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Show A forum for opinion n T Sll FT 1 Wednesday O Bl B&3B D Review September 24, 1906 Crowded school classrooms benefit no one. Teachers with more than 30 students in a classroom lose teaching effectiveness. The frustrations of teachers who are not able to meet the needs of their students and the frustrations of the students who are not able to realize their potential create a counterproductive tension. At Clinton Elementary School, three fifth grade classes each contain more than 34 students. Parents are understandably concerned about the standard of learning those students will be able to achieve in such a crowded situation. It is a valid concern. There is no easy answer. Hiring teachers and providing classroom space require money. And state coffers contain a limited supply of that commodity. However, the state teachers union, the Utah Education Association, has decided to ask the legislature for a total of $54.3 million for teacher incentive programs. Their stated goal in trying to improve teaching is to ultimately improve education for children. A more direct and more easily measurable way to improve education would be to take some of those taxpayer dollars and use them to provide more teachers and portable classrooms, if necessary, in schools where overcrowding is critical. Everyone agrees smaller In our view classes are beneficial to education. There is no need to research the success of a program of smaller classes; there is no doubt such action would better allow all children to reach their potential. Other programs, including giving 12 more days of preparation time and other forms of teacher incentive, have not teachers been proven. Each year, millions are spent on new teacher incentive plans which often fail to reach their intended goals. The UEA now is asking for widespread changes in the career ladder programs which have cost taxpayers millions in the past three years. Betty Condie, UEA president, says the career ladder program is not achieving some important VtW Letter to the editor goals. Teacher evaluations are needed as prerequisites for pay increases. In most of soci- Mail carrier's family grateful for party ety, better performance is rewarded and mediocre efforts are discouraged, often by reduced compensation. It should be so for teachers. At any given school, parents, students, administrators and teachers themselves know which teachers are successful. Direct pay raises for those teachers and more money for Review editor To the people in Sunset on Jim Bertagnollis mail route who sponsored a surprise retirement party for him on Aug. 27, we will never forget your generosity and kindness. From the homemade cookies, root beer and punch, decorations on mailboxes along the way, to the wonderful comments made about Jim, you really went out of your way to make him happy. smaller classrooms would solve many of the problems in education in Davis County. Lakeside letter policy set The high trophy with the inscription Worlds Greatest Mailman and the money tree of $500 presented to Jim are tremendous and will be heartwarming for years to come. Our family wants to say thank you for all youve done in the past and hope to continue that friendship in the future. Its refreshing to see caring too people in our world today many times we take things for granted and hear the troublesome side of life. A big THANKS from 2'2-fo- ot The Lakeside Review encourages readers to submit letters to the editor. Content of letters should address issues of interest to our readership throughout north Davis County and in Roy. rial staff. Letters will also be edited, if necessary, to meet journalistic standards of good taste. Libelous material will be deleted. Unless a writer requests his name be withheld for reasons deemed justifiable by the editor, letters must be accompanied by the writers name when published. Send all letters to the Lakeside Review, 2146 N. Main, Suite 526, Layton, Ut., 84041. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. should be typed, Letters and must include the name and telephone number of the writer. Shorter letters are more likely to be published. Long letters will be subject to editing at the discretion of Lakeside Review edito double-space- us all. The James J. Bertagnolli family Rov d, v , tli 'VvV w. A .S-?.- v ' V P'' ii' ' ''K - ' ,J il' ifi ... i ' - J' . .VU 'J v. , -- .rYr:i- Wlv - 00 F n 's-- ' , , ' , ixwfc-ii- ' Grover Moffitt Roxanne Jenkins For the first time, a woman will sit on the Roy City Council. Kathleen Browning was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Richard Ulibarri at last weeks ROY ! ' . . '! ' Janeal Lambert City's appointment of first woman gets support in Roy council meeting. To feel the pulse S..r 4 .4 ; . t! . r - ' ' r' 'C f ' , L j gL. A?-- . ... - h eT. ft vw' n .. ac .. 1 ? .. V v vv.i VI f v V v ' ' x Vi lb of public opinion the Lakeside Review asked Roy residents what they felt about a woman being named to the council and what the pros and cons are of that decision. Grover Moffitt, resident since I dont know her per1948 sonally and its fine with me. (in years past) I think it has been a sexist issue. Roxanne Jenkins, resident for I think its really a better way Women have neat. of expressing ourselves. We can A. Wayne Kimber do it better than men and have a wider point of view. Were more down to earth. I think if we had more women in politics the women not involved would participate more. Im looking forward to workAnd I back her 100 percent. her with great anticipawith ing Janeal Lambert, two years livtion and optimism. Having a I thought Id run woman gives us another dimening in Roy when I was in Clinton, but didn't v sion we havent had before. I think a lady's point of view because the problem got solved anyway. I don't see why women will give us a little different idea dont run. and depth of things that men I dont think men would want sometimes dont have. to admit it but they don't want a A woman, because of her role women there. I dont know why in life, brings to mind things we maybe envy. (men) have a tendency to overA. Wayne Kimber, Roy mayor look. She will give us views what 21 years Street talk f Kathleen Browning working they think about life women, housewives, generally they people who pay the bills often are a little more cognizant and understanding and concerned with things like city utilities. Vi hy is it most people think only have the problems? abusers drug If you love a drug abuser you know better, don 'tyou? The abuser escapes into drugs. Where do you run? q, Sure, the drugprescription abuser needs help. But, then again, so do you. So take the first step, take Step One! Lakeview Hospitals confidential program can help both of you. Call P Lakeview 299-STE- Substance Treatment and Education pr Its one step closer to being happy again. problems and funding (the solutions to) the problems that cities have. I For your own sake, take Step One! Lakeview Hospitals Substance Treatment and Education Program. I think Kathleen Browning it will be an interesting challenge to find all of the ongoing city Ill call them as Program. Dial see them. What Ill do is sound basic thinking and analyze the situation at hand to the best of my ability." k 299-ST- EP |