The National President
of the Zionist Organization of America
MORTON A. KLEIN
will address
a public luncheon forum —
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1996 12 NOON
TEMPLE BETH EL • 7400 TELEGRAPH ROAD • BLOOMFIELD HILLS
You are invited to hear the man –
Smooth Transition
A new Eton Academy program aims to help
students moving on to college and to work.
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Who was named by the FORWARD Jewish Weekly as one of the leaders
who will lead the American Jewish community into the 21st century."
A on-man sparkplug for Congressional action, who single-handedly per-
suaded Congress to take a harder line on Yasser Arafat.
Who initiated the creation of Peace Accord Monitoring groups in the House
and Senate
Who propelled the adoption of the Specter-Shelby-Lowey amendment
Who challenged the Jewish "establishment" to undertake a more activist
program in support of Israel
Who was praised by PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU for
"explaining Israel's case to the American public, media and Congress"
That man is MORTON KLEIN.
A Dairy Luncheon - $15.00 per person
udith Beltzman does not be- the Workplace" and "21st Centu-
lieve in the power of limi- ry: Careers." Instructors include
tations.
social workers, psychologists, pub-
So a learning disabled lic relations experts and teachers.
(LD) student is not an expert in
Dr. Beltzman, who holds a doc-
math. Does this mean he should torate in education from Walden
never work? Or that he should University and has been at Eton •
sit at home all day and watch for nine years, will both direct and
"The Young and the Restless"? teach at the Transition Center.
Or that his life is over?
After students have complet-
Ridiculous, Dr. Beltzman says. ed course work, Dr. Beltzman
What it means is that he proba- and other staff will guide them
bly shouldn't become an accoun- to resources to help them find a
tant. But this has nothing to do job or become enrolled in a col- c
with his capitalizing on other lege or university.
skills and choosing a career as
"Most of our students are in-
a singer like Cher, or a race-car terested in going to college," says
driver like Jackie Stewart, or an Ms. Beltzman, a member of the
actor like Tom Cruise — all of Birmingham Temple. But they
whom have been diagnosed with may not have considered how
a learning disability.
they will deal with "those daily
The question is how to direct glitches that interfere." LD stu-
that student to the right place.
dents likely will need a little as-
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Dr. Beltzman is director of the
new Transition Center at Eton
Academy in Birmingham. The
Eton Academy is for LD students
in grades 1-12; the Transition
Center's goal is to help graduat-
ing students — and others in the
community — decide what they
want to do after high school, and
how they can best accomplish
their goal.
"This is something we've been
dreaming about for years," said
Eton Headmistress Mary Bram-
son Van der Tuin. "Fortunate-
ly, we've been able to rally a lot
of support because everyone un-
derstands how great the need is."
The Transition Center, which
opens in mid-November, begins
with an assessment in which the
client's background, abilities, ca-
reer and/or education goals are
charted. Courses and workshops
cover such topics as "Problem-
Solving Strategies," "Interper-
sonal Communications Skills for
sistance with time management <
or daily organizing. The Transi-
tion Center can help them find
these support services.
Learning disabilities are neu-
rologically based ailments which
in no way reflect IQ, but which
can affect a student's ability to
process certain material. Some-
times it is difficult for LD stu-
dent to understand the subtleties
of language — inferences, nu-
ances and humor. Other times
the issue is making sense of se-
quential information. Or perhaps
an LD student cannot write —
though he may turn out to be a I
whiz on the computer.
The crux for Dr. Beltzman is
always "working on a person's
strength." After all, she notes,
everyone has weaknesses, but
does it really matter to a record
company that a band member
cannot recall historical dates as
long as he writes songs that
bring in millions of dollars?