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Show FEBRUARY 24, 1987 L, Students grade substitutes Brian Grav Bv Continued from page one Nothing is safe from taxation This legislative session will go down in history as the Great Tax Hunt. With the popular head tax overruled, legislators turned into amateur Hercule Piorots searching out any stationary object susceptible to taxation: soda pop tax. ..value-adde- d tax. purchase tax. ..cigarette tax. ..special school tax. ..liquor tax... gasoline tax. ..corporate tax... And now counties are joining in. The Davis Health Department is taxing restaurants for health inspections and some local sewer districts are sniffing around for special grease-tra- p taxes, all in the great quest for discovering a million dollars here and a couple of hundred thousand dollars there. With the Legislature in session, nothing is safe from an attempt at taxation and yet I think our great elected minds have missed a few beats. If they really wish to raise money, they should consider the following special assessments: ROMANCE NOVEL TAX The price of every Danielle Steels, Barbara Cartland and Judith Krantz novel should contain a tax, money that could then be funneled to the library system for the purchase of decent literature. Considering that one of every five Utah women read an average of 3.8 romance novels each year, this tax on drivel would bring in $34,200 annually. PANTY-HOSTAX Next to smoking, the wearing of panis the one of great health hazards of our time. Women, tyhose their legs, have led to able to tonalize and smooth-finis- h numerous male motorists swerving between lanes and abruptly stopping their cars to get a better view. My proposal is to add a tax on each pair. Since a Cyclops expert on pantyhstiff ose claims that 70 percent of Utah women wear these hose and average about two pair each month, the pantyhose tax would raise another $2.5 million each fiscal year, enough to aid in our highway safety efforts. BAD TIPPER TAX Anyone who has ever worked in the restaurant business knows that the major complaint of service workers is the lack of a fair tip. The obvious answer to this form of rudeness is to assess a $1 special fee on any dinner, lunch or breakfast ticket which does not contain at least a 10 percent gratuity. The bad tipper would be automatically stopped by a customs official before leaving any restaurant. If the waitress reported tipping rudeness, the $1 fee would be levied. The government would love this since it would provide an excuse to hire more authoritative bureaucrats, something the government has always cherished. Estimated revenue: $4,000 per month. GARBAGE PAIL KID TAX This is an end run around the head tax. Ask any elementary school teacher and youll find that children spend a disproportionate amount of their expendable g income on Garbage Pail Kid cards. Teachers have told the children not to bring them to school, a policy which makes the cards even more appealing. If even of all Utah children purchased two purchased two packs of cards each month, a per pack tax would bring in $240,000 per year. Enough to buy chalk, lined paper and other needed supplies for our overburdened elementary schools. (Note: make sure the Utah Education Association doesnt get their hands on this money. If so, the money will be wasted on repetitious Career Ladder projects for union leaders.) ICE CUBE TAX The legislators have taxed almost everything else. ..why not add a tax to one of mans (and womans) basic needs. The tax could be assessed on each new refrigerator or restaurant purchase. (This Strawberry daquiri contains the equivalent of eight ice cubes before crushing. That will be an additional 8 cents along with a penny excise tax on the silly little umbrella sticking up through the slosh!) TAX Anyone caught talking about episodes television miniseries would be subject to of a stupid, drawn-otax. Considering that the typically stupid, drawn-ou- t a Amerika finished second in the weeks ratings for its initial episode. Utahs share would be $75,000 for one Sunday alone. 11118 tax could then be given to David Wilkinson so he can continue to play Don Quixote in the federal courts. The above six taxes are certainly a good start. Now if we really want to raise funds, we could even Look at Mom and Apple Pie. (According to census figures, there are 281,400 mothers in the state of Utah and they bake. . .) ..out-of-sta- te Better communication between the teachers is another key. Teachers should realize the limitations of substitutes, but there is no need to give them nothing to do. Substitute teachers can, for example, read lecture notes, give assignments, pass out papers, supervise the reading of plays or chapters, and collect homework. Students must also play their part. They need to realize that however unqualified, substitute teachers do represent authority and deserve some measure of re- spect. Whatever the solution, sweeping changes need to be made in the program. The current method of handling substitutes is both in- effective and unproductive for teachers and the students. 15-ce- nt By STEPHANIE BUDGE ...should not go to class unprepared and should not accept a class that they know nothing about. No doubt about it, junior high students can be very cruel. Deep most cases, the success of a substitute depends a lot on the attitude of the students. Most students, when they come into a class and discover a substitute there, immediately think that it is some kind of national holiday and begin goofing off. Some of those classes can become real zoos. From the vantage point of junior high students, here are some things a good substitute should do: "A good substitute should get his point across to the class of why he is there and what he expects of them. Other student comments dents. in- clude: A substitute should get the class under control before it is too late. They should get their point doing such as geometry. across to the students and have good discipline. Substitutes should try to stick to the teachers rules. They should try to make the class fun. Substitutes need to have the authority and show students whos in They should try to be your friend and not act like you are doing things wrong and youre in detention. Subs can be a pain in the... Most of the time I dont like subs because they are very strict. I think theyd be better if they joked control. around and acted human, like one of the kids and not bossy like a parent. I think they dont know what theyre doing. I think theyd be better if they talked to the teacher more about what they have to do that day. They should know what they are teaching. Never try to teach more about the subject than the regular teacher. ...shouldnt plead with What is a substitute teacher? Someone who tries to instruct students when a teacher is absent. In students. If substitutes are too mean then students wont like them. But they need to keep the class in order and if they dont then be meaner and meaner until the class has settled then be gentle again because students need to know they cant push over the sub (they always do). Substitutes should go to class prepared and not accept a class if they dont know what they are down inside, though. Im sure most of us brats really admire anyone brave enough to substitute teach us. He should take authority and show students whos in control." In other words, a good substitute should be firm, decisive, and know whats going on. Some of the things a substitute teacher should definitely not do are shown in these comments: He shouldnt make up his own A substitute shouldnt let rules. the students take control. Going along with that, a substitute It shows Substitutes shouldn't make up their own rules. They shouldnt plead with the stuimmense weak- dumb to let us talk. They shouldnt be so gullible. They let the students take advantage of them. Its ness and gives the students an advantage and finally, a substitute E Two subs bring expertise 50-ce- nt quirky-lookin- one-thir- d 10-ce- nt MINI-SERIE- S ut 50-ce- nt Director suspended T erry Colburn, city public works director, has been appointed supervisor of the department during the suspension. Mr. Hunt said he considers the issue a misunderstanding and indicated he is looking at it as vacation time. Im anxious to get back to work and start preparing the budget for next (fiscal) year, he added. He has worked for the city about seven years. LAYTON The Layton City director has recreation and parks been suspended for 30 days due to work-relate- d parks-recreati- activities. said City Manager Bruce Barton last week that Richard Hunt was relieved of duty for activities. He would give no further details but emphasized this really has no impact on our recreational program that I can anticipate. job-relat- ed Music Revue5 set KAYSVILLE son girls and organ grinders. The play was written by Ruth Roberts of Michael Brent Publications and is produced and directed by Ramo- Burton Elementary Fifth graders will pre- sent The 1890 Music Hall Revue" Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 room. p.m. in the Through music, song and dance they will take the audience back to e that decade of horses, bicycles, handlebar mustaches, gib- - na Porter. Teachers of the multi-purpo- se 120 fifth graders are Georgette Kapos, Joelle Heins, Nancy Fames and Royal Rigby. The public is invited. care-fre- To buy Constitution Davis County Library and Kays-vill- e Library, along with 14 other Utah libraires, have qualified to receive funds to purchase a series of books on the U.S. Constitution. Sen. Orrin Hatch libraries are among 848 nationwide libraries chosen to receive the spe- cial funds. Each library has (R-U- t) announced that the libraries will receive a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to establish Bicentennial Bookshelves of works on the Constitution. As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of this document Utahns will now have access to major works on our Constitution, Hatch said. "This NEH grant is not only valuable to students, but all citizens who should make it a point to become familiar with the greatest document ever written. According to Hatch, the 16 Utah i pledged to raise $500 from other sources in order to be eligible for the equivalent amount from NEH. NEH has supplied the libraries with a list of recommended texts, a list that was compiled with the help of recognized Constitutional scholars, Hatch said. These original source texts which wilfmake up the Bicentennial Bookshelf might otherwise not make it to Utah libraries without the NEH matching funds, he added. The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency that supports research, scholarship, education and general programs in the By DONETA GATHERUM Ray Sparks has led an interesting life. His occupations include bus driver, Civilian Conservation Corps worker, police officer, veteran of two major wars, and comparative world governments teacher. A graduate of the University of Wyoming, he has two majors, five minors, 200 hours of college credit and an administrative certificate in education. He retired from teaching in Nevada several years ago and now he is booked nearly e at Davis High as a substifull-tim- tute teacher. He says substitute teaching for the past nine years in all classes has given him, A well rounded education. Students feel comfortable when they enter a classroom and see Mr. Sparks filling in for their regular teacher. Many of the young people call him, Ray. He responds by addressing them by their first name. Ray Sparks is looked at as member of the Davis High School j Substitute teacher Glenna Forsyth instructs an attentive 4th grade class. faculty. His contribution to the school was recognized last year when he was honored at a special program as A Friend of Davis. ,' ", ',, f 'ft, ?vv ' i- Like Mr. Sparks, Glenna Forsyth has a teaching background. After graduating from college in Colorado, she taught physical education for three years before quitting to raise a family. Mrs. Forsyth hopes to return to full-tim- ' s l Y'-Y- , : '"p , "i; , yy, '' ' ' 4- e teaching sometime. She has been substituting in Davis District for the past four years, working in three high schools and five elementaries. This year, she is further involved in the school system through her assignment as PTA President at Kaysvil-l- e ' , W7k'-y- ' f' - 4 4' , '4, 'P pi vy; ( y''y; . , Ki. Elementary. Normally, Mrs. Forsyth substitutes two or three days per week. Her PTA work has made it necessary to cut back this year. A desire to see what is going on in the schools is the reason Mrs. Forsyth gives for signing up to substitute. I wanted to see first-han- d what programs are being used. Through substituting I can keep up on the current educational techniques. I can see what is new and I can check on what's going on so I can make sound judgements and good contributions to my own chi- ldrens education. Mr. Sparks finds substituting is a good way to meet many nice people who are well educated. He gets a good idea of the spirit and goals of the community by working at the high school. Many friendships are developed through substituting. Anyone who didnt want to help a person get on the right track would never teach school or substitute, Mr. Sparks claims. These experts say there are rewards and problems with substituting. If I wasnt retired with a regular income, I could never afford to substitute, Mr. Sparks says. The pay just isnt enough to attract people. A substitute needs to develop many people skills, Mr. Sparks long-ter- believes. m You must get along with the students by treating them with respect and fairly. I am honest with the students and treat everybody alike. I have their respect because I look for the good in all of them. Its there. By doing these things, I am successful based on respect which always needs to be earned," Mr. Sparks comments. Through many years of teaching and substituting, he has developed special techniques that make his work pleasant and rewarding. A substitute doesnt teach. He disciplines. You do your best to follow the instructions left by the teacher but more important, you keep order so the teacher can proceed when he returns without having to start over," is Mr. Sparks Ray Sparks talks with a Davis High School student who wants a hall pass. philosophy. Not knowing what to expect when you arrive at a school is one problem all substitutes face, says Glenna Forsyth. Lesson plans vary from skimpy to You have to adjust accordingly, she notes. One way to do this is to bring along a special bag of tricks learning activities, stories, educational games, etc. that can be used to keep student interest and to motivate young people to complete tasks assigned. A substitute doesnt know the background of the students, their progress in the classroom, the normal routine, special techniques the regular teacher uses to make the class move smoothly. I think a substitute needs to maintain the routine as much as possible otherwise the students get confused. If a substitute cant pick up on the routine, there will be discipline problems, Mrs. Forsyth has learned through experience. I am real hard on the students the first hour so they will know they have to earn privileges, she says. d. - Both individuals say the faculties and administrations at the local schools are receptive to substitutes needs and generally helpful. Through substituting at grade levels K through 6 at high schools, Mrs. Forsyth believes there are some big differences working their way into the school system. The secondary school Audents behave differently now than they did in the substitute can hold little chats with the kids and this gives you a feel for the school. When you are asked by a principal or a teacher to return to substitute again, you feel Mrs. Forsyth notes. successful, past when our adult population went to school. They push you. They have learned to work the system, she observes. This isnt true in the primary grades but it is becoming a problem in the fifth and sixth grade levels. Even though the problems with substitute teaching are many and will probably never be solved, there are rewards that go along with the assignment. Mrs. Forsyth says occasionally she will receive a thank you note from a child or a young person will comment, I like you. A Keflex-Journ- , Mr. Sparks says a substitute can lock the door at the end of the day and go home. One big difference between teaching full time and substituting is that there are no lesson plans, meetings, grading papers and concerns about tomorrow. I couldn't substitute if I had to take all the problems and work home with me, he concludes. al Published weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. Inc. 96 South Main, Bountiful, Utah 64010 Weekly newspaper published at Layton Utah every Tuesday, In the Interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents. Address all correspondence to 197 North Mala Layton Utah 84041. 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