Times Advocate, 1998-10-07, Page 10t(I
Exeter Times•-AAvoclstr
Wednesday. October 7, 1998
Editorial XOpinion
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;int Beckett
Publisher and 1 dtto,
Don Smith
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EDITORIAL
Our schools
at risk
ew months ago it was South Huron
Hospital squaring off against the Distri
Af
ctt
-leak') Cowicil after it was announced
our local facility could be closed. 1t seems it was
not part of the new vision f•roni Toronto of hovtw,
health care should be delivered in this area
The news galvanized local ciitizens who man-
aged to present their views and guess what' Our
hospital is still going stroll; ,
.. Now three area elementary schools: Stephen'
Central, McCurdy and Hensall are under threat
of closure because the Avon -Maitland School
Board is scrambling to lit the proper ainotint of
students into a formula sent out from Toronto to
boards of education all across the province
•elide again it stents 'Tory system—tinkering
could strik(> pretty close to Wine.
- Is it any wonder local parents are concerned'.':
•Forcing students to spend a large portion of
-their day on.a bus going to. a.difierent school is
- something most parents will resist . -
-One concern voiced locally is the elei11entary
schools in Httrul.l-,already fall within the Magic
' numbers dished out.1j the ministry 11101'(' s(1
than those in Perth Count Suisse have Leen •
busy -lobbying. Huron M1'1' Iieieii Johns who will
undoubtedly stand with tliosv vvlio-could send
her: back to Toronto for another- term.
-- Solite taxpayers with long memories Naive
observed how the Perth board operated by
:spending.a huge sum on computers just beforei
joining u -with Huron -in a.provinciahv=forced.
lnarriage. 'l`hey're. suspicious of the •Perth : .
trustees who could take advantag(A of the slttta-
• tion "nice again. '
There i5, no question changes alae coining M. •
:the wayeducation Will be delivered in shy
,future. Letsiiope• the taxpayers in Huron -won't
have to pay the entire price .
After all, isn't it Lave Joluison who said It .
best ° "I:ur• the sake of the 'children."
'Convincing local. taxpayers the. closures ar(' Ilia.
an assault On rural Ontario and that they're not
beilig.treated as se.corld class citizens. will -take
die innlleuSet.selling job by the Ministry of
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A time to give tha
Theres nu better piaci' to cel-
ebrate Thanksgiving than in:
the country •
- 1!'s the tints• Of the year when
prutiucers com be especialf
proud of •what they've accuin-
pltsiied ;IS they literally reap
the fruit of their labour
Just as -the growing season
was two to three weeks aoead
of.sc•hedule•. so• too is harvest
and malls • fanners in our cot::
erag;t• area will actualii be able tri relax
on Thanksgiving, weekend and give
thanks-.
:Vain pleased that as at Times-
Advucate reporter and the editor of
RegionalCountry News. ws. our company's
farm newspape r. 1 alt able to live" and
work ul the heart of Canada's richest
larinlancl.
Like the residents 'of our towns and
villages_ 11Middlesex and Huroit 1
receive the beiielits.of a healtltr agricul-
tural cotnnlunity and sltari• 111 the Woes
when things aren't going so well.
itl'Spite 011111S year's extret)u•.weather
conditions and decreased yields.. people
agree. there ts. inutli to be thankful tor..
-Cojnnlunity Spirit ill 1t►Wriships and -
-5ntall tuwnti continues -to be alive and
- well. It is apparent •durutg disasters
sucl,'as fires Or ice siorlli,.- ._.
it's also .extent when the -way of life
people believe ill is challenged.
AA case 111pulite is= the; threat'ofschool
closures'. Our schools are threatened
and parents are taking up the cause of
protecting 1i,orr children's education'
•1'0'1' should b1• thankful fur then efforts.
Community spirt, is also• visible at
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special events Iron, lairs to
church suppers. Regardless of
the attendance records. a
'curt• of volunteers in each
et -immunity freely gives their
time to Make our part of the.
world "a better place to live.
Thank you for your altruism.
And let us always be thank-
ful. -to the farmers -who pro-
. duce the food which keeps us
alive and well. It seetus that
by their very nature. farmers prefer the
company of anintals. to people and
would rather not talk about thenrselv•es
or tell us what a good job they do.
• Rets( assured.. we appreciate• your lung
hours'o1_ .lab.utlr and -your. efforts to
grow high quality. sale-fuoci -
but above alt, let us thank: the Creator
for all He provides. 'May. (,ud bie:ss- you
and your futility -
IlitpnO'hatiksgiving everyone!
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Teenagers _help out
Dear. Editor: .
Uig Sunday afternoon .while wall:-
ing Ly Canadian Tari'„ -1 fell. Three
'teenagers were up the street t wee,
distanCe.and •vheit they save: inv
plight they hurried back offering
assistaua - tai help me up,vvalk 'n)r
holm', assistance in ally wit : •
I vi+atlf thew to Mint+ their' kind-
. nesti was-tteeplc appreciated.
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reactit'd a collective• agret•-
ttlt'111- VVIti, the hoar(
-teachers are. returtung to
extra -curricular activities
and the -sctu►ul is. -starting
to hustle again. There is
lilt question that schools
exist. to' teach kids held
that the acadentir and
vacational'.curricututit art
our first priority.
However, telt'. cunnectiult
betwetttt so called "extra"•
. curricular acctivities'and-
til resit of tie. program -is
a powerful one. Perhaps. •
the' Allleri.ciltts' have ri3t'-
ugnitetl Char more .clearly
wheel ;they` Use the.terIu
- curricular program .
Nevertheless. 'telt' opportu-
nities are back and all stu-
dents are encouraged to
.participate fit all: aspects u'
a school's cart-iculuta_
Curriculunt is a clitlical!
terns to get a handle un:
tttese dives 7 it • is Used les ar
• Catch-all phrase and in the
end • Means tiiffere►n.t
things to ditlerent peuple'.
• Surat. cullecti%te• clarity
. about what ctirriculuut is
and what it is but is long
Overdue Curriculum is nut - -
just a collection of te.kt-
bouks. The.' world ol'tearii-.
mug is not Binned solely to
tile. knowledge that a par
tO til tr publis(it-r decides
to place in. 0 particular
textbook (.urrit.uluttt .is -
nt)t 1tist. a se' el! Ilallltl t►nl�
or' ut trt1althea~ or asSiglt- -
ineut~s'Ihat a teacher uses. -
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