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further defines that character
and builds the central theme
to a climax.
Let' put the c i back
into the schools! Let's teach
our children that there are
consequences for their ac­
tions. The children must learn
that they can choo e their ac­
tions, but the consequences
are, beyond control - and
often erious and sometimes
d adly. Let's bring high values
back. Let goodness win again!
Not stuffy, or arrogant or
nobbish, put in a manner that
, examines all values, stand­
ards con equences and adu-.
lates high ideals.
Our children are starved
for re I (not plastic) excel­
lence. The need m y appear as
a greed for material obj as,
but anyone ith any degree of
insight can easily recognize
that the greed is for
nowledge: a depth of
. knowledge at stimultes the
mind to create. There is n w
aw rene in youth. T ey will
not accept anything phony.
They might Ii e the cia sics.
rva Collins found r of
the famed West ide
Preparatory chool in
Chicago y that be at­
tributes the success of her
school to the clas ical
Robin
o
program .
. At Kensington Academy in
Bloomfield Hills, Carolyn
Teberian, a genius English
teacher, says she loves teach­
ing and watching her students
create poems, plays, and
d velop reports. Mrs. '7",
she is affectionately called,' a
gifted teacher. Her fourth and
fifth gr ders are creating sen­
sitive works and research
reports .of such high quality
that it ch II nges the achieve­
ment of so 10th, 11th, and
12th grade udents. From one
of her tudents:
S doCDre
It i the iound of the caD
of no one ...
It' the sound 'of the
footsteps that no
one made ...
It' the thoughts that
never get told ...
It is the language of .
th soul ...
by J Bed(l
III
)
Lov our children, give
them th t - I allin the
ooks - and it i 0 easy to
hare to to give.
Boo recommended for
caring, baring parents:
Classic Myths to' Read
Aloud by Willi F. Ru II,
Ed.
You Come Too (Favorite
Poems for Young Readers) by
R rt r t
Tales from Shake peare by
Ch "and b
They are our kids. If w
don't love them, we'll lose
them ... sooner or later.
f� ·.fUnding
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Leonard W. Robinson, High-
• land Par Board of Education
President and teacher in the
Livonia school system, called
on Representative Conyers
May 9 to urge increased
federal support for education,
families, and children.
"It's crucial that Congress
earmark sufficient funds to
protect education programs
from cuts and inflation, as well
as to provide resources to re­
store education services lost
over the past eight years,"
Robinson told Representative
Conyers; "Key federal educa­
tion programs must have the
resources to improve oppor­
tunities for disadvantaged,
handicapped,a nd other spe­
cial needs students."
Robi on added that the
National Education Associa­
tion" concemed bout' the
contiD ed erosion of federal
support for education in
.recent year . Federal elemen­
tary and secondary educatio
programS have lost S4.2billion
against inDation since fi cal
year 1980, Robinson noted
Robinson, a member of
NEA's Congressional Contact
Team, met with Represen -
tive Conyers at a critical point
in the fiscal year 1990 budget
process. Congress i consider­
ing spending chdices for the
federal budget year th t
begins ctober 1.
Robinson also stressed the
importance of passmg the
Family and Medical Leave
Act and the new NEA-en­
dorsed H.R. 3, the Child
Development and Education
Act. Both pieces oflegislation,
Robinson told Repres ntative
Conyers would significantly'
. improve the lives and well­
being of the families and
workers in Michigan.
The Family and Medical
Leave Act would provide
. teachers and other employees
with protections and
safeguards during pregnancy
leaves or during periods of
family a' � due to illness. The
Child Development and
Education Act is designed to
focus resources on the child
care and early childhood
development needs of Iow-in- I
come families.
"By calIiDg for additional
support for education and
moving to dopt these IePIa­
tive initiatn.es, " Robinson told
Representative Conye "you
will be helping to move
America's education agenda
forward. -
"All these measures,"
Robinson concluded, "will sig-
. nificantly improve the quality
of ed cation in our country
and provide essential support
to every working family in
America."
Census office to open in
High and Park
By Ron i I .
. HIGH�ND PI{. - By a four to five vote, the Highland Park
City Council voted to How the U.S. Census an office in High­
land Park's Blackwell Center at 15840 Second at Sear.
City uncilrnan Comer Heath stated that the fact that the
cen u office was centrally I cated in the city w uld rn ke it
easier for Highland Park to get a fairer count, making it eligible
for more government services. .
He added that it would represent jobs for residents and
. create orne revenue for the city.
evised reading tes .......
I:» a rent
a ed to help
ByR Se
HIGHLAND PK. - In a
humorous novel about
childhood at the tur of the
century, Booth Tarkington
id . hero d fined school
ce here he forced
to go to memorize thin that
had no si nificance to him
tever.
] ohn Stindt, Deputy Super­
intendent of Highland Par
Schools, stated this better be
changing.
e state reading test
scores develoPfd by the
Michigan Education ess­
meat Program (MEAP) e
stressing not only the
knowledge of words but- a
knowledge of the meaning of
is being read
Instead of old fashioned
memorization and rote, the
MEAP report str initia­
tive and independence. It also
emph izes intere t and self-:
image.
"It i essential to develop a
itive attitude toward read­
ing and toward oneself as a
reader: th report states.
Source in the school d' -
trier report th t the under­
standing of meaning and inter­
est in re ding' necessary to
provid the flexibility, initi -
live and creativity nece ary
in a w rid of constant change
and greater competiti n.
Stindt expressed concerns
that be use of higher expec­
tations in the re ding tests,
L
tests score might go down.
The next test is on October 25.
Highland Park School Su­
perintendent Eldon Martin
. stated that the ch JJ ns
would improve the quality of
teaching.
"Every teacher (in a subject
where there is a great deal of
reading) will have to be a read­
ing teacher," he said _
Stindt n ted material wilf
be sen to parents showing
how they c n help young
people develop neces ary
skills. .
Stindt noted that among
other things, parents can take
time to read to children. They
should al 0 as questions
about what i being .read:
"Why did he do that? How do
you thin he felt? Wh t do '
you think is oing to h ppen?"
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