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Show Hlwood Pace Named To High Office At BYU Child Workshop Mr. Elwood Pace of 2731 Carole Drive; Steffenson Heights was in attendance at the state wide Workshop held at the BYU for all parents of exceptional children. Mr. Pace, at a business meeting in the late afternoon, was elected the new president of the International Inter-national Congress of Exceptional Children. He is also a visiting teacher of Pupil Personnel in the Jordan School District. Dr. Edgar A. Doll spoke at the carried on for the child if parents can't see eye to eye or if they do not fully share the mutual responsibility. re-sponsibility. The formula for proper training is; 'keep out of natures way,' for premature instruction in-struction damages. After the infancy in-fancy or discovery stage comes the, 'start to school stage.' At the present time, since there is no way for these children to be placed in local schools; it is at the beginning of this school stage the parent is faced with the choice of giving their child the early advantages ad-vantages of an education or early advantages of security and love at home. To give these children the early advantages of an education they must be placed in what in years past were" called institutions but is now called Residential Schools. Residential training is not popular and is avoided now for local school training where the child can remain in the home as any child should. Dr. Doll stated that the psychiatrists psychi-atrists who evaluate the exceptional excep-tional child do not make adequate allowances for the cause of their handicap or the limit or the experiences ex-periences they have encountered. It is highly unsafe to forcast what any one of these children will do intellectually or therapeutically. morning class from 10 to 11. He was also the speaker at a banquet I given by the I.C.E.C at 6:30 that evening. Dr. Doll is an internationally inter-nationally known authority on exceptional ex-ceptional children and consulting consult-ing psychologist for public schools at Bellingham, Wash., and formerly Director of Research at the Vineland School, Devereau, Penn. At present he is a member of the visiting faculty at the BYU during the summer session. Dr. Doll in the morning class warned those who work with exceptional ex-ceptional children, parents or others, that the here and now should not be dealt with too much but the child's overall life should be considered. It is definitely necessary to take a long view of the child's life. It is important tc think on the previous history of the child; history is a forerunner of the future and you have to look back to know what the future will bring for these children. The things you can't do anything about cooperate with. From infancy in-fancy to five years is the discovery discov-ery period and as soon as the reasons rea-sons are discovered for the child not being what is called 'normal' it is necessary to accept and work with them and not against them. A forward motion cannot be brought out, illegally exclude exceptional ex-ceptional children from the class rooms and the same school teaches teach-es citizenship and upholding the law. School people are remiss in their duty unless they recognize their duty to educate all children. Arthur S. Hill, educational director di-rector of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations, brought out the rights of exceptional children including the rights of an education. educa-tion. In the Constitution of every state in the United States the statement can be found to the effect ef-fect that they are obligated to educate all children, and every state has ignored their need. Mr. Hill feels that in this respect the general public is ahead of education educa-tion in the rights of all children. "The doctrine of Democracy is, 'We are obligated to provide an opportunity of education for all children.' Which means equal in rights to learn although not equal in capacity. And as Dr. Doll said, 'Don't be conceited about being normal, none of us are, the lack is in different things.' " Mr. Pace said. When these children start to school they face the problem of self acceptance. He knows he's different from other children, and has a very shrewd understanding of himself. The schools make the mistake of thinking parents do not know anything about the child; this is a mistake, parents suffer with and know their children and it is wise educators who will consult con-sult parents and learn more about the child. Schools, Dr. Doll |