The Huron Expositor, 1984-11-07, Page 24B6 — THE HURON E (POSITOR, NOVEMBER 7, 1984
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"Utopia" spells
a good teacher
There are six characteristics of a good
teacher that students look for, says Dr. Bayne
Logan, a former high school dropout. Dr.
Logan, a professor at the University of
Ottawa, was the keynote speaker at the
Huron County professional activity day for
secondary school teachers.
Dr. Logan said he is qualified to speak on
the theme off self-concept because of his
personal experience. He dropped out of high
school after completing an, intelligence test
that he didn't do. well on. Dr, Logan called
such tests "powerful inventions" that can be
destructive to students.
He eventually went back to school and now
has his masters and doctorite and besides
teaching has authored four books.
There are no secret methods of being a
good teacher,said Dr. Logan. The results of a
survey he had completed indicated the six
characteristics of a good teacher.
The characteristics: understanding, trust,
openness, positive messages, involvement
and acceptance were summed up by a
seven-year-old respondent to the survey, said
Dr. Logan.
"A good teacher makes you feel good
about yourself," the seven-year-old was
quoted as saying.
Taking the first letter of each of the six
characteristics spells Utopia. "Youngsters
are looking for Utopia;" said Dr. Logan.
He said research shows that boys learn to
read differently than girls. As a special
education teacher, he said that boysoutnum-
bered girls and in many cases it was because
of the way they had been taught.
Besides understanding how students
learn, Dr. Logan spent some time discussing
the understanding of students' feelings.
"Good teachers'can walk in the 'mocca-
sins' of their students," the professor said.
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A former teacher of tech boys, Dr. Logan
recalled how one year every student in this
particular school was required to read
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, except for the
tech boys. However, the students asked if he
would get them copies of the book so they
could at least carry them to and from school.
As for trust, Dr. Logan said that more
students are 'killed' in a staff room than on
highways. On the subject of openness, Dr.
Logan described reactions of students to
teachers they see on the weekend. •
"Positive messages - self concept go hand
in hand with a student's performance," he
said, recalling his own decision to quit school
because of the messages sent out by this
teacher.
Teachers should get involved and Dr.
Logan said a disservice is done when teachers
are told not to get involved in students lives.
"Teachers should go that extra step
including showing up in the courtroom," said
Dr. Logan.
Acceptance, the final characteristic, is
demonstrated by the good teacher who
accepts students as they are. Along with
acceptance is acknowledgement, he said.
He encouraged teachers to at (east
remember and use the names of their
students. "Everyone has something to say
about teachers,' said Dr. Logan, "because
everyone has had one,"
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the plaque that recognizes her efforts in preparing the Ciderfest edition in the
fall of 1983 when Katie was the ad sales representative for The Huron
Expositor. Katie has since transferred to the Graphics Department of
Signal -Star Publishing in Goderich, where she is now applying her talents to
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one good looking student at SDHS on
Wednesday, but most were terrifying when
they dressed In their favorite Halloween
costume. Pam Battles shows what students
normally look like. Her buddies from left to
right are Sandra Hunt, Anne Marla Maloney
and Marg Nolan (Wassink photo)
It's a buyers market
BY HARRY L. MARDON
Both sides in the rent -or -buy debate can
make a convincing case, which makes it hard
for the home buyer to decide whether he or
she is doing the right thing.
Those who advise that you're better off by
renting your accommodation claim that your
budget for shelter is much more under your
direct control than if you bought a house.
They make the point that if your landlord
pushes up your rental costs to an unaccept-
able, level, you probably can find alternative
accommodation at a price you can afford.
It certainly makes a lot of sense that if you
intend to move around the country. you only
should rent. You wouldn't have that same
freedom of movement if you owned a home
with a mortgage on it. For example, if you
have to move to another town or city because
of an employment situation. a crucial point
you have to consider, is whether ,you can sell
your existing house without suffering a
financial loss.
Of course, it may happen that you can sell
your house for a nice profit. Under Canada's
taxation laws you don't have to pay tax on any
profit you make from selling your principal
place of residence.
But at the present time it may be somewhat
difficult to make a profitable sale. The
combination of rising interest rates, high
unemployment and widespread business
uncertainty has created a soft housing market
in many parts of Canada. That's good if you
are a buyer: there are lots of bargains in
housing now available. In other words. it's a
buyer's market.
The seller would like to make a profit on thc
original investment. If he doesn t. he might
as well have rented all along.
There may be strong personal reasons why
you decided to buy a house rather than rent.
There's the satisfaction to be got from pride
of -ownership, for example.
However, from the money -management
standpoint you should weigh carefully the
advantages and the disadvantages.
One major disadvantage of owning a home
•is that you tie up a considerable amount of
money for a long period of time, money that
you could have invested at a good rate of
return. You don't see any return on your
investment in a house until the time comes
when you sell it at a clear profit, or you finally
clear off the mortgage and from then on have
only municipal taxes and upkeep costs to
contend with.
The pro -rent faction claims that instead of
putting $10,000 into a down payment on a
house you should invest the money. It could
grow to 520,000 in seven or eight years. You
would have to pay rent during those years, of
course, But 'your tent payments would likely
be less than the mortgage payments you'd
have to make if you had bought a house.
It doesn't appear likely that the value of the
average house will double over thc next
eight years, so from strictly the investment
point of view a renter will be better off than a
home buyer --certainly in the short to medium
term. This is especially true if the money thc
renter is investing is put into tax-sheltered
vehicles such as Registered Retirement
Savings Plans. or is qualifying'for the federal
Dividend Tax Credit.
You should keep in mind that there are no
immediate tax benefits from investing in a
house. In Britain and the United States
mortgage interest payments are tax deduct-
ible. This has been proposed in Canada but
nothing has come of it so far.
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