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These are the students who offer
educators their greatest challenge but
these, often embittered young people, most
likely won't stay in school. We have been
unable to meet their needs. sIn all fairness,
it's a job the' schools can not successfully
undertake on their own. Without the con-
solidated help of parents and all the com-
munity resources at hand, in my opinion, we
will continue to be'ineffectual in meeting the
needs of such bard -to -serve students.
I would be very interested in hearing from
parents, or ex -students, who have personal-
ly dealt with this issue. Because of your ex-
perience, you will have given this a lot of
thought.. Perhaps, with your help, we could
address this question together and consider
some positive strategies to help young peo-
ple who are at risk. My phone number is 524-
2845. I hope you will 'feel comfortable about
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GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1986—PAGE 7
BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE
Although it won't be official until an
auditor has taken a look at the books, the
Huron County board of education ended the
year in the black.
The four sections of the school board,
elementary school, secondary school,
developmentally handicapped and schools
for the trainable retarded and' the ad-
ministration centre all came in under
budget.
Director of education Robert Allan said
there are still some additions that have to be
made but he is pleased with the results.
The elementary school portion had a
budget of $18.6 million but ended up spen-
ding $18 mullion or 97.1 per cent of the
budget.
schools for the trainable mentally retarded
had a budget of $691,542 and spent $687,409
or 99.4 per cent of its budget.
The secondary panel had a budget of $16.7
million but spent $16.3 million which works
out to 98 per cent of its budget.
The administrative centre, including
stipends to trustees and administration
salaries, had a budget of $2.9 million and
came in at $2.8 million or 96.2 per cent of its
budget.
The audited statement usually comes in at
about the same time as the board's budget.
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By Stephanie Levesgt.
The traveling road show is coming home,
according to trustee Joan Van den Broeck,
chairman of the Huron County board of
education's education committee.
Last year the committee held their mon-
thly meetings at various schools around -..-
county, learning the detail on those schools.
This year because of the distances some'
trustees would have to travel, Van den
Broeck said the tours have been limited.
The committee will, visit Brussels public
school in March, Colborne Central Public
School in April and Seaforth District High
School in September. These meetings will be
in the afternoon and the regular education
committee meetings, which are open to the
public, will be held at the education centre
in Clinton in the evening.
Mayor Eileen Palmer proclaimed Scout -Guide week in Goderich this week from Feb. 16 to
23 with the help of Tonya Gloucester, girl guide and Andrew Scott, a cub scout. ( photo by
Susan Hunilertmark )
Mark Baden-Powell's birthday
Goderich Scouts and Guides celebrate
Lord Baden-Powell's birthday with various
activities during the week of Feb. 16 - 23.
Scouts will be holding parent and son ban-
quets and special church services will be
held at North Street United and Knox
Presbyterian churches.
Third and Fourth Goderich Scout groups
will be holding a Kub Kar Rally in North
Street Church Feb. 11 and both groups will
participate in the District Kub Kar Rally in
Blyth on Feb. 15.
Lord Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scout
movement in Great Britain in 1907 and by
1911 there were 100,000 Scouts in -Britain. In
1909, 6000 girls had registered themselves as
"Boy Scouts" leading Baden-Powell to pro-
duce a scheme for Girl Guides and this
movement got underway in 1910. The first
Scout troops were formed in Canada in 1908.
A 'Handicapped . Scout Branch' was
established in 1936.
Baden-Powell spent the last 35 years of his
life travelling to various parts of the world
on Scouting matters. He spent his last few
years in Kenya, Africa, a country he loved
very much. His tombstone bears the in-
scription "Robert Baden-Powell, Chief
Scout of the World, born Feb...27, 1857, died
Jan. 8, 1941." Carved into the stone are the
Scout and Guide Badgs and the circle with
the dot in the centre, signifying "Gone. -
Home".
Before he died, Baden-PoVvell wrote a last
message to the boys who meant so much to
him. A quotation from the letter read:
"the real way to get happiness is by giving
out happiness to other people. Try and leave
this world a little better than you found it
and when your4urn comes to die, you can
die happy in feeling that at any rate you
have not wasted your time but have done
your best. `Be Prepared' in this way to live
happy and die happy - stick to your Scout
Promise always, - even after you have ceas-
ed to be a boy - and God help you to do it."
Trustee studies needs of students
turned off by school system
BY JOAN VAN DEN BROECK
Over the past three years the Education
Committee ( a standing committee of the
board) has visited nineteen schools in the
County system.,,i er Are we went we
were greeted-byMuSiastic staff - anxious
to share with us their special projects and
show us the learning environments
(creative study areas, etc.) they had
created for the benefit of their charges.
Every school has its own complexion - its
own unique strengths - and every visit of-
fered us fresh insight into the nature of
education in Huron County. It is not surpris-
ing, or in the least bit disturbing to me, that
our schools are not all the same. On the con-
trary, it reaffirms my contention that we
must encourage a creative and challenging
atmosphere where professional staff can
utilize their own personal talents andstyles
to nurture and motivate their students.
Teaching is a demanding task. Societal
expectations are high. If teachers are to
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reach their full potential and effect a
positive influence in the classroom, they
must be encouraged to capitalize on their
personal strengths for `learning' is. caught,
not taught: •
I was once told by an.effective educator
that the subject matter itself isn't the key to
a sound education for the purpose of educa-
tion is not to cram the student's head full of
information; but to encourage a love of lear-
ning to sustain a lifetime of learning. The ,
teacher's role, as enabler, is to stimulate
curiosity, encouraging the students to men-
tally stretch and grow.
Because I feel the schools try so hard, I
am saddened to know some students
(though in the minority) have been turned
off education. For one, or many, reasons
they have not caught the spirit of education
and the teacher has been unable to channel
their energies or motivate them during
critical periods in their lives. For these
students it seems to matter not how exten-
the
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