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page 36 - Mareh 9, 1977 - . North Shore News

A group of 17 North. ‘Vancouver parents have ex-

pressed their concern about

‘the effects of. ‘‘unstructur-

ed’’ teaching in schools like Handsworth Secondary and

made a strong plea for the

implementation of the core curriculum presently being promoted by “Education Min- ister Pat McGeer..

In a letter to the North Shore News they presented the following viewpoint on. this controversial issue:

discussion regarding need for a Core Curriculum to ensure that our children

learn the basics and also that .

there should be some pro-

vince wide uniformity in this -

regard. Parents on the North Shore may be interested. in an example from our own District 44 School System which vividly points out why the core. curriculum is needed.

‘The school in question is.

Handsworth Secondary which runs on a modular (unstructured) system. At Handsworth, each student receives a customized time- table which allows for vary- ing amounts of unassigned time between classes. unstructured § unassigned time may range from 20 minutes to two hours and the

student is free to leave the

school if he wishes. ** Attendance is taken each

day at 10:30 a.m. and some-

times, but by no means always, parents may be advised if their child is

absent. Similarly, some tea- chers may occasionally con- tact parents if the child misses specific classes. .

FIVE HOURS LESS

' “A study of a number of current Grade 8, 9 and 10 student timetables is reveal- ing and suggests at least ‘some of the reasons why “Johnny d--c~”’* read well and has trouvie with arith- metic’’. In these grades, the Ministry of Education Guide- lines prescribes 25 hours per week of classroom instruc-

tion, subject to minor vatia-

tions due to scheduling etc. At Handsworth, the students

~Handsworth, ‘*There is currently much -

the 3 -same Guidelines call

This |

are scheduled to attend classes only 18 to 23 hours

_with the average being about

20 hours.

‘This may seem startling, but now examine the corres- ponding . numbers for the

_ constant i.e., English, Math,

Socials, Science -and Phys. _

‘Ed. The Ministry Guidelines

. for these Grade 8 subjects is —

that 72-84% of the weekly 25

hours should be provided as

‘classroom. instruction. At the | ranges from 51% to 57%. | ‘In Grades 9 and 10, the 65-68%

on the constant

subjects. At Handsworth, the.

actual is 47% to 55%. -

‘‘package’’ assignments in unstructured -time. .We question whether that is any substitute for good teaching,

(especially when no attend-

‘ance is required and no

supervision is provided in — ) And in any- “event, students. tell us that

‘‘free. mods’’

packages are used only in “Math. and Socials.

KIDS SHORTCHANGED

same time. the parents are being told in effect, “‘don’t

ask questions, just pay your

taxes”’

“The recent. loss of Del- brook Secondary now puts many parents on the horns of a dilemma. Delbrook was an optional school for this area, offering a structured 25 hour week. Will parents now be forced to send their children to Handsworth and in the process be shortchanged?

“It’s probably true . that. the highly motivated stu- |

dents, the top 20%, will do well under any system. Is

your child in this category or

is he/she in the more typical

remaining 80%? Does he or |

she need the full educational and classroom content that Victoria prescribes?

“The future of our chil- dren is in our hands now. If

parents are concerned (and

-couver,

figure

for.

‘‘Handsworth, of course, -

points out that students work. — Jill Reid, Hugh and ‘Marg.

Smith, Paul and - Florence.

“So. who makes up ‘the: shortfall. in teaching . time?. _ The answer seems to be that -it is the kids who are being — . shortchanged while at the »

we think they are) ‘they

_ should: ‘take a: few minutes: - : . telephone or write to the. f6l-__ lowing School ‘Board repre:

-sentatives:. D. Williams, "Chairman, School ‘Board, District | 44,"

721 Chesterfield, North Van- B. C:. 731- 1266.

Dr. R. Wickstrom, Supt.

. School. Board, District 44, 721. Chesterfield, North Van-

couver, B.C. ‘Telephone: 987-8141. oe “Let them | hear what —

parents and taxpayers really

‘think.”’

The letter is - sigried: by Maurice. and Pat Anyon, Daphne. Elvidge, Vic and Dorothy Hamblet, Alex and -

Chisholm, Jim and Jean > Green, Vic and - Joan Hollingum, and ‘Bruce and

Sidney Smith:

A colorful military parade

- will take place this Sunday when.. 6th Field. Engineer

‘Squadron exercises its right: to march through” North Vancouver City with ‘‘bands. playing, drums peating 3 and- bayonets fixed.’’

This right is granted in the.

squadron’s: charter of the -

Freedom of The City of North Vancouver. »

The band of the oval’

Westminster Regiment will provide marching music, and a color party from Canadian Legion will also: participate. —

The parade starts at Liotis.

-Gate Hospital at 1:30 p.m.,— ‘marches

along 13th. to. Lonsdale,’ along 15th to Forbes and then to the armouries at Mahon Park, where a drumhead ceremony | will be held.

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