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FINALLY THE Blue Jays
have done it.

They have done what politicians
have been trying to do for years
and years.

These elected teaders failed at
doing what the Jays did, twice in
the last four years, first with the
Meech Lake Accord, and again
just this Monday, with the failure
of the Charlottetown Accord.

They failed to unite Canada.

Sure, the Jays won the World
Series, but with them they took
every Canadian, young or oid,
from Quebec City to Iquawit, of
every group and belief, on a wild
tide of adventure and success.

The winning of the actual
World Series can be attributed to
a great organization and a
supreme group of athletes
assembled under the wily cye of
Pat Gillick, and managed effec-
tively by Cito Gaston, who was
able to manage. but not cver-
manage, several huge egos in the
dressing room without bruising
any of them.

But the success of the organiza-
tion as a whole can be attributed
to all the residents of Toronto,
and to every Canadian citizen.

It was, and hopefully will be

next year, a baseball season where
the Boys in Blue were the focus of
conversation from Vancouver to
Halifax.

it was a year in which Cana-
dians went to their closest baseball
city to watch the Jays play, so
that all these cities were hame
field for the Jays.

And, by mistake oz by divine
planning, Canadians came
together, hoped together and
watched together, hoping to see
their team beat the Americans.

This is the other thing Cana-

politicians can’t

dians are taking pride from. [It
was their game, this is true. But,
like the Skydome, we took it from
them, and made it better,

To the point where, for the first
tine in the history of the World
Series, a non-American team was
called the world champion.

Back now io the politicians,

They told us we had better stay
together, and become united.
They've given us constitutionat
packages, they've told ous 10
“help? fix the Constitution.

Maybe they don't seem: to get
the message.

Well, one more time. We don’t
need politicians to tell us what we
need.

When we want to watch
baseball, we'll watch baseball. If
it happens to make us stronger
and bring us closer than the poli-
ticians are able to, good. Because
this way we've said to them and
they probably see that we love
Canada as much as they do, and
that if it’s in trouble we'll be the
first to help it.

No ifs, ands or buts about it.
Because even if there wasn’t a
Canadian player on the team, it
was Canadian money, and the
Canadian dream that made
Canada’s team a winner.

Year 2000 education initiatives
help adapt to fast-changing world

THE IDEAL of the Year
2000 education initiatives is
to enhance students’ indi-
vidual learning in the con-
text of our rapidly changing
world. ;

Ideals, like turns of centuries,
come about after many develop-
ments. Representatives of afl the
education partucrs — patents,
teachers, school boards, ad-
ministrators, government, the
wider community — formulried
the Year 2000 idcals as a result of
a thorough review proccss that
started in the ’80s.

“We're in an intensely com-
petitive world,’’ says B.C. School
Trustees Association (BCSTA)
president Jack Finnbogason. ‘‘We
need intensive change strategies to
adapt to it.

“To keep pace in the most de-
manding market in history, we
need sharper thinking skills, more
flexible decision-making perspec-

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tives, wider explorations of dif-
ferent sohutions.”” a

The Royal Commission on
Education, which presented its
Legacy of Learners zeport in 1988,
recognized these demands. The
commission saw that our increas-
ingly knowledge-based industries
need highly skilled, collaborative
individuals with the imagination
to respond positively to change
both at work and in society.

Legacy of Learners, the. basis
for B.C.'’s current education
reforms, set out recommendations
for moving schools into the new
century In pace with world
change. it emphasized the need to
increase literacy and numeracy,
decrease the drop-out rate, and
encourage all students to develop
their individual potential and
become contributing members of
society.

With advisory input from
BCSTA and the other education
partners, the Ministry of Educa-

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Multiculeuralism and Humaa
Rights began deveicping programs
through which students value
education as a lifelong, interesting
challenge.

The partners sought to infuse
these programs with a spirit of
encouragement, so that students
would take an active part in their
learning.

Further, they wanted to open
the new programs to the pulse of
the outside world. Students, they
felt, should understand connec-
tions between what they learn and
what happens around them.

The result was Year 2000.

This is the first in a series of in-
formation articles provided by the
B.C. School Trustees Association
on the Year 2G0C education initia-
tives. BCSTA is preparing the ar-
ticles as a public service to help
British Colunibians understand the
current and future reforms in their
schools.

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THE ONE WHO JOINED
THE FOREIGN LEGION.

Last week we asked if you
think there is a youth violence
problem and. if so, what
should be done about it.

i do think there is a problem
with gangs and violence and it
should be stopped by ali the
gangs in general. They're just
pickiag on people for clothes
and hats, things they can get
themselves.

U definitely think these is a
problem. J think ft's ceally sad
that people are going oui and
hassling people, or even killing
people fike that boy in Surrey,
for no reasen. 1 think ideas
like the Karen Magnussen teen
centse on Friday nights is a
good idea because it keeps
teens off the street and gives
them something fun to do.
There should be more stuff for
them (to do, we need more
Programs like that. We can’t
stop violence all together but it
would be a start.

There's sort of a problem,
but it’s not that bad. It’s been
far-fetched because of some
isolated incidents. There should
be more things for teens to do,
ike dances and clubs. They
have nothing to do but hang
out at 7-Eleven and beat on old
tadies and mace people. There
should be more things for them
to do.

All teens that have conflicts
should play that cool video
game that resolves conflicts
through a video game. That
way they don’t have to actually
fight. It's fun.

Actually the problem is
basically discipline. Lack of
discipline, parental disciptine in
the home. And when there is
discipline, kids are taught that
they can go ran anywhere and

make a big story oui of a litle
story, meaning that parents
can’t discipline, so they are
acting out and acting the fool.
Kids wouldn't be out there if
there was a better family struc-
ture and the ability to
disciptine your child without
the slightest bit of intervention.

There's a major problem in
teen violence, especially in the
Lynn Valley area. 1 was down
there at night, at 7-ESeven;
there were cars packed of peo-
ple hassling me. I¢ makes me
mad, Why can't we just all get
along. We have to siart
teaching the kids at a very
young.age tu go fo bed & seven
o’clock, they'll just get used to
it. Keep on teaching the young
the good things in Hfe at the
beginning of their life. So keep
the peace.

If you're not cool then don’t
hang out dSecause you're going
to get walked on. If you're
cool and you know people then
you can hang out on street
corners. Sf you have a dollar
and you don’t spend it, some-
one’s obviously going fo jump
you. If you have friends then
you can hang out.

Tony has just
returned from a
buying trip where
he purchased a
fabulous selection
of Italian fabrics.
This purchase has
given us the
opportunity to
pass on the
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