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The Acton FteB Press Wednesday 1977 3 End special treatment for gifted pupils Hinton ACTON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY executive were elected last Tuesday night at thetr annual meeting Left to right Brent Marshall first vice president Russell Murray president and Brian Evans second vice president look over the list of the board of directors for the coming year Secretary treasurer John Roue standing More welcome Trustee Bert has called for the cancellation of all special programs for gifted children in llalton Thursday lie presented a notice of motion to be con at Hie of meeting slating This board withdraw all previous mot ions and policies for gifted children He said em in dealing with gifted children be placed on making sure lhil these pupils receive instruction and motivation from teacher ind principals make leichers have the ability to with gifted children In an interview after he presented his notice of mo turn said only three or four per of entire pupil tils into the eal of He thinks the s il scarce lion mil pro ims are of no use He believes ill Rifled child should be in re there is ibnorm il them until ire sptci ire itnienl Dies el issts tht would be used iw ill if people when high hi ihmm Son i parents Rifled children grated classrooms had better gifted children in their self concepts altitudes lo classes rated Ihcm much wards leacbers methods and higher in ibihly than those learning and also scored high who had only filled on verbal creativity Trustee Bill Herd notes Teachers who had few there is a of Board debates chairmanship Ihe new of Hoard of mil be Riven the opportunity to debate the board s planned swiieh from he ids lo it nine Schools next fall notice of motion for Hit I thrum J met tine illint for the bo iffin tin leorinnlion polity lo which teacher ire opposed ife he the subject should be cussed since there is in number of trustees irundlhere for the public is ill Lavender declared h in Morion raise his concerns when the subject is brought before the this month In response lo i question from 1- isher George town Morton said the board received in from Ihe Mimslrs of ilucation indie lime ehiiiKe from department be ids inships is lcjil under the 1 ducilion the hoard i diiiuiiderlhe l it is leg il pr the treatment of gifted children Some people want them totally integrated into regular classes while others want special schools set up for Ihcm He wondered how seriously the report should be taken when covered only a lilllc more than year John who pre pared the report said it should be seriously for the time span the study covers but he I predict wh it the findings might be in four Direct r of 1- dueation Lin 1 said showing integration is he best pith to follow was hut definitely lenla branded secret mother live experiment imported from the United St lies He ire now heme ibindmcd south of border He sill he prmci pils leathers and parents all concerned dents segregated be cause it is harmful Ihe gifted child declared gifted pupils the right in be integrated Morion interrupted al that point Idling it was not the lime lo debate merits of integration and secrcga lion He said there would be plenty of opportunity de bate it later Morion lold him he was only allowed lo ask questions arid get things clarified with respect to the rcporl I shut off at turn charged Hi said in his opinion hi was himself to ihe report and thin continued lo say be believed icgular lea id Hit abihl 1 leaeh kitted children there irenl many in Ihe schoil system Iruslec in lerruplcd He said Hinton was still off the topic mil supported the contention warninf he is supposed lo be iskine qucs lions make I iter when the board hid to ike decision I do on this subject 1 suspect and I am addressing myself the by giving ihe other side stated lruslet I- red it sounded like was challenging the chairs ruling so the board should vote on Hie question of heme to continue speak mg retorlcd that he wasn challenging the ruling would up inf lo make bis feelings lie ird He iddcd he feared the boards mind was made up so this was only turn he could express his lcclincs Morton him he would lie iblc to debate Ihe subject it later date at that his rem irks should be restricted Both trustee mil ill John Boich lo m ike where shut off when lhc be ruled out of order they wercn dis tussint items in the report All Y courses go over 60 registered people registered for winter procjims wick and ill the offered will hi icr more people tepted in ill tin held classes I hose register al the lta or m is lu first diss and join bee under the ship if Maureen fat Wood Teenagers ills welcome to j in women from anil level 1 begins J and livel bee let 1 lnslruelor is Valerie Johnston Ladies morning keep fit class Tuesd is Feb with in charge starlinc a m The Indies evening keep fit begins I i is vogi st iris ihe season Wednesday I al I the roup ll da Jl Hie pre school class it with Ihelm i tin le ilion is low in lh lo Knit is due to si Ihursdaj i at I HI p m of trie el Ted Tyler Continued from 1 i period of public spinled Mr I lens survived by his wife son Jr granddiuditers races and Mrs I ilhanSlaplelon Mrs Huffman Burlington and brothers of I ind Inrlcs of predeceased brother Mil the w is held it the Shoemaker tuner by Itev I wing Interment w is I Pillbeirers were Ab liters and Jim Charged An youth wis charged Willi ha vinj an of fen sivc weapon and drinking under on pill ice report Students miss school School children have been luckiest of all during current snow They missed school on I- and some rural students i moke it to school Thursday either Elissa Shoes 38 MILL ST E ACTON 8531716 ALTON 5 ILLS 352 QUEEN ST HWY NO 7 ACTON