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BEST AVAILABLE COPY THE HERALD Wednesday January Page Tutors need to Cancer society wants to catch learn from students smoker while theyre young EDITOR S NOTE is Interna Literacy Year Here North Literacy Guild tutor Eileen Evans examines he role of tutors as learner By EILEEN EVANS North Literacy Guild It seems to me that we can become more effective tutors if we are aware that we are learners as well What does this mean There are several issues involved here but most important is allowing our learner to teach us what they want to learn It may be that we have a lovely lesson lovingly planned but in the essential social exchange before we begin a point may be made by our student which dicates a more relevant approach for that day My learner was motivated to learn to read and write by the birth of her daughter She is determined to break the cycle of illiteracy in herent in her family Living as her family does on a very tight budget in a small apartment the cost of disposable diapers was posing pro blems for her She does not have a washing machine The ensuing discussion taught me more about my student than weeks of more for lessons We on together that day to learn how to compare prices how to do some very basic research which ed reading packets and simple arithmetic I gamed a new respect for her intelligence as she told me how long disposable diapers take to break down the garbage dump and how this worries her She was GDHS offers math courses For those who find it difficult to attend day school Georgetown District High School will be offer ing a math credit beginning this February The course will run two evenings a week for weeks probably on Monday and Wednes day evenings According to Mr M Night School Supervisor the course will be taught at grade levels most of which are general level Teaching multi level classes involves a variety of teach strategies I Ins ictn vu f 1 iaytimecldssLS The of course w be Mrs Eleanor Langdon If you would like more please contact Mr at the hi school 8776966 OFFICE MAGIC Georgetown then able to put these ideas on paper using the dictionary for the first time to find words for herself a major break through It turned out to be a very meaningful My lesson stayed in my brief case A positive learning environ ment was created in which the leamer was self motivated Another important area is em pothy with the learner an obvious statement But to really appreciate how it feels to be in a learning situation is quite difficult for us unless we actually put ourselves in that situation Remember learning to dnve How terrifying at first so many things to remember at once how easily our confidence was shaken how halting our efforts how desperately we wanted to do it right to please the instructor So it is with learning to read and even more so with learning to write Even though we think we are pa tient and understanding we can be more so if we remember our own traumatic learning experiences Twenty years ago to please my expert bridge playing husband I went for bridge lessons An un sympathetic teacher reduced me to a frazzle I can still hear his sar castic voice saying stupid and I can believe you played that card I was made to feel useless and extremely dun To this day playing is an ordeal for me not a pleasurable pastime I have never been able to play with con But as a learning ex penence it was invaluable to me as a teacher I should thank that man for giving me insight into how fragile is the link between teacher and learner The Indians have a saying You cannot know a man until you walk in his shoes How true So become a learner You will be a better teacher If smoking can be prevented childhood and adolescence then the vast majority it will be prevented forever said Barbara of the Halton Hills Cancer Society This week is National Non smoking Week and for the second consecutive year the Canadian Council on Smoking and Health has chosen to highlight Children and Tobacco Schools across Canada in eluding St Francis of Assist have Grade 3 students that are sealing mementos from the present year in time capsules to be opened in their high school graduation year said Ms Rieger She added the Grade 3 students are ideally suited to become bolic ambassadors of a smokefree society Ms said every year as they progress through school the cancer society plans to do something special with the graduating class of The Halton Council on Smoking and Health distributed the time capsules to 95 schools m the Halton Region Ms noted The council has representatives from both school boards the cancer society the Lung Association the Addiction Research Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Associa tion According to the cancer society 90 per cent of adults who smoke begin to smoke during or before their teens Very few people start smoking after they reach the age of 20 Efforts are being made to prevent students from smoking before the age of Ms said Ms herself is One of the few who started smoking after reaching 20 years old She started smoking at age and quit smok ing after years LTO 1990 HYDRO RATES Ontario Hydro hat announced that the wholesale cost of power purchased by Hills HydroElectric Commission during 1990 will Increase by effective January 1st Due to the higher cos of power and the higher cost of providing service Halton Hills HydroElectric Commission finds II necessary to increase the retail rates an average of 7 02 effective January 1st 1990 as follows flSlPJrjflAEJICji First a per Balance at 5 7lcperkWh Minimum Bill 00c BIMONTHLY First 500 h at 10 per h Balance at 5 71cperkWh Minimum Bill 12 gallon per month 60 gallon 50 per month FOR Bl MONTHLY ACCOUNT First at 10 per it fi J pe at 10 500kVh at lance si 1 It mum Ell 11 Demand charge i pet for all kW OVER W per kW lor all applicable to the maximum King demand during the previous eleven months or the contracted amount whichever Is greater PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS Late Payment F Cheques Collection Charges Charges after hours 00 Dispute Meter Test Fee Applied After Due Date 00 00 at meter 14 at pole She said unlike most people she did not need a smoking pro gram to stop Most of her friends not smoke and It became socially unacceptable to smoke she said THE PLUS FOR YEARS There are hundreds mutual funds But only one long term growth leader That Industrial Growth Fund managed by Mackenzie Financial Corporation number one in average annual compound return for a full years averaging more than per year So this year why sell le for second best for your Go with Canada s long term growth leader I Industrial Growth Funds Record year 16 296 3 years 996 years 15 IS 696 15 yean 19620years 17 496 since 22 years All figures are overage annua compound returns to November 30 1989 based on Ike net amount invested and reinvestment of Past performance is not in licative of future result Offer made only by prospect is PHONE TODAY I REGAL CAPITOL PETER MASS0NMBJL 10FagnDrlv PLANNERS Georgetown Ont LTD Phone 877 7216 OVER YEARS OF HELPING CANADIANS REACH FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE Mackenzie The Industrial Group of Funds THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Hills Halton Hi Box 128 HILLS Goo gelown Ontario L7G 5G2 873 2600 PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Preliminary Design Study Mam Street Georgetown 1 0 Side road to Maple Avenue Date Thursday February 1990 Time 3 00 to 8 p m Place Committee Room Hills Civic Centre 1 Halton Hills Drive Hills Georgetown Currently a preliminary design study Is being carried out by the Town of Halton Hills on the above noted section of Main Street The study Is being undertaken in accordance with the requirements ol the Class Environmen tal Assessment for Municipal Road Projects The Public Information Centre has been to provide the area residents with the opportunity to re the preliminary design proposals The Information Centre will be an forma I drop in centre where those who attend will be able to discuss the study with municipal representatives A second information centre will be held at a later date to review he preferred alternative This meeting Is open to all interested parties If you are unable to attend or have any questions please contact Mr TlmSluart Manager of Engineering Services Town Halton III Hills Drive Kills Georgetown Ontario Eil Mr John Sulhems McCormlck Rankin 60 Avenue Mlsslstauga Ontario 3K6 3477 R Austin Ad Ho 1208 Town Engineer MS municipal