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PAGE 14, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 1982, WHITBY FREE PRESS Newdisiplne olcy means more than banningth sra Bannlng the strap is only one part of the Dur- hiam Board* 0f Educa- tion's draft discipline policy accordlng to Whltby -Trustes 'Ian Brown.- In speaking to about. 40 interested, persons , moetly teachers, 'par- enits an reporters, at Henry Street High School last week1 -Brown said. that the primary purpose of the policy was. to establisli a firn set, of guldelines for Durham scliools. The frustes pointed out that the board has no discipline policy perse. There are,lie added, six reasons for esta- bllshing the policy: - to clarify the board's position; - to establiali guide- limes; - to change the public's and' teachers' perception of discipline; - to "clearly" define the minority of disrup- tive stud ents and inef- fective teachers; - to meet the needa of the'"whole" chlld; and, - because of a lack of sufficient provincial direction. Speaking ln the clip- ped mode of a teacher givlng a lecture, Brown iniformied bis audience that discipline lias more to do with teaching than with punlsliment. "To discipline is to caI668-9000< Torwzto 686-3911 @3omcc/yl BY BERNARD SLADE Starring NUALA FITZGERALD and' LARRY SOLWAY Featuring SYLVIA LENNICK, Compete dinner & show f rom $19.95 419 BROCK STREET NORTH. WHITBY educate, to teacli," lie said. "Discipline is part and. parcel of the entire educational process." "Most of us, as adults, are responsible for our own behaviour and children have 'to learn that," Brown continued adding, "Discipline and punialiment are not the same thing." Punishment is often an, expression of person- al dissatisfaction with a chld's behaviour and is often unrelated to logic. As' an example, Brown pointed to making a child do twice the amount of hliomneWork for cliewing guin in class or making an en- THE GREAT WALL, 116 Dundas Street West, Whitby 668-7021. A favourite eating spot for' Chinese food loyers. A large selection of Canadian dishes also served. .. Prices range from $2.70 and Up for lunch, and $3.80 and up for dinner. Open from Il a.m. to 1 a.m. weekdays, Friday and Saturday open till 2:30 a.m. We are now fully licensed. tire class stay in after scliool because one chlld was talking out of.place. The act of disciplining a child 1"does not need to be punative,"' . he said stressing that what nieeds to be done is to in- still into the chlld what is and is not acceptable behaviour' "WMat we are talklng about is a code of beha- viour." The trustee, is ada- mant that' the new policy govern everyone in the education system, students, teacliers, ad-. ministrative staff, trust- ees and parents. "It apples to everyone wlio is involved in the educational com- munity," lie said adding that its emplias is will be on defining responsi- bilities. Latching onto the well-known cliche that "discipline begins at hom e," Brown sala U1at parents must be a *fun- damental part of the process., ."parents have the res- ponsibllity for their children's behaviour," he continued addling that limes of communi- cation between home and school must always be open. Parents have often, Brown claimed, shifted responsibility for disci- pline 'away from the home to tlie scliool: While wanting to re- verse this .trend, BrÃ"wn, said that- teachers,, too, mutmodify their roles to a certain extent. The policy, if any when it is approved by the board, will allow eacli sehool to, adopt a code of, behaviour ac- ceptable* to the local commu nity While saying that each school CONT'D ON PG. 15 PIZZA HOUSE- Our Famous Pizzas are home-made from start tofinish. Free Delivery 668MI8891 1VI Wnitby MIIIIII S.