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Show NO TEACHER'S MADE BY INTELLECT ALONE High intelligence and vast subject knowledge does not produce a good teacher. If that were true we could replace teachers with computers. Why is the act of teaching, and the birthing of a test, such a difficult labor for some SUSC teachers? Some teachers, to be honest, desperately need remedial classes that teach them how to teach and how to design a test. Many teachers here at SUSC get caught up in the cleverness of testing, and forget the real reasons for giving the test. Isn't it still supposed to be designed for testing knowledge in the subject matter? SUSC employs some of the finest teachers in America. Perhaps some know their subject as well as anyone in the world. Among them may be the most brilliant thinkers and eloquent geniuses in the universe, but without excellent teaching skills their deliveries may be or worse, abortions lifeless and of little value to students. And what of tests? Should a test accurately determine a student's knowledge of a subject or be a quest into the unknown region of the teacher's Id, where the student attempts to unravel a hidden meaning behind the unobvious. "Tomorrow we will have a test," said the teacher. "Tomorrow die!" said the student. "Aw, but not to fear," said the teacher, "you will figure out the answers easily." "I fear not the answers," said the student, "but the difficulty of figuring out the questions." If a student desires to teach elementary, middle, or high school, he must earn a degree and certify as a teacher. He cannot teach until he knows how to teach effectively. Too bad the same does not hold true for college teachers. To teach college you need only a master's or doctorate degree. When one earns a higher degree it presupposes the attainment of knowledge, not teaching ability. However, the Utah State Board of Regents must feel that a sudden innate teaching ability' is discovered when one has earned a higher degree or a Regents would require college teachers to certify as teachv Something is wrong. It must be the chalk. Maybe SUSC could lead the way It has a history of being first by instituting a "teachers' training class." To be sure, the pride of some teachers might prevent them from taking the class, but pride should be outweighed by the needs of students. We were going to list things you could teach teachers but if we started with, "How To Use Chalk Without Making It Squeak," we'd have an excellent beginning. still-bor- n, I Democrats are not radical in Utah 'Access' is a recurring column through which members of the campus community may address themselves to topics of concern andor interest. This week's column is by ANN HOLLINGER, associate editor of 'The Thunderbird.' Democracy is a Gestalt of all opinions not just the popular ones. If unpopular opinions are repressed, they will grow and fester until someone emerges to change the system. would much prefer to see my democracy evolve. If a man runs unopposed in an election he represents only part of the people the people who believe as he does. If someone runs against him there is some chance that all views will reach the surface and an accurate compromise can be made. Our country was founded on compromise, not might (of majority) makes right. It is wrong to vote for a man just because he is a member of the dominant party. I realize that some people do this because they a.en't aware of the issues and 'feel safe' if they vote Republican. Democrats are not radical, they are not dangerous, and most of all they are net going in do you a disservice it they are elected. It is a detriment to the system to not have the input of opposing parties. Often times one man will bring up a point that the othei one has either missed or chosen to overlook. Even if the first man is not elected, he has forced his opponent to grapple with the issue. Democrat Lou Tong ran for county commissioner and was defeated. So, in the next election he ran on the Republican ticket and was elected. Now we're talking about the same man. It was not 3 frplt of lightn ing, so tospeakthat converted himI to Republicanism. He changed his party in order to serve his community. Such desperation must be caused by something. Obviously something is wrong at the polls. The main problem is voter paranoia. We're not living in a politically well balanced state. Therefore, the public must realize that even Democrats are conservative here. They are not radical hippies who are yearning to cause social unrest and upheaval. They are men and women who are trying to make our democratic system a little bit better. The problem is, we've scared them away. "Don't run on the Democratic ticket, you'll never make it," they're told. Election after election finds most of the Republican party running unopposed in the general balloting, The dominant religion believes in "honoring, sustaining and upholding the law"(Article of Faith 1 0.) Part of that is doing everything we can to insure that our system runs as effectively as it can. Sure it's easy to go to the polls unprepared and mark one circle fora straight party; but what is easy is seldom excellent. How much better it would be to find out who the candidates are in the primaries and what they support. If one doesn't receive any literature about their views call them and ask their opinions concerning the issues. There are a lot of good men who don't have the money to support voter apathy, Now, don't mean to slam those recently elected, that is not my intent. They're good men and women and will serve well. My concern is that by continually running unopposed, they are getting rusty. They aren't as sharp as they would be if they had someone to call them on a few of their ideas. Let's quit playing around with the system. It's one. designed a twoarty .system-..notI |