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Whltby Free Press, Wednesday. February1 -199M. Pae 7 -ny The new educati *on Gerry Caplan and company have done a fine job producing their Report on Education. Not havfi read the report itself, I arn therefore not qualified to comment on it. Any journalist worth sait would neyer admit that igoance is any deterent. However, press reports hael got me thm king Somewhere in the Ca p an Report lurks the idea of setting up aý professional body to license teachers, somiethg like lawyers and doctors now do. Maybe dentists, too. Goodness knows, doctors have not iproven shy about thrusting their bared arms into publccfes Lawyers ain't too bad shoving their arms into anybody's coffers. This would give teachers the same opportunities. I can see it now. As well, let's downsize education, sharen our pencils and tighten our beits. Maybe we coul d privatize the lot. Could teachers act more like lawyers?. The next Parent-Teacher Interview would go some- thing like this: "Vieil, there you are Mr. and Mrs. Jones. Your Johnny. .. or is it Safl0..*« . it's both? ... oh, yes, the twins. Ail right. Now Johnny, he bas a slight problem with word recognition. I know I know. He can't read. This is something wre.can deÏd with, fair enough. But we need your permission to'get to work on it. "Now Sally, there's a girl. Reading i fine. She does have a. slippery grasp on spelling. Would it be okay for us to work onthat as needed? Fine. Just sign there, that's it. Oh, and of course, you won't mind writinff a littie $900 retainer cheque. Thank you very Three monthe later 'Well, Mr. and Mirs. Jones. This must be rather urgent from the messages I received. Now what is it? "The progress? ieil, slower than anticipated. But I assure y ou we're xnaking headway. Why, Johnny almostkxnows his whole alphabet. Phonics? Surely you jest. At $200 an hour (yes, that's what we charge) teacLng phonics would belke hring alaw student to defend you ini a murder trial. "Now about the bill. I believe we've itemized everythi»~ there, but if you have any specific ques- tions, rl e glad to.. " Where did your retainer go? Well, our first ap ointment lasted one hour. That s 200 bucks. Both 0ohnny and Sally had after-school sessions of twenty minutes three nights each week. Your retainer was chewed up in the first month. So that leaves $1,800 owing., "Then there are disbursements. Photocopies, $864.23. I've itemized the calîs te previous teachers, that's a total. of 21 cals te fîve teachers, total, three hours., -$600. The library search for current in-. formation: another three hours. That's $3,864.23. Vie were planning te reteet both children next week, another $200 each. uYour insurance doesn't cover three-month check- upé? 1rd look for a better plan, lady. uLàook, this la as reasonable as any lawyer's bull. You get, what you pay for. Now if you. can't afford these rates, you might apply for Educational Aid. You could get an Educational Assistant to work with your child. "Youd rather die? Well, now that's ta]king. And whený you get my next bill, you may do just that. So: you mi or out? You want me te work with your children? Or would you rather throw yourself on the mae of thefr natural abilities? uJust sg there. And leave your check, plus reinrfrte next three monthwth my recep- tionist on the way out. You say my seeretary looks famiflar? Sure. Ile used to be a Crown Attorney until we lured hlm over here with more money. He's really sharp on the legal parts of this collection thing. And? Thaniks? Don't mention it.Y a.Th w ai This brick rectory designed1 West in 1914. Mr. N>st was f New York, in 1896. In the bai been a residence since 1975. Prom the WE " Bryan Davies received thg 1984. " A 31-year-old woman was1 Dunlop Streets. " Theodore and Alice Thach. " The old public library at D Building. from the Th " There are 81 honour stude " Miss Aima Gibson, a nativ " Grade 8 student Ida DeJor " Demolition of the old Onta from the Th wffl " Sixteen new telephones ha " Seville M. Newton, formez of Prince Rupert, B.C. " Harry Noskel has purchas atpar for ladies and 50 cei * rM astings, Medical C. meeting of the Victorian 0 ~; ~: Roman Catholie Church Rectoryp 1927 by architeet Albert Asa Post was built at 506 John Streetý 'rmerly Ontario County Arcbi-tect, who moved to Buffalo, ackground is the St.,John's Church, built in 1902. It has Whltby Amhlveu photo. 10 YEIARS AGO rénsaJnu 018 edition of the ie Peter Perry Award as Whitby's outstanding citizen cf killed by a Whitby Transit bus at the corner cf Brock and. tuk of Brooklin won $500,000 in the Provincial Lottery. )undas and Byron Streets will ho designated as a Heritage 35 YEARS AGO hQurdMaanua 281960 edition of the ents at the Whitby District 11igb School. Ve of Whitby, is 92 yoars old. en& suggests that a YMCA ho formed in Whitby. irxo County Jail began on Jan. 26. 80 YECARS AGO hursday Januar-y 283 1915 odition of the BY -A ?Tff ADHEONICLE ive been installed in Whitby residencos. r editor of the Whitby Gazette, bas hoon re-elected Mayor sed 2,500 pairs of rubbers, and is selling them for 29 cents ents a pair for mon. i )Meier of Health for Toronto, will speak at the annual >rder cf Nurses on Feb. 3.___ i Ii 1 ---. -- 1 a -ý 1 LU -l lkàl