Show YOUR SCHOOLS T Teacher Parent-Teacher Conferences to Replace Report Cards Johnny will no longer have to to spend a bad hour half-hour each six weeks explaining school grades to Dad when his report card Is signed The report card is being replaced in the Garfield schools b by what is believed to be the themore themore themore more satisfactory system of teacher parent-teacher conferences The elementary schools have already abandoned report cards carlls and the high schools are scheduling p par tr- tr teacher ent-teacher conferences at least once this ye year r to the report card with a view to eventually discarding it What are these conferences I and how will they operate Briefly Brief BrIet- i ly h the teacher parent-teacher conference I Is designed to give the parent a I larger share in the planning of his childs child's education Instead of or being sent a report each six weeks containing a series of marks or symbols which in reality mean little little or nothing the parent will be Invited to meet with the teacher at a convenient convenient con con- time to discuss his childs child's development and make plans for his further develop develop- ment It Is believed such conferences conferences conferences con con- can serve as a way two-way avenue for pooling Information about the child and result in more adequate planning for his future development This to replace the way one-way avenue of the report card from teacher to parent using most inadequate marks or grades which too often reflect more the state of the teachers teacher's digestion than a true picture of the childs child's progress I The number of conferences held each year will be left to each school and parent concern concern- ed It is believed that a maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum of four conferences would be the most any school could properly undertake It has long been recognized by many parents and teachers that the report card method of reporting to parents Is factory To rate a child with an A B D or C requires a superhuman superhuman superhuman super super- human knowledge and understanding understanding understanding under under- standing which no teacher claims to possess For a parent to lo interpret such a mark is even more difficult Improved methods of reporting to parents have been tried In some schools including the sending sending of letters I telling of the childs child's problems and progress by the teacher to the parent But none of these methods were satisfactory because because because be be- cause they represented a one way flow of information from teacher to parent The teacher needs the help of the parent and the Information he can supply supply supply sup sup- ply also Thus the parent- parent teacher conference is being used In our schools In order that the thep p parent rent and teacher can work cooperatively cooperative toward the same goal that of assuring that each ench child develop to the fullest extent extent extent ex ex- tent of his capabilities Panguitch Wins Ins 2 Openers Tropic Takes One Drops One Onel l Basketball came into the spotlight spotlight spotlight spot spot- light last week in Garfield county with two double header games at the Panguitch gym Panguitch High made a clean sweep of Its two games turning In a lopsided 41 14 victory over Valle Valley High Friday night and taking a close game from Kanab Kanab Kanab Ka- Ka nab 49 36 on Saturday Tropic High lost to Kanab 48 27 on Friday night but came back to defeat Valley High on Saturday Coach Englestead used every everyman everyman everyman man on his squad in both games Gordon Crosby scored four field goals and two foul tips to take tako scoring honors in the Panguitch- Panguitch Valley Valle encounter Malloy Dodds scored 13 points for the top place in the Panguitch- Panguitch Kanab game Jed Smith paced the Tropic team in Its game gaino With lith Valley Vallee High scoring five fhe field goals and one foul tip for 11 points Marlin Johnson was high scorer for Tropic in the game with Kanab Garfield E Educators Attend Health Conference Eleven school people from the Garfield schools attended attend attend- ed the regional elementary health and physical education conference at Richfield last week Those who attended the meet from here were wore C C. C Price Allred Bessie Bessle Ott Mary Marr J Hilda Gardener Thayne Thano Smith Merle Heywood Sherman Eyre lona Iona Alvey LeRoy Roberts Sadie Rogers Supt Christensen and the county nurse Miss FInley The meeting was addressed b Miss 1 Snyder and Mr of the U. U S. S Office of Education In the morning session the executive session the need for fora a community council to promote and coordinate a community recreational recreational recreational rec rec- program was stressed b by Miss Snyder Mr pointed out that while each elementary school should have havea a recess where the tho children In undirected activity can learn to play together each school should provide at least 30 minutes of directed physical education activities each day He also stressed the importance of small equipment for the playgrounds playgrounds playgrounds playgrounds' play play- grounds grounds' such as balls games etc An exhibit of home made games at the conference Included a set of or ten-pins ten exhibited by bythe bythe bythe the Antimony school Visit Mite lUte Supt Christensen Miss Rogers Rogers Rogers Rog Rog- ers and B B. B L. L Mathews were In Hite Kite this week visiting the new school there The purpose of the trip was to Inspect the building and determine any other school plant needs School Board Election An election to select a member of the Garfield County School Board from Precinct 1 will be beheld beheld beheld held on Wednesday December 1 All voters properly registered register register- ed In the recent n. n national elections elections elec elec- I elec-I who live In Precinct 1 are eligible to vote Precinct 1 includes in includes in- in eludes that portion of Panguitch north of the street running east and west In front of the high school or the North Ward area including Spry All registered registered registered regis regis- voters in this precinct are urged to come out and vote voto on December 1 In Panguitch the polling place will be the residence of TillIe Clark with judges of the election being Illetta Reid Freda Henry and Tillie Clark Spry voters may vote at the home of Garth Heap where Theora Heap Edon LeFevre and Preal Veator will willbe willbe be ele election tion judges Two applicants have filed for forthe forthe forthe the position Thomas incumbent and Herb Stoker Stoker- Mr is a lifelong resident of Panguitch where he Is well known as a merchant t and business business business busi busi- ness man He has had some 33 years experience in the stores of Panguitch prior to his retirement retirement retirement retire retire- ment recently For the past eight years Mr has served served sen ed on the Garfield School Board having haYing been appointed to fill till the term of ot Joseph Davis for three years and then having been elected for tor a full term at the last election Mr I states that the number one problem facing the Garfield county schools is buildings and Ill I'll work for tor them Mr Stoker Is highly regarded throughout Garfield county where he lie has haa been a resident for the past 19 years He is well known in Panguitch where heis ho he hoIs hois is a member of both the Town Board and of the West Panguitch Panguitch Pan Pan- gultch Irrigation Board Mr Stoker expresses a deep Interest interest interest inter Inter- est In the welfare of the schools of the county and Indicates that he will work wholeheartedly for fot their Improvement Final responsibility for the welfare of your OUr schools rests with the School Board Vote on December 1 1 |