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Orono Weekly Times, 1 Dec 1993, p. 13

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Omê eelyTimes, Mdeaa eeber:,,19 13 It was Kermit theFrog that taught me the alphabet. Grover- that lovable, slightly neurotic, monster taught me to count. My first foray into languages other than my native english camne from a variety of strange looking cartoon creatures. My best education to date came from the street. Sesame Street. Embarking on my educational career, my skills in reading, counting etc. were honed by teachers and numerous classroom hours. But my solid base education, figure this, came from the tube. When .1 first began school, 1 was eager to learn things. Being able to spell simple words, equate the simple equation of 1+1,and even 2+2, were like reaching, the summit of Mt. Everest to the, young mind. 1 .As is common though with most students, somehow the magic went out of learning. StiR wanting to lcnow thiîigs, but flot, quite being able tO bc interested in the monotonous dronings of the teacher. Somewhere along the line puppets should have made a re- emergenice., Maybe not a cookie monster, gobbling chocolate chip cookies to teach me the chaotic confusion of algebra. But, maybe a crusty- humoured Charlie McCarthy type to teach us history. Maybe the occasional mime could mnake an appearance in French class. Theatrics plays a large part in learning. If it stands out in your mind-hey, you're gonna rememTber it. Ask me what books I read in high school english classes, and HeIp stop poaching The Ministry of Natural 6555. The Min istry asks that the Lindsay line of 1-705-324-6121 be used for report of offences in the first one that will corne to' mind is Tennessee Williams, 'A Streetcar Named Desire." Why? Well because my high school's OAC english teacher did a great impression of Marlin' Brando. And, he did it often Stella, S-T-E-L-L-A!" Even colleges Economics 1 class would have been tolerable with the executive Firm of Rocky & Bullwinkle at the Front of Lecture Hall! progress which require immediate action. CocoaCola cuts 68 Uxbridge jobs -CocaCola who are closing eight production plants across Canada and laying off 560 workers are also making changes in Uxbridge. The compnay is closing the Uxbridge plant and laying off 68 workers. As a storage plant 19 employees will continue in Uxbridge. Resources, Lindsay office, has restored a twenty-four hour telephone Une to report con- troventions of the Gaine and Fish Laws. The phone number is 1-705- 3240-6121. In addition citizens may also caîl Crimestoppers for follow-up investigation calling 1-800-461- If you're terrified at the thought of your teenager out on the highway with a driver's licence, maybe there's a reason why. Remember your own driving test? Wasn't it twonervous left tu rns and a lucky parallel park that put you on the road? 1Well the world has changed. And there's a famous driver training course that actually teaches kids to drive for real, and survive. S1How to avoid head-on collisions at eighty, and how to brake in impossibly short distances, just for example. In your day A you really had was a ... lhttle nerve. And a lot of luck. Your son, your daughter, will have 50, much more. Cali us for more information at: 623-7017. Yroung Drivers o-fCanada SYour licence to. survive. g Nvext Course Dates: Monday, December 27 (4 days) and Saturday, January 8 (4 Saturdays) 98 King Street -West, Bowmanville ýé MP .. .. ... .... . river Ze or7l X > ...... .... ai.ny . . . . ... ..... ...... .... ...... ... ....... .. .. . . 1

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