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Show Page 3A North Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, May 9, 1984 Children Become Subjects In Special WSC Laboratory SHELLEY KANCITIS Review Correspondent , The doghouse roof has collapsed and Jared Smith is not sure how to fix it. 'Tell me what we need to do, says Ivan Flint,. a Weber State College student. Jared, who is 4 years old and not much taller than the doghouse, puts his hands on his hips and surveys the construction site. Is there anything you can do to make the roof better? asks about to be swallowed by a Special to the Lakeside Review mudslide. With the same amount of money allotted for career ladders, it would have been entirely possible to hire many new teachers, go to split sessions for extra space where necessary, and cut standard class size to 20 or lower. Perhaps I should conduct a survey but I would guess that most teachers, including myself, would have preferred to cut the overload (by hiring new teachers) and maintain present salaries. Instead, our legislature has added incentive requirements and kept class workloads unchanged, only to rise in the future. How soon can we expect teacher burn-oto begin? Perhaps we shouldnt complain too loudly, because career laddering was and is a positive effort. It is unfortunate, however, that the money was not spent for new teachers and smaller classes. I believe the latter would have benefited all children a great watched absolutely fantastic student teachers not yet out of colDear Bonnie, lege! The reverse is true too, of Now that the legislature has al- course, but Im not sure that this located the career ladder mon- plan will have the desired effect ey, what exactly will that do for on the quality of teaching going on. Time will tell. my childs education? Thank?. I must also say that it will reT.N. Dear T.N., quire a great deal of red tape work for secretaries, more The legislature really blew it secretaries, or a great computer onxthis one. Someone really neglected to do his homework -- system to keep track of every and we will now get only one move that every teacher makes. I do not want to totally dispart h e age the program because, as I said before, it is used regularly mileage in industry, it has worked there, for the and is actually not a bad promoney. gram. So whats the big problem? career On every survey taken, the ladder number one concern was class is size. Utah has had the highest pupil teacher ratio in the nation since 1967. Even among a mawithout jority of teachers, teacher salamerit; ries were secondary to class size. it is incentive Major goof: the legislature had for all teachers to work onward addressed a secondary problem and totally ignored the major, and upward with monetary rewards andor higher rank for potentially disastrous one rather like putting two new lovetheir accomplishments. This thein on workers industry ly coats of paint on a house ory spurs and will undoubtedly provide a stimulus in education as well. Whether it actually will provide higher quality teaching or simply more qualified teachers remains to be seen. The latter KAYSVILLE The Kays-vilLDS Seminary will hold does not necessarily lead to the former. I have seen - and ingraduation ceremonies May 17 deed had to endure classes from teachers with PhDs who at 7 p.m. in the Farmington .were dreadful bores, and I have North LDS Stake Center, 729 The H V 1 i ' :,fZ V (l ,m , not Y' high school classes. Instead of test tubes or microscopes, this lab is filled with things like blocks, clay and miniature ironing boards and carpet . - ut deal more. Questions for Bonnie Smith may be sent to her co the Lakeside Review, 2144 N. Main, 524, Lavton, Ut. 84041. Graduation Date May 17 - le When people think of a lab, they usually think about chemistry where the experiments are done with chemicals, says Tom Day; director of the Childrens School. In here, students observe and experiment with the laws of human behavior. Dawn Johnson, a Clearfield High School student, is one of hundreds of students who will utilize the lab each year. Instead of observing her subjects through the end of a microscope, she will stare through a windowed wall into one of three brightly lit rooms that house the childrens school. The windows are covered with a one way screen that enables visitors to observe children and teachers without being seen. I bring a class here every year because actually seeing children interact is more valuable than just listening to lectures, said Mary Lou Craven, a home economics teacher at Clearfield -- - PUSHING wheelbarrow through sand at Weber State College childrens school is Jared Smith of Roy. ; Training students to become teachers is the labs primary purpose, according to Day. Another important aspect of the lab is the opportunity for students to see firsthand if their textbooks are in touch with the real world of childhood. Hey, your dogs dead, announced Jared. Several children rushed over to the doghouse to see if the teacher walked over to the doghouse and asked, How did news was true. passes three facilities. Two of the . labs are day care centers serving children of Weber State students . te School. This is the first year North Davis has presented musicals. Its first musical, Bye Bye Birdcrowds in Deie, had sell-ocember. I feel the community has ut might die. of the Child and Family Studies Department in the As part School ' If you're looking for an out of the ordinary place to shop and make money the ')v. BLACK ELEPHANT IS THE PLACE! it encom- OPEN "The Finest in Consignment" 3850 Washington Blvd. 393-310- 9 10 a.m.-- 5 p.m. (Across from Gibsons) Mon.-Sa- t. Help bring the world together, one friendship while projects. Cray thorn (dance), and Juleen Boothe (orchestra). .Tickets can be purchased at $1.50 per person, $5 per family 1 by calling the school at or by contacting a member of the musical theater class. North Davis Junior High is located at 835 South State in Clearfield. 825-165- or Brough at an open house on Thursday, May 10, at Wasatch Elementary, 270 East Center Street, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. 'All former students, parents, and fellow educators are invited to attend. be held Thursday, May 10 at 7 p.m. in the girls gym at Davis High School. The public is SAVE 25 at a time. Oth,er teacher advisors are Jerry Vander Does (music), James Thurell (stage and scenery), Pat Burton Plans Dance Festival Burton EleKAYSVILLE are students School mentary busy practicing for their annual dance festival. The festival will of Education, and employes. One is a nursery school open to the. public. greatly benefited from seeing its young people and their talents, said Robyn Horicuchi, advisor to musical theater. It is heartwarming for many to witness youth involved in such worth- Retiring Principal Honored Clearfield. The faculty and PTA will hon is flooded with unique crafted items , 4 Dwane CLEARFIELD Brough will be retiring at the end of May after 34 years as a teacher and administrator in education. He is presently principal at Wasatch Elementary in r- - Consignment Store about one of the childrens grandmothers who is old and - The lead role of Joe Pendelton Heaven Can LAYTON Wait, a play from the late is played by Gary Coleman. Other major roles are played by .1 930s which has been produced Rod Arrandt, Natalie Anderson, be will form twice, movie in Liz Pudlewski, Larry Yanez, and at Theatre Little in the presented on weekend Monique Lanier. Layton High this 7:30 14 at and Marlena Barnes, Scott AnderMay 10,11,12, p.m. son, Chad Hoke, Tres Benzley, Ronald L. Petersen, director Cheryl Estoque, Mindy Bright, of the play said that the play and Mike Lyons will act in supconcerns the efforts of an athlete porting roles. to maintain his life and love inTickets are available at the tact when he is mistaken by an ' door. errant messenger from heaven. -- THE BLACK ELEPHANT Five different explanations are offered along with comments -- Heaven Can Wait Set At Layton High School . Lundstrom and Lynette will be 249 students. he die? NDJH Dates Play CLEARFIELD North Davis Junior High in Clearfield is busy preparing Oklahoma for public presentation on May 11,. 12, and 14, at 7 p.m. Oklahoma is the story of young love and dreams in the setting of the Oklahoma territory. Joining the cast of 50 students and 20 stage crew members will be the joint orchestras of North Davis Junior High and Clearfield High W. Shepard Lane, Farmington. Student speakers will be Jimmy Larkins, Paige Felix, Robert FLOOD SALE A Lying lifeless on the floor was the dog, a classmate dressed in jeans and a plaid shirt, the dog scratched his nose. Hey,- hes dead and he moved, said an amazed onlooker. High. - BONNIE SMITH third 1 know, says Jared. Walking over to a nearby shelf, he pulls out a long plank, hoists it onto his shoulder and carries it to the doghouse. He carefully lays the plank across the broken section of the roof. It fits, says Jared with a smile as big as his sense of accomplishment. 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