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enttives in recentCanadian
• as well as during studies1*. Second-
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"NeW airectiOna for
Z4uaion" wouldbe.
nCither he
• irflng of his annOnneeMento
• no!, 0 Oireetion of bis
es can be looked upon
Incidental.
Calling a hasty press
conference* the Minister
outlined the changes or
I:refinements" which had
L been decided upon - mainly
that more solid "core"
subjects, such as English,
Mathematics, Canadian
history or geography, will be
ceouirecl subjects for students
• entering Grades IX. and X at
-• the beginning of the 1977-78
school year. While we
vgelcome the Government's
• refinements, we regret that
• there is still no guarantee that
firm guidelines will be
• established to ensure that
students throughout Ontario
will be given comparable
instruction, and assessed on
simila-r Achievement
valuation standards.
Ontario's educational
system is financially sup-
• ported bythetaipayert in the
belief that a literate, skilled
and articulate population is
vital for the well-being of this
Province. Our schools have a
vital role to play in helping
and encouraging aur young
people to become productive
members of society, in-
formed citizens, able to meet
the challenge of today's
competitive world. Under the
existing educational system
in this Pmvince, as Liberal
Leader Stuatt Smith has
pointed out, "pupils are
• placed in an environment
where the degree of free
choice is excessive for their
*mei of maturity and in-,
consistent with the real
world, creating unrealistic
expectations."
We believe that standards
must have a place in our
educational system, at every
• level, as they do in the public
service and private en-
terprise, where individuals
are evaluated against
specific performance
criteria. Province -wide
educational standards would
provide a yardstick against
which pupils, parents,
teachers and administrators
could measure ac-
complishment.
an WM.
e of the fdainnt
h,oxtomings of the preset
system is te
almost total lack o
curricidum structure in
secondary schools. The Open
credit • Method: Places in-
Oierable tnirdeaSOf choice on
young pupils and their
parents. There is wideSpread
recognition that pupils cannot
adequately choose well-
balanced -pro Warns of study,
that parents* and teachers
currently have insufficient
knowledge of pupils* at-
taininent _and interests to
offer meaningful guidance.
We have, in "New Direc-
tions for Education'',
recommended the establish-
ment of a fourth or Senior
Division, to begin at Grade
XI. Pupils at this level should
have already attained a
significant common
background in basic
knowledge, and a wide ex-
posure to numerous subjects.
Therefore, this .Division
would appear to be the ap-
propriate environment in
which to introduce a basically
optional or elective program
of study.
In our view, province -wide
examinations, based - on
minimum standards of at-
tainment in core courses,
would provide a necessary
• degree of accountability.
These examinations would be
taken by pupils at the end of
the final year of each Division
(after teachers have sub-
mitted final grades for that
year). In this way, the
examinations would be
diggri9gig- T1QLcollPted in
course grades - and would
provide province -wide
evidence which would permit
pupils and parents to gain an
improved perspective of
development of scholastic
abilities, and more realistic
expectations about the future.
The examinations would also
enable teachers to evaluate
teaching methods and
grading criteria, and ad-
ministrators to determine
• strengths and weaknesses in
the schools under their
jurisdiction.
Such examinations would
also be useful in determining
eligibility for entry to
colleges and universities. At
present, a major difficulty
facing admissions officers in
institutions of higher learning
is the great disparity in
grading practices and course
content in the Province's
secondary schools. Com-
menting on our education
policy, a recent "Toronto
Star" editorial maintained
that "the return of province -
wide examinations at the end
of high school is emphatically
necessary to correct the loss
of recognizable standards in
high schools.
There is so much variation
now that university ad-
mission offices don't know
whether a student's high
school graduation standing
means 'anything in terms of
his readiness to tackle college
work. This also accounts in
partlor the fact that students
who can't read or write
properly are showing up in
universities?'
, sat
fl „. br
we
the
at
9'4V, VOifil
Our Party has long ad-
vocated a required core
curriculum, and our
recommendation is that at
least one-half of the in-
structional time (and most
prescribed homework) in the
Primary and Junior Divisions
of our schools should en-
compass English com-
prehension (Francais in
francophone schools); formal
communication skills such as
precision in spelling,
grammar, punctuation and
spoken language; second
language and culture (as
trained teachers become
available); • arithmetic
computation, measurement
and associated problem
*lying; basic Canadian
studies; fitnesd and health
education.
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'I & 2 YEAR
3-4-5 YEAR .1 ON%
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• Guaranteed Inuestritents
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'NAILS AND ORDINARY SAW
upeacia4 aluminum skrog, soffit and
fascia, literay tmnStorma house.
give it a new lease on life. Asid
substantialy to its,fe-,sale vakte.
And — best ot you can do it
ail yourself. Anyone can! •
berglassinsulatkin
Before you panel a wall. be sure to install Friction Fit Insulation by
Johns•Marwille It's easy to handle. fire-resistant moisture -resistant
and MI save you a bundle of heatingand cooling NI* Size 15-W8'
SOFFIT
Our usual' C &C, for plain whlte is 11 06 but
ti's an sate for 995 For vented glacial white.
our usual C &C of 11 34 has been reduced
to 1021! Mare 16-s126" long
FASCIA
OurusualC &C of 4 74 for vvtute 6- fascia
'has been reduced to 4 27 For fr facia from
5 49 to'4-94 each Both stela' lengths
An Prices
Effective
For One
Week Only
SALE ENDS
OCT. 27 76
In clam white. 9-x12" pariels
Our usual C & C price for a
bundle covenng approx 88 sq
ft IS 77 63
The whole Luxaclad system is described in
our easy to read "How To Apply" booklet.
Size 12`x20' .. includes all the materials including
Aspenite siding, 210-1b. asphalt shingles and steel
overhead garage door Our usual C & C price
787 53.
SAVE 153.16 ON OUR DELUXE SINGLE CAR GARAGE
Size 121(20' ... includes all the materials including
side door. cottage slider window PLUS Luxaclad
aluniinum siding. Our usual C & C. 1531 55
SAVE 263.49 ON OUR DELUXE 2 -CAR GARAGE
24'x24' model with easy to erect • prefabricated trusses and
Luxaclad aluminum siding. Includes side door and TWO cottage
skder windows as lett as 16'x7' steel overhead door Our
usual C. & C. 2,634.85
1 0
41st
1.11111111 *Pell °
6" Fiberglass Insulation
For your attic, you'll need R-20 Friction Fit Insulation by
Johns-IVIanville R-20 is thick enougii to cut your
heating bills substantially Every day you wait. it's money
through the roofSize 15"x48" or 23""x48"
A Special Purchase'
Smooth operating caulking
gun takes standard caulking
tubes. Each -
Furnace Air Filters at 20%
off. Our usual cash 8. carry
price is 97' each Various
sizes.
Air Deflector #AD416 now
at 20% off our usual cash
and carry price of 1 79 for a
package of two
11143'
PKG.
OF 2
Storm panels for winter. invisible screen
for summer In standard sizes Features
safety glass for your protection
MICAFIL
POURIMIGIodatettleie
Here s how you can correct
inadequate insulation in your attic Sim.
city pour tetween the i0iStS. over
ekisting insulation
3 Cu. Ft.
Our thus;
C./LC. 2.75
Our Usual CAC. SALE
A. #10010 3 -Pc. Aluminum
Weatherstrip Set 4.75 3.99
B. *10260 Aluminum Threshold
wide 36"tong , 285 2.39
C. 411130 3 -Pc. Wood -Foam
Weatherstrip Set 2.98 2.49
D. #10530 Aluminum Door
Sweep. 1-sA"z36- long 1 79 1.49
E. #10070 3 -pc. Afuminuiri
Vinyl Weatherstrip
Set 4 95 4.19
F. #10190 Aluminum
Threshold.
36" tong • 2.49 2.89
G. 012002 Grey Foam Tape
3/8" Wile it 1? feet ....... .85 49
Our usual
cosh & carry
price 49.15
Duo to uncertain avatlab6ty from some
manuf
xatacturersplrksancrai
prourety3w
delivery for the above
items
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