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- j For Reservations, please phone (810) 569 1515 - ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, 18451 West 10 Mile Road Southfield, Michigan • FAX 810-569-9945 CASUAL OUTDOOR FURNITURE AT COMPLETELY RELAXED PRICES RUSTICS GAS LOU • • ,• • w•-•••••• Gas log sets add beauty Dr. Judith Beltzman believes in being both honest and optimistic. and warmth with the simple turn ofa knob. Clean and efficient, these realistic logs are safer than wood. Save big on all ceramic gas logs — with names like Glo-Fire, Real-Fyre by Peterson, Fireside Accents & Rasmussen. Installation is availale. wed RusTics - PLEASE CALL FOR STORE HOURS BIRMINGHAM 810-644-1919 690 S. WOODWARD LIVONIA 313-522-9200 • 29500 W. 6 MILE RD. • NOVI 810-348-0090 • 48700 GRAND RIVER 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?