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eee ea ee ee ee ee ees ee a ee ee ee eee en a Se ee ae ae ee ee ge OS OE ee ee ee a ee ee eS a Parents will help evaluate Child Centred Learning at Sacred Heart wo PAUL SANDERSON A marke: shift' in attitude amoung school and school board of- ficials was evident August 6, during their latest meeting at Midland's Sacred Heart elementary school with a group of parents still deeply concerned about the quality of their childrens' education. Las! September, in accordance with a Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board of Education directive, the relatively unstructured, free-play, Child Centred Approach to Learning was introduced as a complete program for Junior and Senior Kindergarten students at Sacred Heart. Parents first officially expressed _ dissatisfa- ction with the progress and discipline of their children enrolled in the program at the school's regular May teachers' meeting. Since that time, a continued series of meetings has left concerned parents generally unsatisfied with the merits of Child Centred Learning. After an organized group of over 30 parents left a July 10 meeting at the school, thoroughly frustrated al their own lack of understanding with the newly adopted education 'system, last Tuesday's meeting was scheduled with a film titled, The Serious Business of Play, designed to explain Child Centred learning But despite the ex- cellent 40 minute film released in 1974, followed by a defence of the Child Centred concept by School Board Primary Education Specialist Anne Mur- phy, questions from the audience of almost .50 parents were focused almost exclusively on Sacred Heart's in- lerpretation of Child Centred Learning. While they generally accept the theory of a free play learning en- vironment, most parents in attendance wanted to know how to fairly evaluate the Child Centred pratice at Sacred Heart. In the almost two hours of debate and discussion that followed the film it became evident that further negotiation between parents and educators would be fruitless, until parents had spoken at length with the teachers and perhaps witnessed for themselves the atmosphere in an actual working classroom al Sacred Heart. Principal Neal Dillon admitted he had kept _ A 'Chamberpot' | __ In every store Most of the 171 member businesses, with the Midland Chamber of Com- merce, should already have received the latest edition of the Chamber's spunky little newsletter, yesterday. The whimsically titled "Cham- berpot"' was introduced last April, ina small, four page, newspaper format featuring black and white photographs with coloured graphics around the stories. The original retained for the format has been second edition, complete the '"'Pot Watcher" (all the latest business and commercial news), and 'Pot Luck'"' (where 18 new members are welcomed to the Chamber of Commerce). The "Chamberpot"' is prepared by freelance editor Kathryn Downer with the advice and assistance of Administrator Carol Baker, Staff Writer Carol Dimock, and Secretary Laurie St. Amant. Three hundred copies are currently being distributed, atid another issue is scheduled for release before the end of the year. Aug. 15 Couchiching Theatre present Theatre Sheridan Productions in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," a_ hilarious Music musical comedy. 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