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B6 The Acton Free Press Wed Feb More humane school goaf for PD program Jim youre too rude Jim you always to hog the centre attention Statements like these were discussed as examples of how not to nt Acton High Schools Professional Development Day this past Friday Like nil other schools in the Ha Hon system the high school was closed Tor the day as students took a holiday and teachers went back to the books Wolly dent of Instruction for the Hastings County Hoard of Education was the special guest or the day as the high school teachers studied way and means of humanizing education More humane During the morning set outlined how he his staff and the students of Centre Hastings High School had attempted with appar success to make their school a more humane place which to lUe and learn In the question and answer period with Acton High ten Wall explained ho they had for example Inken a group of about student leaders away for weekend during which the group work on problem and communication skills teach mg themselves to be more ef fectUc listeners and obser vers This nucleus of students became in turn a force within the high school to teach others the same skills In the afternoon workshop session for Acton High tea Introduced three colleague from Centre Hast High These teachers Jean Graham Garry Allln and Alan Armstrong told of their personal experiences with the Hustings program and then led the Acton tea in a study session How bent The Acton High teachers were divided Into groups to three problem interpersonal lions how best to understand exactly what person means in a giving situation how best to understand human behaviour and finally how lest to comprehend and feelings emotions Workshop and Ken GUIs feel that the Leave It to Hoes or theme was particularly successful because and his colleagues from Centre Hastings taught by example Ihnl humanizing education Is a practical and worthwhile concept for Acton High School Incidentally what was wrong with the two state ments quoted at the begin ning of this column Too rude Workshop sessions proved that Jim youre too rudel Is an unsuitable behaviour description because It names a trait and gives no evidence Jim you always want to hog the centre of attention is equally unsuitable as a description since It suggests an undesirable motive or in tent ion Far more suitable as a dence would be Jim youv talked more than others on this topic Several times you cut others off before they had Impersonal relationships can clearly bo then by a two fold plan by at templing to accurately per how other people see their problems and by clear letting them know how the expression or their problem has affected us In short humanizing boils down to treating other people the way we would like to be treated ourselves Youth bowling In the tint by icn I fill and the in mo IttiinJlMioThliloii MB The lint Whalt by them nbolhrnmct art Sinning to muvcuplnlhr ltamip Cat were no torn wit I Ion lor the lodir them In both WONDER WHAT the teachers are doing with all those professional development days theyve boen having lately Theyre learning to be more human Here Ken Ellis Boris and Brian Skerrett from Acton High learn to handle a simulate problem In a role playing situation guided by standing superintendent of schools for Hastings County DEBBIE TURKOSZ and Cathy Upton seU raffle tickets on this scrumptious heartshaped Valentine cake baked by Debbies mother for the Bennett school winter carnival Trips available for Junior Farmers The February meeting of the Acton Junior Farmers was held Wednesday February 13 at Hall The county annual meeting was held In Milton February New executive for the county Is president ice president Cindy Cordlnaly secretary Koth Newell treasurer Fnrl McLean news letter Anderson Donna Hamilton and Leah Leslie Countv director is George Hen alternate director Rick Drama competition will be held around the middle of March for the county A meeting to revise the Junior Farmer Constitution is planned for at Milton Agriculture office Travelling Scholarships are being offered to Junior Farmers members again this year Trips offered are two weeks in August to Alberta Manitoba Nova Scotio Prince Edward Island or the United States Con five days in August Zone interviews will be neld March in Orangcvilte for members interested in ap plying Charter flights are being offered this spring to Hawaii ami Mexico by the Junior Farmers Association The meeting was followed games and lunch served bv he girls New Cubs invested Invested as cubs on Mon at the scout hall were James nice Canary Robinson Ricky Dodos Ricky Greenly David Islcv Mark Walker Blake Norton Ted Nessett Tom and Chris Bot is James Parker Due to camera problems the pictures taken Monday night didn turn out Poetic look at wall Again this week a poem from Acton high school is published this one by Susan a year One student whose Interests include art crafts and sports as well as curling look at the wall the spray paint splotches and the words that dont fit or make sense but yet arc there with a poem hastily scribbled In chalk alongside someone rudeness written In black and over ft a and heart that don fit the space they occupy near a child name where the letters arc wrong all sideways and backwards so that they stare out guiltily bat Stofen car located here A car stolen from London was recovered here parked on Elgin St on Tuesday morning BABY SITTING course at A S comprises eight noon hour sessions with about sitters seated It was set up through the student services by Valerie Walters the school health attendant who teaches with Ruth Colton the public health nurse for the area Brian Skerrett and ex Carol Patterson also take sessions Acton High School Notes llbnon This week option s heels for next years courses were by ihe On liiese were taken to the computer so lhat the ilanicsianbcNthcdulrd The helps I many of will be required AT test was given to Ihe Year I students Students are required to write these In Year I and The tniLk learn competed against Powers High School today The meet was at NE grounds In Toronto Mr Inn McOllllvrary head of Business mutation left today for Chicago He will spend three days there a on This Friday Mr Bill Coats is taking the Chess flub to Collegiate and Vocational Institute The down or so members of this club will compete against C V players Dublin has election Dublin Seniors had Ihcir first meeting Feb 13 at the home of Klrtons at 30 Officers were elected as follows president Heather McFachcrn vice president Marie Parker treasurer Penny Klrton telephone girl Bonnie Met her el press reporter Knlhy Barber other members are Beverly Laurie Pierce Brenda Melhercl and Joyce Parker Leaders arc Mrs Kirton and Mrs Norton All helped in making fry pan cookies When the cookies were done they had cookies and tea The groundhog was right It sure rooks like six marc weeks of winter Owllril and total limine In win Ihe fame Hobby lie IeimuTni jlni i over till Id win pop Ml team who 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