphelp me. If Yen know of.any bird -, days coming up or you have a picture or Story that you would like to see on the kids' page, please write to 'Kids, Teens and In Betweens e/o Trish Rimmer Box 69, Seaforth, - Happy birthday to Andrea Moore of Seaforth. She was. six on Tuesday, • October 30th. 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