The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-02-22, Page 32•
PAGE 16A-GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979
Need creative partnership between teachers, gov't., community
By Jack Riddell,
MPP
As you know, we are
faced with a critical
problem with respect to
our educational system in
Ontario: namely rising
costs combinedwith
declining enrolment.
Provincial figures
predict that total
enrolment in the
elementary and secon-
dary school , system will
drop from a 1.978 level of
almost two million to 1.7
million by 1990 - a
reduction of 11 percent.
This trend, combined
with rising costs due to
inflation, means that
Ontario's school system
is, and will continue to be,
under severe pressure.
We must plan for a period
when we simply won't
need as many schools or
teachers.
We need a creative
partnership between
teachers government
and local communities to
plan for the modification
of - our educational
system. The notion of
working together has
become almost a cliche, a
common call issued by
politicians when faced
with difficult problems.`.
However, in this case it is
absolutely essential.
Confrontation is certainly
not the answer.
The declining
enrolment trend has
focused attention upon a
number of concerns
about 'our school system.
I•n a recent .speech in
Ottawa, the Minister of
Education reported on
.public reaction to the
situation. She said: "The
general theme running
the attitude of those
teaching, and mediocrity
in the achievement of
those being taught.
Apprehension is ex-
pressed by opponents of
our so-called permissive
society' that per-
missiveness in schools
will further perpetuate a
decline in social values.
Collectively, the letters
disclose the feelings of
people who are seriously -
concerned about the
future." '
We, in the Liberal
Party, made the same
point almost three years
ago. These people*are
telling us - "we're turned
off'. Our challenge is to
turn the school system
back on!
Let's look at some of
the specific issues which
must receive attention.
(1) A basic issue to be
resolved is the level of
provincial support. A
major recommendation
of the _Jackson Report
was for the Province to
assume an average 60
percent share of the cost
through the comments on
the quality of education is
that the present stan-
dards are too low:
Parents, teachers,
taxpayers and students,
all reveal asense of
frustration and disap-'
pointment in their claim
that this perceived
deterioration in quality is
responsible for apathy in
Smile
Our friend says his
salary is automatically
adjusted to inflation.
When the company
profits go down, he gets
laid off.
+ -1-+
A teenager is a person
who gets up on Saturday
morning with nothing to,
do and by bedtime has it
only half done.
+ + +
Middle age is when you
feel like the morning
after the night before and
you havent aeen
anywhere.
+ + -I-
Do
Do something wrong
and you're fired. Do
something right and
you're taxed. •
+.+
Few peopleknow how
to hold a meeting. Even
fewer• know how to let it
go.
Meat packers...
. from page 14
partner to mandatory
price control.
DEVELOPMENT
CONSTRAINTS
OUTLINED
"At least six political
constraints could
dominate the Canadian
development scene and
result in regressive
rather than progressive
performance," said Dr.
Grant Devine of the
University .. of Saskat-
chewan.
Outlining these con-
straintts, Devine said in
part, YTransportation
policy is important in
Canada for several
reasons not the •least of
which are tying the
country together and
providing export
facilities for surplus
producing region-
s...Rural development is
not a farm problem, it is a
social and economic
problem needing the
attention of the public
and private sectors, not
simply agriculture...The
whole Saskatchewan
economy is squeezed in
the following fashion:
Farm costs are high
because of (1) a small
service sector and (2) due
to the, fact that most
imputs are imported into
the province."
GRAIN TO BEEF
CONVERSION NEEDS
STUDY
Out of a far-ranging
,review of the challenges
for the food industry In
the 1980s, R. J.
Addington, President,
Kelly, Douglas and
Company Limited, drew
three conclusions as
follows:
Food on a global basis
will become
progressively much more
expensive during the next
20-25 years.
We in Canada are likely
to be the most fortunate
in the world in respect to
food costs, provided we
read the signals well.
• Since the efficient use
of grain is likely to be a
most important feature,
the likelihood of its
continued long term
conversion to beef is
something' for the ins
dustry to -thoroughly
iniv est iga te.
CRITICAL AREAS
OF FOOD STRATEGY
As we approach the 80s
the major challenge will
be developing the food
and agricultural
strategy, in selecting and
implementing the
specific programs ,and
policies that fit together
to provide an integrated,
comprehensive treat-
ment, pointed out Dr.
George Brinkman of the
University of Guelph.
Three critical areas
were outlined to the
meeting:
Integrating
agricultural and food
policy into an overall
national development
stragegy, rather than
giving it special attention
by itself in isolation;
constructively in-
tegrating our national
agricultural and food
policy into the in-
ternational environment;
and rationalizing the
farm income situation.
Brinkman pointed out
research is an important
element . in increasing
productivity. Expanded
public research on food
production is one of the
best investments that
taxpayers .can -make.
He went on to say, "As
the 80s appear likely to be
characterized by greater
austerity in public
spending than the 70s we
must be very careful to
avoid cuts in this area of
expenditure , simply
because research
benefits may be • less
visible than those of some
other social program."
"In the 80s Canadians
will have to assess
critically the balance
they want between
market forces and
government allocation
and regulation. Many of
these choices will involve
trading security for
freedom of action, and
trading control for higher
costs and lower ef-
ficiency. In many cases,
it would appear that
Canadians may be
placing excessive
reliance on government
to solve their problems
for them,, rather than
taking sufficient
initiatives to do things for
themselves," asserted
Brinkman.
of school board
operations. This would
mean that the Ontario
Government would spend
roughly $120 million more
on education each year in
order to relieve the
burden on municipal
taxpayers. There is also,
of course, the question of
how much money in total
should be spent on
education, as well as the
overriding difficulty of
reconciling rising costs
and declining enrolment.
If the idea is to add $120
million to education
spending, our Party
would not be in favour of
this.
The question of tax
distribution, however, is
worthy of study. A sub-
stantial number of tax-
payers resent the fact
that property tax is such
a major source of
education revenue.
While, in theory, our
school system benefits
everyone in the com-
munity, those taxpayers
'without children in school
- and their numbers are
growing - do not perceive
the benefits received.
Since it is inflation which
is the major cause of
rising costs in the school
system, and since income
tax is more directly
related to ability to pay
than is property tax, it
may make more sense to
increase the portion of
education costs to be
borne by the income tax.
Our Caucus will be giving
serious consideration to
changes of this kind.
(2) A second important
issue is class size. We
have reservations about
the Jackson Report's
recommendation that
teacher associations
make elimination of large
class sizes a priority in
their negotiations - that
teachers insist that a
maximum size of class be
set. Many people will
view this approach,
rightly or wrongly, as an
attempt by teachers to
protect „their jobs
regardless of lower
enrolment.
(3) The third issue is
"merit criteria for
teachers". One of the
more controversial
recommendations ad-
vanced by the Jackson
Report and one which
undoubtedly will not find
favour with teacher
organizations is" the
proposal that permanent
teaching certificates be
replaced by five year
renewable . certificates.
The successful com-
pletion of academic'
courses and the
demonstration ' of
satisfactory performance
on the job would be the
criteria for renewal. The
rub, of course is, who
does the evaluation and
on what basis? O.S,S.T.F.
President, Margaret
Wilson, has expressed the.
fear that some schools
may use such a guideline
to fire teachers after the
five year period. '
However, merit has to
be an important
criterion,, and in a period
of restraint, when the
system is being scaled
down, there must be a
way to ensure that the
most effective and
proficient teachers' are
retained. Enlightened
teachers surely recognize
the responsibility they
have to students in . this
matter. If there is a firm,
effective and fair way to
introduce the merit
principle, ideally it is the
teachers who could
suggest the best method.
Surely we all agree that
the educational system
exists for the benefit of
our young people
Improving the quality of
the school system, while
its scale is being reduced,
must be the first priority.
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