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Show Utah Press A saociation 467 Eaa t Third South Salt Lake City, Ut 84111 Serving American ForkKplne and Highland Vol. 2 No. 48 Monday, Nov. 24, 1980 20 cents single copy News, advertising 756-7669, 768 9696, 785-311 1 VW I 'I Children VorSr Individually ,a - J 1 I 1 II V - .i . ! h . 1,4! L ' "I -I I j 1 j -I j : . - -; 1 I LEHI Heather Price of Lehi Elementary second Kim Hansen, fourth grade teacher. ersonal Computer Aid Gifted, Slow Students Schools throughout the area are using personal computers in the elementary grades as a teaching aid to assist both the slower students, and the gifted children. The new microcomputers (known as personal computers) are small enough to be easily portable. The cost effectiveness of personal computers used in schools has reached a point at which it can now be seriously considered as a viable and useful took in the education process, according to Garth Seastrand, member of the Alpine School District's Computer Committee. The teachers are delighted with the computers and feel they have great potential for the children. All children can benefit from them, teachers say, and the slower students can use the programs for drill at the first of an activity and the fast children can use it later in the activity as they finish their work and become bored. It was reported that the programs are expensive to purchase but many of the teachers write their own programs for the subjects which they are covering. Grovecrest School in Pleasant Grove will be the first elementary school in the city to have the computers which are on order now. Teachers and administrators receive 4- V .- w f, I k ' J ALPINE- Wanda Wood, resource teacher at Alpine Elementary assists Shirlene Wilson and Jason Wood at the computers. She said that the computer can do while the teacher helps grade works the computer with the help of training on the computers at the schools which already have them. other The computers are used for every subject and are very useful in teaching concepts. Spelling is especially helped because the computers will not accept incorrectly spelled words. The children who use it say they love it. They claim it is much faster than writing and easier. The students also said it keeps up their interest, helps them learn quicker, helps develop eye-hand coordination, and makes learning much more interesting. All said they would like their parents to have one at home for use there also. Heather Price, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Price, is a second grade student at Lehi Elementary. A fourth grade teacher, Kim Hansen, stated that she was one of the gifted and talented students using the computer. On it she is doing fourth grade work. She reads the encyclopedia and Mr. Hansen says she would probably do sixth grade work if the programs were available. Walter Reimschiissel, principal of Grovecrest School in Pleasant Grove, said he and his fourth grade teacher, Richard Rowley, are anxious for the computers to arrive so this new exciting phase of education can begin. T ft &-4PiMia Ik 's r ; 'm ft ' tZ .... .; ht:jitj, ! resource teachers use a lot of drilling which other students. By Shiran Money "Does it look any different from any other kindergarten class to you?" asks Rose Rosenbaum, as the "Citizen" watched to catch a glimpse of "the workshop way" in action in her class. "It really isn't so different," said Sharon Beck, who taught a class at BYU this summer to nearly 70 teachers who wanted to learn to use "the workshop way" in their teaching. "It's not even really that new," Mrs. Beck continues, "because parts of it have been around for years. What it actually is, is just a pilot program now using a combination of techniques. There's a lot of smiling, a lot of teacher-student rapport. It really centers on having a good relationship with the child," she aid. "And," adds Mrs. Beck, "it teaches responsible behavior. The child has homework each night that he or she is responsible to get back to the teacher. There's no reprimand if it isn't done, but encouragement to do so is heavy." She added, "The children are learning tasks, at centers set up about the room, particularly the value of finishing a task as well as starting one. Some adults never learn thai" According to Mrs. Beck, the techniques taught in her class are simple. The teacher has a great deal of preparing to do, but once the first year is over she can reuse materials and "learning center" work she's compiled. The use of "the workshop way" within Alpine School District is entirely voluntary. "Some teachers think it's too much work," says Beck, "and others just want to -Ins corporate parts of the program." "It's a very flexible program. The major emphasis is simply that children are learning all day, and teachers are teaching all-day. While at the same time, there's a great deal of time for the one-on-one teaching. While the teacher works with one child, the rest are involved in the learning centers, circulating about the room as they choose," she explained. "I wish I'd had this several years ago," said Mrs. Rosenbaum. "Some particularly bright children would have really benefited from it." Mrs. Beck stressed that the tasks involved in-volved in the learning centers change daily, so a child is consistently challenged and interested. "There's always a success factor. And as we go along we find things that we want changed. Like in the kindergarten classes, we discovered that they need to work with the smaller number sets. We can add and subtract from the program as we find it necessary." Mrs. Beck, as the Teacher Supervisor in Alpine School District, is anxious to "try out" the program without a lot of (Continued on Page 2) What Is A Fence? When is a fence not a fence? When it's called a decorative screen? When the "fence" is a hedge or a cluster of trees? Planning Commission members in American Fork are trying to solve that riddle and create a fencing ordinance that defines a fence - what it can consist of, and where it can exist. Because a number of homes in the city have "decorative wood slat screens" they occupied the lion's share of the discussion at commission meeting two weeks ago. Wednesday evening the discussion continued. Dick Colburn, assistant city engineer, had previously brought photos of homes within the city that are in possible violation of the present fencing laws. He cited the fact that many are dense enough to be a hazard in maintaining police protection for such homes. Comments were made about homes on corner lots. Several questions were raised about hedges, and landscape "mounds" using small trees that can potentially "become a wall." Rod Despain, city consultant in design, asked for time to create the ordinance so it is fair, yet effective. Once the ordinance is written and passes the planning commission, it will go to city council for approval. Citizens would then have their chance to say "what Is i ft nca." 'f i 'ml . V ' mv & A XT tu X THE WORKSHOP WAY- the kindergarten students of Mrs. Rosenbaum are busy doing their Rosenbaum works "one-on-one" with a student. - .'..ter twa rrt&n'h:. cf wcrk, city crews a:; now nearly 50 percent complete on a project to rennovate Lehi's original sewer system that was installed in 1956. City Engineer Lorin Powell says money for the repair work was received in a $30,000 grant received from HUD this past August. The city has made application to HUD for an infiltration and inflow grant last spring. Powell further stated that a study of the old system, completed some time ago, revealed a number of areas on the system had serious ground water infiltration, a problem common in Lehi with the high water table. In areas specifically involved were 500 West, 400 East, 900 North from Center to 400 East, and most of the old Fourth Ward area. Dale Walker, who is supervising the work, indicated much of the main line is being infiltrated, as well as many of the service lines. Leaks in the system are determined by a city owned TV Seal Unit, which is a TV camera that is run through the pipe to show where water is coming in. After the leaks are found, the city crew goes into the pipe to make the necessary seal to hold the water out City officials say the problem is worse during the summer months, because ground water is higher due to natural run off and irrigation. Water coming into the system is costly, now that Lehi is hooked to the Timpanogos disposal plant and no longer operates its own plant. Currently, Lehi pays .0449 cents per 1000 gallons of water processed through the Timp plant. Last month, for example, Lehi pumped one million gallons of water per day to the plant. American Fork and Pleasant Grove pumped 1.5 million gallons per day, however, they have a greater population. Garland Mayne, manager of the Timpanogos Tim-panogos disposal plant, says all cities have a problem with water infiltrating the sewer system, and surprisingly, he said it appears American Fork has the worst problem, even though Lehi has a much higher water table. Police Chief Discusses Crime Mike Ferre, Pleasant Grove police chief, told members of the Pleasant Grove Chapter of the Utah Association of Women Thursday, that crime is up 17 percent in Utah. He said there had been 440 arrests for serious crime to date in 1980 in Pleasant Grove. He added that these included murder, arson, rape and assault. Chief Ferre noted that the city's pornography por-nography law is vague and would be hard to enforce if really challenged but if the citizens fight against it, people selling porno won't really come in. He said the city can take away business licenses if businesses do not follow the guidelines fhtea by the city when the license is Fosses V3r. said a t'tTndoiK air runt of ground water must have infiltrated the sewer system in all the communities being served in June, because the plant was processing over eight million gallons per Ambulance Crows Representatives of each of the local ambulance associations are currently completing a course in Intravenous Infusion In-fusion techniques and theory according to Dr. Jerry R. Martin, emergency room director at the American Fork Hospital. The course has been designed by the State Emergency Medical Technician's supervisory staff, and is being participated in by members of the American Fork, Lehi and Pleasant Grove ambulance associations. Included in the course are twelve hours Ski CfoGS A "ski package" program being considered con-sidered for introduction into Mountain View High School's curriculum drew sharp criticism from citizens attending the monthly board meeting November 18. Claudia Anderson, unsuccessful candidate can-didate for a school board post, said she was "just appalled" at the idea. "I want to alert people to what's being done here, what they're thinking. Certainly, at the least, let's redefine our roles in education - we're not a recreational program." This class would run for six weeks, cost between $40 and $50 - with the district helping fund the course, and students involved would be excused from classes one day a week to learn rudiments of skiing. Anderson is calling for parents to join her in voicing opposition. "I think there are a issued. He noted that organized crime is in Utah and in Pleasant Grove. He told of some of the crimes which have occurred recently in the community. The chief also urged citizens to notify the department when they see anything suspicious. This is a major form of crime prevention, it was noted. He said the police force cannot do anything without the public. The public is the police and the police is the public and there must be a partnership between them, he stated. He informed the group that the measure of police effectiveness is the absence of crime and the presence of public peace. Testier 4 : . - - 3 individual tasks at learning centers as Mrs. 4j wert pvwd iwnj Iwt tune. In addition to the water the city is charged for processing, it is charged separately for the solids on a per pound basis. Receive Training of classroom teaching by members of the hospital staff; a three hour practical examination in I.V. techniques and proficiency; a written examination and several supervised intravenous starts. The State E.M.T. office will grant I.V. certification to all those who successfully complete the course. A second class is planned early next year for those who were unable to participate in the current study. The training course has been sponsored by the Emergency Department of the American Fork Hospital. Criticized lot of things more important that need to be taught. I'm just appalled." "Please, encourage your neighbors, etc. to attend the board meeting on Dec. 16 at 4:00 p.m. when they decide whether this goes or not," pleads Anderson. "The two of us at this meeting didn't get very far." Property Taxes Increase 9 "Utah Taxpayers will dole out an estimated $372,224,000 in total property taxes this year," claims the Utah Taxpayers Association, a statewide tax watchdog organization. 'This is a nine percent or $30.8 million increase over the $341.4 million billed at (Continued on Page 2) Now, both of these qualities are relative, he said. There is no place on earth that has a total absence of crime and absolute peace, he said, but a place that is relatively free of crime, where people live without constant fear of crime, is a place that is peaceful in that the people are able to express themselves and enjoy freedom. He pointed out that in his opinion the police have the capability of controlling about fifty percent of all crime, but that the other half has causes and conditions over which the police should not be expected to have any direct control. He added that the courts play a significant part in that half. (Continued on Page 2) |