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wr wnoikm4i6 library news giant book sale starts on may 15 books books get your books at the library four days in may have been set aside for the annu al booksale mark your calendar thursday may 16 to sunday may 19 for free admission to the giant sale of previously enjoyed books of course if youre real ly eager you can attend the collectors hour for 10 on wednesday evening may 15 7 to 8 pm so make a date to attend the booksale at the library theres lots of time to fit it into a busy schedule wednesday may 15 from 7 to 8 pm 10 for the col lectors hour thursday may 16 fridaymay 17 from 10 am to 8 pm saturday may 18 10 am to 5 pm sunday may 19 1 to 5 pm this is a major event for everybody sometimes its possible to find an old favorite you thought you had forgotten its definitely a great fundraiser for the library with all proceeds going to the library develop ment fund its also a fantastic way to pick up reading material for the cottage the cottage that place where we go when the sun finally comes out and we can get away from it all and contemplate the good old days now if you want an interesting perspective on the good old days try helen heenas book life before medicare this is a collection of anecdotes which pro- vides a humane perspective of a colder harder life for example the family who had six children four of whom had to have their tonsils out it wa decided that it would be cheaper to do all six children and to further reduce the cost the operation would take place at home on the kitchen table or how about the many families who spent years paying offjnedical bills as one woman puts it in those days you went into debt because of medical bills not for luxuries this book will make us appreciate our current sum mer days at the cottage diabetes meeting monday the monthly meeting of the york region diabetes associa tion will take place on may 6 at 730 pm in the community room of the markham police station the speaker at this months meeting is psychiatrist dr mark berber who will discuss the psychological complications of diabetes the station is located at the corner of mccowan and carl ton roads for more informa tion call 8879639 dr mark berber weve moved the seneca college markham centre has relocated to serve you better microcomputer training will now be held at the gordon baker campus 155 cordon baker road suite 102 honeywell building microcomputer training real estate certificate program i upgraded labs free parking conveniently located on cordon baker between finch steeles most classes start the week of may 6 1996 to register call 4164934144 for more information on microcomputers or real estate call 4164915050 ext 4001 credit programs still held at markville secondary school unionville high school seneca college of applied arts k technology york region to my teacher did i ever thank you in between algebra and problem solving in between grammar and creative writing in between science experiments that failed or were left unfinished in between wagner and van gogh in between tears arid laughter in between class parties and tests in between breaths as we entered the final lap in between lost notes and creative excuses in between days of energy and times of complete fatigue in between misunderstanding and ejghtenniienit in between lesspris on forgiveness arid tolerance- iri between instructions onhow tot survilifeit l tw- in between strict rulesltemperedz with a sense of humour r tt iribetw6en graduation arid new j febegjinriings tmnyou zjz to the public as i look back on my years of teaching most of my memories are fond ones memories of students i taught and memories of those with whom i taught i am especially proud of what i have accomplished when i decided to become a teacher it wasnt because of the money because i wasnt well paid and it wasnt because i would be off all summer mind you that aspect was appealing but i used some of the summers to supplement my income and later i used some to upgrade my credentials i suppose i teach because i think i have something to offer we all have something to offer society we all choose how we would best accomplish this goal yet my career choice is always the subject of scorn in some circles i am a professional with a very poor public image viewed by many as overpaid and under worked i do the best i can teaching your children high moral values social and academic skills coupled with a sense of fairness for all your chudren are part of ja group part of several groups which i teach daily each child has her or his needs some students have specialhneeds i deal with them all i dps the best i can under at times very difficult circumstances the one thing that has inspired mepto perseveres all fthejse yeafsy no matter what city i taught in nor which board i worked for is thw- children they made my job fun to do fa i am a pfersbn too i have dignitji deserve to be respected tobe treated fairly lhfie earned it i am somebody i am a teacher f i to the politicians jm fi tipnfc bother coming intcmy claisbp me whaivrpngv iknitfwiiwatsorigl there are io many kjid fern supplies to teach with and thats whats wrong ther are too many children who vcjorfte to school hungry tired unloyeda at times it seems the whole society is dumping all its problems in our classroom expecting us to be minister and parent and social worker and police officer thats whats wrong andj theres far too little support from people like you mr politician and thats whats wrong so unless you have some help to offer go away because im doing the best i can every day to teach these children in spite of my own human shortcomings unless you can help me get on with my job get out of my way youll only make things worse john royr former president national education association york region pride has been funded by the membership fees of the following york region organizations the womens teachers association the ontario public school teachers federation the ontario secondary school teachers federation and the ontario english catholic teachers association proud roles in delivering education i