strictly personal by Bob Hunter Recently, I read a remark by a gland specialist, Dr. Andre Lanthier, who says that sexual identity is determined between the ages of two-and-a-half and three, during which time parental attitudes “of capital importance.” "The good doctor added that changes in child-rearing roles — where a wife works and a husband stays home, for instance — represent a “certain if not definite danger” to a developing child. The inference was that if the toddler sees Daddy washing the dishes, he'll turn into a raving gay person. Or, I suppose, if the little girls spot mama changing a tire, they'll go on to join a radical feminist lesbian co-op or something. First of all, I don’t pretend to know what a “certain if North press By CAROLE STAFFORD The North Vancouver Teachers’ Association 1s continuing to press. the North Van school board for smaller class sizes and more money for professional development for its mem- bers. In a brief submitted to the board at its meeting Tuesday night, the NVTA asks the trustees to budget for 20 students per kindergarten class, 25 for grades | to 3, 10 for “special” classes (such as new Canadians, children not definite danger” might be. Butsif Fve got this Straight, my little baby boy, who is not quite two years old, is just coming up on the most critical half year of his life. Somewhere between now and his third birthday, the little tyke is going to make a decision about what kind of “sexual identity” he’s going to have for the rest of his life. And if he sees me washing the dishes, he might, well, you know, not be turned on by girls. with learning disabilities of one sort or another) and 30 students per class from grades 4 to 12. “These are not ideal figures, but rather they represent the outside limits,” NVTA President Loretta Geraldi told the board. Trustee Frank Warburton said, “I have not yet scen any substantial cvidence that smaller class sizes really benefit pupils.” Ceraldi said she would provide material on the subject. The NVTA also asked the board to increase by $4,000 2x and the toddler My God, I said to the wife. We're in troubie. You'll have to quit work, and rill have to stop making the beds. And I guess we'll have to sell the dishwashing machine. That was the part that worried me: the dishwasher. What was it likely to do to the poor little munchkin's gonads? Would he become aroused in later life at the sight of an assembly line? Would the sound of engines starting up cause him to sweat with lust? Worst of all, would he run off with a libidinal refrigerator? ee8¢ Unfortunately, the gland specialist who alerted us to these dangers lives in Montreal, and I couldn't get its financial support for the professional development of teachers. The board preseatly contributes $17,000 for professional development and an ad- ditional $5,000 for retraining. The NVTA raised its con- tribution to professional development from $12,000 to $16,000 this year. The brief states that “the expanding role of teachers is continuing; sutdents often spend more time with teachers than with any other adult and ... find themselves in the position of being a GOLDEN CAPITAL CHINESE FOOD RESTAURANT * specializing in tasty traditional Chinese dishes ¢ free underground parking © banquet facilities ¢ wedding receptions ® fully licensed primises © air conditioned Gouper CAPI 2168 Marine Drive West Vancouver (acroan tom WV Rec Contre) RRA is LW ANNE = me a) A Same | | aueene ‘ 1 Guys e weer tion Thare @1tt pm fu Set 4 tam Sun & Holidays 4 10 5 m NS ANAL A WN ONY ss TAL CHINESE FOOD pest a tame ve 926-0318 hold of him to ask for guidance. However, there could be no doubting the seriousness of his warning. He was quoted by a wire service as also saying: “The slightest ambiguity, the slightest doubt or serious and awkward error during this period can later have very serious consequences on the child’s behaviour.” Gee, with my first two kids, I lucked out, I was out working and my wife was at home, washing the dishes and making the beds and all that wholesome hetrosexual stuff. But now I'm _ remarried and Ive got a third kid, and, boy, have we got a problem. ees My new wife’s an elec- tronics engineer, you see, and she has to go away and work in an office. As for me, weil, | string words together for a living. which is not quite the same thing as working. And I get to do it at home. Well, you can imagine the damage this is doing to little Lump-Lump Poopy Bear, as we fondly call him. How Vanteachers or smaller classes counsellor and mediator.” The teachers will present part two of. their budget submission, which will deal with preparation time for elementary teachers, mainstreaming and other concerns, at the next school board meeting, October 14. themselves utterly dismaying it must be for him to wake up in the morning to find Dada, in- stead of Mama, there to do the first diaper change and make his breakfast before taking him over to Granny's house to be babysat for the day. Worse — far worse— he has no doubt = actually spotted me tidying the house up before Mama gets home Education Several expenditures were approved by the North Vancouver School Board at their meeting last week under the capital expense program (CPE6-80B). They are relatively minor items on the one hand, but give some indication of the colossal cast of education on the other. For example, $450,000 from work.The shame of it! I have even been know — dare I admit it-? — to clean the oven! (Well, once.) Obviously, all this will have to stop, lest little snookums loses _ his machismo and = starts thinking dangerous thoughts, such as it’s okay to toss the dishes into the dishwasher, even if you're a man. costly was aHotted for fire protection equipment: item: an intrusion alarm for Carson Graham, $34,500; a fire alarm for Windsor, $52,000; a sprinkler for Eastview, $120,000 — to name just the most ex- pensive. Discussion was brief and approval granted matter-of- factly DR. J. FRED REID DR. G.F. COPITHORNE DR. R.D. De CAMILLIS announce the relocation of their dental offices to Esplanade Centre Suite 310 - 255 West ist Street North Vancouver, B.C. 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