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the HER ALP of HillB FEBRUARY It A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 103 Main St South Ontario PETER Publisher BILL JOHNSTON Editor PHONE 8772201 Second Clan Mall Registered Numberscms Values education another look Wednesday nights cheek to jowl confrontation between Concerned Parents and the Board of Education has finally thrown some oil on the stormy seas of values education- Prom it came the realization that the stormy seas may indeed have been a tempest in a tea cup A justified one but nevertheless just a minor tempest It was a situation bred by a certain amount of misinformation a poor start a personality conflict and finally a failure of our education system to respond to criticism in a proper manner Through It all however the values education system appears to be a program well worth exploring As was pointed out at present it Is only an exploratory program Its success ana subsequent adoption into the full Halton system is far from proven Thus far with the exception of Concerned Citizens in Georgetown the program has met with a great deal of enthusiasm from parents elsewhere in Halton Values education programs and not just random and incomplete at tempts at such have been initiated in schools In Only one- located in the north All the criticism levelled at values education programs have unfortunately been alined at the wrong target incomplete and im mature values programs instituted without the direction of the board Thus the resultant misinformation One of the prime targets of all the debate locally has been the use of the ThreeDimensional Portrait a aimed at turning childrens attention Inward Well It turns out that the portrait is only a minor part of the entire values education program and one which the people motivating the program have now decided should not be used without prior examination and ap proval by parents The administrators of the values education program would probably prefer that the portrait had not been used at all now that theyre fully aware of the criticism it would draw All in all the portrait got the values education idea in Georgetown off on the wrong foot Personality conflicts between principals administrators and parents have also crept into the battle over values education When dealing with a subject as important as the development of children the only way to handle these problems is to sit down and deal with them pointblank There should be no behlndtheback actions by either party Complicating everything the board of education unfortunately has dealt very poorly with the local criticism of the values program The boards administrators perhaps because of their desire to see all the wrinkles of the program ironed out have in fact dealt better with the situation than the trustees did Anger and irritation seemed to pockmark the differences of opinion But they shouldnt have The parents concern offers valuable feedback which the board should look for and encourage instead of trying to un dercut Fortunately the times are changing The appearance last Wednesday by board of educations new chairman Judy Alexander was encouraging Perhaps com munications between parents and board are finally going to take a turn for the better Our local trustees could well take note of Mrs Alexanders handling of the The prime thorn of contention which was brought out at the Wed nesday meeting and which has been shown through the entire indepth examination of the values education pVogram by Concerned Parents is tbafa certain number of parents are willing and In fact are insistent upon having some control of the curriculum through which their children are developing That demand is quite justified The board perhaps should consider Instituting meetings between parents and teachers prior to the start of school terms at which parents are advised of the subjects to be covered and the manner in which they will be taught Text books to be used could be available for parents to peruse This meeting could be reinforced by normal parentteacher interviews throughout the year It appears that the dispute over the values education program is not aimed specifically at the role of the program itself but rather at the methods by which it Is suffering through its own birth pains With parents teachers and ad ministrators all adding input the program could well develop Into an Important asset for the important figures in all this the students ITS wet Thanks for the brandy snifter whoever you are ScoutGuide congratulations dislike surprises Oh sure theyre nice to add a little excitement to the normal and dayout routine but lifes little uncertainties tend to keep me awake at night Like I nave this brandy snifter Beautiful It completes my collection of one which makes any situation in which brandy snifters are useful all the more appealing A candlelit dinner in the apart ment complete with a nice bottle of Medas Then adjourn to the living room Perhaps some flaming brandy to add a final warm touch Well my dear Im afraid I have only one glass Well have to share Which is totally getting away from the subject at hand Surprises This brandy glass used to contain a rose A very nice rose I might add thanks to Florists free plug It arrived last Wednesday morning Wednesday mornings tend to be rough times for we editors Thats when our reader who have noticed a mistake or are mad about an article Its a threecoffee morning versus twocoffee mornings on Monday and Tuesday and onecup mornings on Thursday and Friday Who ever sent the present ob viously knew this because the card enclosed with the snifterrose said that it was sent to help you make It theres a hint of a rose hidden behind their eyes Its one of those problems you like to have The worst surprise that I ever experienced along those lines hap pened about four years ago I came home late one night to find a note taped to my front door I can still remember what it said Weekend party in Apsley July 3 to Come alone There was a map but no signature It was also I should mention done in very feminine handwriting So I made a point of trying to be there The weekend arrived but thanks to an erroneous map I didnt Whoever had sent the map made a mistake somewhere in about 12 left or St turns Not knowing who I was to visit there was no way I JOHNSTON could telephone So I spent the entire weekend travelling the back roadB near Apsley believe me there are a lot hem looting for someone familiar I never did find out who that unidentified note writer was I prefer to think that it was a long lanky seductive red head who could see no other way to get me alone Probably was a neighbor Anyway I still sort of expect someone to walk up to me sometime and ask me Hey why werent you in Apsley Ive gotten over the initial curiosity about it but it still creeps into my mind occasionally Now I have to add that brandy snifter Future shock now By Gerry Lands You hear a lot of talk these days about the amount violence on TV and what It la doing to the children Incidents he recent case in Ottawa where an older you This week Halton Hills marks a special week in the lives of over local youngsters Its ScoutGuide Week and although special events marking the occasion in town are few the week itself is worthy of special notice by all The traditions established so many years ago by Lord Baden- Powell still stand The skills and knowledge gained through par ticipation with the Boy Scouts Girl Guides Cub Scouts and Brownie movements will the involved young the Scouting and Guiding movements Theyre taking one of their first steps towards maturity now Im wandering around trying to figure out who the neck sent the bloody thing As I I really enjoyed getting it but its disturbing when you have to look people square in the eye and figure out whether youngster on tire The boy was taken t hospital where be was treated for bums to percent of body and fa reported to be In serious condition e plpfrbomb was exploded in Front of the Park Public School fortunately there were no injuries or property damage In Metro an incident where a Grade High School teacher was hit by a student with a metal object In hand The wound took 16 what they have seen Btltches to close The teacher Barry To place all the onus of violence In todays decided to quit teaching The violence society on the media alone would be becoming more and more evident on the somewhat unjust The entire world seems to street Isbecotninfl more evident in the high rotate on the principle that might is right I wa and listened to real war brought em en lb wui uw young tewaHlndWethenwk they tt But tying knots and cooking over open fires are not the prime assets gained through such organzlations Comradeship is Learning through very im portant stages in all our lives now to work with others is Learning how to work within a set system is Learning the full meaning of responsibility Is- Learning what leadership entails is At such a time we all tend to congratulate the leaders for their rest of they year Its fully deserved However lets also pay tribute to the young men and women Involved in am obviously not leaving teaching out of fear watched and listened to real war brought Into the living room In living color trying to cope with the responsibility of assassination murder a steady diet of The list violence and violent acts of violent acts could go on and on We seem to live today as though we The above leaves parents and educators believed that each man is indeed an island today faced with grave concern for the future unto himself It Is ironic that as the world welfare of tomorrows cititens ibtlf becomes smaller and more accessible The message of violence through the media becomes more difficult How is one that violence always wins Ontarios can we communicate a message of non- Chief Justice George A Gale said with the violence to our youth If we purchase band dally diet of violence served up by television guns to protect ourselves against violence and the news media it Is little wonder that The Runs themselves being a testimonial to children eventually go out and try to practise murder Hand guns are for killing nothing I have read where more teachers are Ontario s Liberal are happier after this years convention ByDONOHEARN better than most conventions Underneath the enthusiasm meeting knew they would only system it has been the party platforms which were a to leave school IT The 1800 delegates who were there was one development be talking about policy and not leader who has set policy and mash of compromise and which Job are no longer available to the unskilled at meeting an Impressive which was disturbing some settling it lived or died on it Latterly had no effective thrust Then familyman how can unskilled teenagers The Ontario Liberals are a number were tasting blood and perhaps a good many of They had been wellwarned in largely through the influence of however the Liberals tried expect to find work jj advance by leader Bob Nixon the we have been using the same approach So often we see great change in society that w i hi with even worse results Is brought about not by those who have The fact Is that a mass of reasoned things through but by a cant produce a buck kind of legislation Whereby each group political platform and it la on someone else to have done good to see Mr Nixon Investigation that would suggest the benefit recognizing this of the change happy happy crowd these And for Ihe first since the delegates days they came across like a hockey they werent getting their ho personally would be moving away from this lanmia meeting they held that felt It would be fingers Into policy setting the party program He The old CCF started Windsor last weekend was winning rather than fighting it Ostensibly policy was being would listen to policy advice the practice of policy con- out or last It waa a grinning discussed at various seminars but he would be settling it To and would draw up Its j was the observer this was most election platforms from these welcome development The approach never really our British worked It would end up In the most meeting than leadership con- which was trying to fight essentially superficial and hall- ventions And It probably was glumness with false optimism hearted For the people at the Traditionally Years Ago Improvements to the town water system which Includes a water tower and some new automated control systems have been approved by members of council Honey for the program will come from the town with the government paying of the project The new Canadian flag Is now flying over mast schools In Georgetown Until all the orders for the various sixes have been filled lbs High School and the fire hall will fly the Red Ensign ceremonies as the new flags were raised Into position Legion will fly the Red Ensign until national headquarters signifies otherwise Improvements planned for towns water system Flooding in Glen Williams has subsided Residents can begin cleaning up in order to move back into their homes JO Vcsra Ago Negotiations are being completed to permit Developments to acquire YEARS AGO Railways Mr Elliot will replace Arthur Cohen who has gone to Midland as a operator for CNR additional land along Highway Seven The farm of A E Shain will make a total of farms that will comprise the newest housing area of Georgetown Police have been called to Investigate a fire at Notre Dame de Beauregard Farm which destroyed a chicken house and killed some chickens Arson Is not me main consideration of the police but rather a stranger that has been seen around the premises especially tbe chicken ana Tbe fire is believed to have been caused paper lighted to provide light for the children at dusk Years Ago Smith and Stone will have its own newspaper for the staff and management to inform the members of the plant of up coming events It will also contain in formation a boo com overseas The first edition publication contain in mit company employees serving he paper will be monthly and the include a contest to name the in ijiiiiiiiMiiiiniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiimmiimiii While In truth no benefits could be shown only change itself Dr Spock fried to free parents from the rigid of Victorian era Like a swinging pendulum wo went from one to tbe other Now there are those that feel returning strap corporal punish ment In the borne and In the school Is bar baric We cannot effect Immediate change upon the media or the world at large but perhaps One would wonder which is more barbaric or violent In the long run a whack on the band strap as a final limit or no limit all Instead an anything goes attitude where teachers can be hit classrooms Into shouting matches nine yearolds pi truant the I want It all now ten thought yet nothing behind it to earn it It Is strange what we consider to be bar baric