PAGE 2, WH1TY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1992 .. . . . .. . . . .... A group 'o« parents and tea- WENSDY MY2 chers concerned about academic 6:30.m. e8:0 . standards aud achievements in Durham Retonpublicly-funded Five thre an two schools will hold its firet public day prgrammeeting on June 1inh Whitby., Moring ony. ality jduçation Newor Ages 21/2-ceertain aspects of education are WÀNTSAYNUR LILIAN CORHsaere Sumx itely R(1991) Ltd. 668-0066-5865821 MebroWAwaT oUronoBd A RARE GEM $1399900.00 North West Whitby. Lovely private yard. Beautiful hardwood floors. Separate dining room. Cosy finished rec room. lmpeccably dean. Blair. Buchanan' 436-1800. excellent, there are also «serfous, defic'iencies." The group urges «strong part- nership» between parents edu- cators sud students,, sncfwel-, cornes progranis which stumuü- late *ch ildren's creativity, resaurcefulness sud lo-ve of learning., The grouýp's goals are:, *te encourage parents te' become actively mvolved in the education of their children;, 1 * te, increase parental in- fluence within the education pro- cess; * ta increase. accountability of aIl partners i the education proces; * ashift the emphasis from teaching methods tte taaching Outcomes; * ta encourage the use of a balanced range of taaching approaches; *ta ensure that achool boards p lace a greatar emphasis on the saic skills of reading, writing and mathematics; * ta promote the developmýent and publication of clear curricu- lum requirernents' for the prim- ary, junior aud intermediate leviels inu eerentary schools sud grade 12 sud 6OAC at the high achool level; * ta increase the availability sud accessibility of proras of study (students and their parents-should know the objec- tives for the termi and year ial courses sand should know in clear terra what progresa is being snd has been made); * ta encourage students to becomeI self-disciplined, accoun- table, self-directed lesrners. mhe meeting * Whitby, at Heydenshore Pavilioni, Statg at 7:30 p.m., «lanot a criticism o tahers,» says the g *oup- «Tea-, chers teach.ta giuidlinoes sund use teaching methodologies imposed by educational adminïistratiôo.», The membership believes 'the educational administrative struc- tures and processes need to be - adjusteda that they are "more equitably representative" of 'ail those 'who' have a stake' in education -- parents, universities, employers, federal governrnent andý professional assocations including those of teachers. Guest speaker a t the meeting wxll be Dr. Maaee Wolframn, professor of "educational psyrcho- logy at York University. ýopic is Where do we go from here'? For more information caîl Patti Charbonneau at 28.6-2984. , Whiïtby. bus SYstem is 'Most improved'ý By Mario Boucher Whitby Transit has driven ta, the tep of its class.' me local transit system has won the 1991 Ontario Urban Transit Association's Spirit Award given te the most impro- ved mid-sized transit system i Ontario. Councillor Marcel Brunelle says the award is a big honour and means a lot ta the Town, especially since the. system. was considered the worst mn the mid- size category in Ontario only five years ago. «We have corne ta a bus service that people can use and that has becomne very efficient,» he says. Brunelle, says the transit sys- tem hascorne a long way from Advetsenumt Enfmi- 2 Access 200, services noiw by L joining Barter Netwoek. mwhals LB.N? 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