| Show 611' The Sa1L1 Handicapped benefits or concerns? BY Elaine T Ashcroft Early Childhood Specialist College of Family Life Utah State University LOGAN — Handicapped students have received educational help because of federal policy — 3 42 whiCh mandates they re- ceive education and that it be giv- en in the least re- strictive environment - ''" ) 1 ' ?' 7 Most of this –environment" for school-ag- ? Ms Ashcroft e children has been provided by the public schools Beginning this fall public schools also will be responsible for educating preschool handicapped children Finding space and staff will provide a challenge to many of Utah's school districts because of already crowded conditions and low funding Plans are for the preschool handicapped children to be mainstreamed into classrooms which contain an equal number of nonhandicapped preschoolers I believe studies have shown the effects of mainstreaming are benefihowever cial and advantageous there are some concerns that should be considered and our thoughts should be expressed to school offi There are left-hande- d e g In America today there are 500000 self-helgroups 15 million people Those are conservative figures (Not figures by conservatives who in fact have lots of their own self-helgroups but figures that tend to be on the low side And speaking of the low side there are dozens of groups that cater g to that) Now don't get upset — there are groups for that too — we aren't tryis hooey ing to tell you that self-helor that advocacy is icky Far from it We know for example that Alcoholics Anonymous has been around since 1935 and currently serves about 1 million recovering alcoholics Its work has been in a word phenomenal Its program has been patterned by hundreds of grOups nationwide Its success — and impact — is not disputed But it seems that this self-helthing may have gotten out of hand tlf it the left hand there are three groups who want to help you with p p p has not been decided whether early childhood education or special education teachers will be hired 2 How will the handicapped children be located? In most districts busing will be provided and some school officials believe this will cause parents to call and tell educators they have children eligible for the program 3 How will the nonhandicapped children be located? After Head Start began in the 1960s middle and upper-clas- s parents felt that what was good for poor children was also good for their childreL and the demand for preschool experiences And the coup de grace according to Riessman: Self-helgroups are also cheap Cheaper than therapy Cheaper than continuing your habit Cheaper than finding new friends someplace else And that's no small point Seems that as churches and neighborhoods lose their pull self-helgroups are becoming — gasp do we see a trend here? — the thing around which we huddle Remember when we told our p p ministers everything? Remember when we used to or block-partor form bowling coffee-klatc- y like-mind- like-vice- drugs Their stories go something like this When Carol Orsborn formed Superwomen's Anonymous in 1985 her purpose was to provide a self-helgroup for overachieving women who suffer from having to be everything to everybody Her motto Enough is Enough underscored the groups purpose: It fponsored no s and meetings staged no elected no officers A group you could belong to without obligation Everybody — especially Superwomen — laughed Three 'ears later Orsborn has coped with the terrible burden of being a Superwoman reordered ber life taken her children out of ballet baseball piano and checkers classes and — how '80s of her has written a book about it Dangerously overachieving? You bet Now Orshorn is selling her concept and a plan for pulling together an overachievers support group Carol Carol Carol where did you go wrong? To that she gives an ephone shrug Its a joke she doesn't get And the M&M restorers say they started out jiving the Mars Co and now are being given credit for saving the red M&M (how can you malign a caLidy that refuses to melt in your hand?) ''l thought I'd have a few laughs but it escalated and got serious It also got expensive — I spent $500 of fund-raiser- open-minde- (Drugs Anonymous Cocaine Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous) neu greatly increased Since the '70s there have been some organizations arguing for placing preschools under the auspices of public schools Is this the beginning? 4 If children begin attending public schools at 3 or 4 are we going to see a continuation of the 'dribble-down- of curriculum so that specific academic subjects are taught at younger and younger ages? All new programs have some benefits and some concerns Parents especially those with preschool-ag- e children should become acquainted with what is happening in the local school district and make their opinions heard my own money" says Paul Ilethmon now an earnest Knoxville Tenn -I'd do it again photographer was It really worth it" though Even the Humor Correspondence -Yes we Club guy sounds boring 85 a are group of about comedy writers who correspond — though I guess you could also use the phone — about the latest jokes is this stuff normal? Is it wrong to think that the International Organization of Nerds is having more fun? Is it too much when Sarcastics AnonTooper begins to tell us that sarcasm can ruin lives — why just look at Dom Deluise? She was serious And we're not which makes people such as the International Dull Folks Unlimited — they go to the baseball stadium when the team is out of town they drink generic beer they bowl — and the Benevolent and Loyal Order of Pessimists— they don't — such a breath of fresh air Betrothal much-maligne- d Loos a Meolicd Mizievo you who are serious about weight side effects caused by being overweight For some they are cosmetic For most the shortness of breath lack of energy raised cholesterol and orthopedic problems are a real concern Our physicians nurses 41e6 0001( r- Mon-Fri- 9 an-73- 0 i" ' r) t 11 Ar pm WEIGHT LOSS SOUTHWOOD MEDICAL PAVILION '1r : 0 ' IN k ' lit 44 10 ' '411 Mr and Mrs Sehmitke t t41t-- 't '!7 Mr and Mrs Cullen Ilendrickson-Schtnitk- e I arman-Culle- Sheri C Hendrickson and Curtis D Schmitke were married May 15 at Seven Oaks Reception Center A reception was given afterward The bride a daughter of Edward B Hendrickson St George and Karen K King Salt Lake City is employed by Condies Foods The bridegroom a son of Mr and Mrs Otto C Schmitke Salt Lake City also works for Condies Foods n Natalie Harman and William J Cullen were married May 14 in the Cathedral of the Madeleine A reception was given at The Devereaux House The bride is a daughter of Mr and Mrs R Larry Harman West Valley City Parents of the bridegroom are Mr and Mrs Vince Cullen Castro Valley Calif The couple will reside in acramen o ANIM' 1 Ey1: Ei A OSP 4114 e : Val Mr and Mrs Healey A Stowe-Ileale- v Mr and Mrs Cole Martine E Stowe and Stephen T Healey were married Wednesday in the Salt Lake LDS Temple A reception was given at Colonial House The bride a daughter of Dorothy Stowe Salt Lake City and the late George W Stowe attends the University of Utah The bridegroom is a son of Mr and Mrs Stephen G Healey West Valley City He attends the U of U and filled an LDS mission to Korea Gunderen-Gol- e Rhonda Jill Gundersen and Ernest A Cole were married Friday in the Salt Lake LDS Temple A reception l'as given at the McKinley LDS Ward The bride is a daughter of Mr and Mrs David W Gundersen Salt Lake City The bridegroom a son of Mrs Helen L Cole Salt Lake City filled an LDS mission to Missouri ' ii I ! '' t' ' 01 ir''' L 1 "11 wallow ' 4 40 "'-'1 f t 1 t t i1 j ''''''''"' loo - r' r 44 A ' 1 N f 1 --- 4s — rf 't - Mr Bresnahan 4 4 i Ilk d lille" ft f " odb4r - v e t' 4 ': t 1 4 s I Mr and Mrs Miss Oldham Ilona Leigh Oldham Burraston wiling Mr and Mrs Mark Oldham OrrYi Ile Ohio announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Rona Leigh Oldham to David M Bresnahan both of Salt Lake City The couple plans a June 10 wedding in the Salt Lake LDS Temple Miss Oldham was graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS degree in elementary education She was a member of the BYU Ballroom Dance Team and completed a master's degree in education at the 'University of Utah She filled an LDS mission to Colombia The future bridegroom a on of Marilyn Wolf Worcester Mass and the late Michael C Bresnahan attended the University of Lowell Mass and was graduated from Westminster College of Salt Lake City with a BS degree in communications and computer science lie is an MBA student at Westminster He filled an LDS mission to Ireland g Mr and Mrti JelabCri Michele Hutchings and Todd Burraston were married Saturday in the Salt Lake LDS Temple A reception was given at Seven Oaks Reception Center The bride is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Kent Hutchings Salt Lake City She is employed by Grant-hatcand Associates The bridegroom is a son of Mr and Mrs Merlyn Burraston West Valley City He is employed by Holiday Tire Seiler-Jense- n Colene Seiter and Douglas L Jensen were married Friday at La Chapelle A reception was given afterward The bride a daughter of Terry and Kriss Seiler Salt Lake City attends Utah State University The bridegroom a son of Cleve and Marlene Jensen Blackfoot Idaho attended USU h Center How do you like your potatoes? once required up to an hour in baking lime now uses just 10 minutes in STAMFORD Conn (UPI) — French fries are still king of the spuds but baked potatoes have surpassed mashed in a recent study The most popular potato side dishes MRCA Consumption Information Services which conducted the survey credits the microwave oven for the increased popularity of baked potatoes "Baking a potato which and 'PC the microwave'" said Edmond Mozes vice president and general manager of the firm Mozes says concern about nutrition probably also contributed to the baked potato's popularity among 2000 American households interviewed for the survey on side dishes I N EMEINININ During this Spring Season all your L AL — -111 - 4::2:iL0 i ittb i : eto' 20 - call: I 487-737- c7711po SO East 9400 South Sandy 1871 So 700 E i ti -- Int We Service Sall Lake Davis Wasatch Summit anti Utat CouMies -- ''1Smmiw 1 0- (‘ I g FEE DRY CLEANNG 487-854- : 44it En A A 7A 572- - Ir'ill Ill's wiel t 74c"' i e"19 () 1 1 g‘"----- 1"1"116' I (41 --I :17:776:Itlisz100111:kuiLL r L2 draperies are brought in For removal and rehanging 527-8- 4 e r7r i--de Ex Put's 11' filf" Except on orders by the pound ThiS ad must presented vhen - ri 'finds Cleaning Drapery Ark nol yawl w any oher ottet Mea lees ploauc's excluatfa 177)9rNi Spring Cleaning Special coun- ZiiRPjJU 1 — Ok I WEEKS c":: 1 Physicians 11 Centers4 ii woe ') Lt w i REIM If 1 1 larAtria - 4 Call now for a free consultation! i 1 1 You CAN GET STARTED NOM Al11 ' j I ---- f selors provide careful medical screening including EKG blood chemistry profile and monitoring throughout the program Thousands of clients are eating 3 meals a day tconsisting of REAL FOOD from the market) and safely losing up to 4 pounds per week r I A loss you should consider the many ttlie ( o' 1 overthe-tel- Ode Weighi Open I 1 30-da- y PHYSICIANS WEIGHT LOSS CENTERS® If - g' award-winnin- is - - - Virginia ymous spokeswoman p Riessman says the '80s are rife with this stuff because well doggone it we live longer And the longer we live the more use we have for groups that help us cope with the consequences Seriously now this means that if you are now living with breast cancer there's a host of women out there who have done the same — and can feel the same as you That makes them better equipped to deal with your uncertainties They can teach you how to cope because they've coped And that makes them pretty darn useful Back to this proliferation theme though In the '80s Riessman says we've developed this quirky tendency to look favorably upon people with problems who want to correct d them In our own way its OK to be a spendthrift if you don't want to be aust how out of hand is it? Well 10 years ago there were just a bunch — say a couple dozen — groups Today there are 50 — count 'ern 50 — clearinghouses just to keep track of the groups to refer people to them and to answer questions from journalists about them - But it doesn't stop there in our efforts to help ourselves advocate whatever and abolish whatnot we have gone far afield 7 far? Get this There are five nationwide groups that daily work to combat the dreaded scourge of Their combined membership tops out at 7886— at last count OK so it's easy to see why we battle our own demons — like gambling h leagues? That's all ancient history now because were all so danged busy So instead we join groups of individuals (or In the process we've lost our sense of humor Take Superwomen's Anonymous or the Society for the Restoration and Preservation of Red M &Ms Both started out fun but somewhere along the way they gathered steam a purpose and a sergeant-atarm- s So why now? that) (Gamblers Anonymous) Who will teach these classes? It rosis (Neurosis Anonymous) and overspending (Debtors Anonymous) And it's equally easy to see why we'd want to remain anonymous Who wants other people for example to know that you're sarcastic? (See Sarcastics Anonymous based in — where else? — California) Or messy (Messies Anonymous of Miami) Or a second banana (Anonymous Society of Second Bananas — made up of deputy secretaries of federal cabinet level departments — of Washington DC) But what is it about us that makes us want to actually join forces with others like us? Like other boring people (The Boring Institute) other people who drink zombies (American Zombie Association) other people who can't get into MENSA (DENSA) other people who love McDonnell Douglas F-- 4 Phantom II jet fighters (Phantom Phanatics Sod-eV- ) or other people who like to interrupt readings of scholarly papers (The Porlock Society) And why oh why do we get together to bring back nuclear war uppity women and linglebert II umperdinck? are seven i(There organizations that live to love Engle-hef- t Our favorite: Humper Dears) So why do we do it? Barbra Streisand said it best — because people need people Dr Frank Riessman of the National Self-HelClearinghouse in New York says we all want control of our hves and by getting control of our (pick one) sarcasm tipping emotions depression or schizophrenia we are doing just that Fort Lauderdale News and Are yDu a pessimist? A sexaholic? An overeating A sarcastic of a tries-sic- ? famous man? A A superwoman shoplifter or a second banana? Would you like to abolish circumcision tipping and fundamentalism in our lifetime? Better yet would you like to band together meet people like yourself develop intimate relationships and remain anonymous? 'lave we got the group for you p cials groups for any problem self-hel-p By Amy Wilson - p- Sunday May 22 1988 Lake Tribune ) - f ' t-e- - -- ' teT 4 :f' 1 1 g ' I 1 I 8 1N -- J --1Tr7ril kt- 2 -- I '1111" e— --- --- 1 I - k kit 1 - ‘4- 64‘s- 1 A I |
