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a ttthi4wii jtc p 6 weekender november 9 1996 st letters misinterpreting constructive criticism doesnt help dear editor i read the letter from dean bodkin and the response from glen morehouse unlike susan whitebread i dont see mr morehouses letter as a general condemnation of teachers i understand him to be say ing that there are burned out teachers who should be retired or replaced and some who may have become teach ers for the wrong reasons but these teachers remain be it for contractual reasons or due to the extreme difficulty in removing them so it follows that there are bright young teachers who will never get to show their abilities because of teachers with lifelong con tracts who have essentially arranged permanent owner ship of their jobs regardless of their performance it seems to me that the true thrust of mr morehouses let ter was that the system needs fixing starting with the merging of the two publicly funded boards government bureaucracies are well known to be inefficient and top heavy with management unfortu nately the education system is no different i believe the silent majority of which i am usually one concurs with this opinion many of us believe that the minister of educa tion john snobelen is taking the necessary steps to address this difficult and complex problem ms whitebread references a ibronto star interview of four families asked to grade the school system from that she manages to draw the conclu sion that the problem for our system and its front workers is the parents expectations of the schools responsibilities expecta tions are a miniscule part of the problem the funding of a top heavy administration dedicated to self preservation takes money that could be put to much better use in the class rooms of ontarios dedicated teachers be they young or old support is more helpful than pot shots states ms whitebread i can assure you that that support will be much easier to come by when the taxpaying public believes the education system is the best it can be it is ill served by misinterpreting and misstating someone elses constructive criti cism john alden newmarket imported ranided messages foftoul novemeber 1996 this week- jesus wept nextbrads story fleas cal 9052946960 i vm f c o m nov 9nov 15 artmimtpoumltyummiieimchk lawyer peter j lewarne matrimonial person injury legal aid accepted small business law bankruptcy real estate wills over 20 years experience low rates quality service 4701 highway no 7 at kennedy rd unionville ontario l3r 1 m7 tel 4774331 fax 47776q8 24 hour availability iiiii i i ii 1 1 disposal of old set available phone orders accepted i markham hvyy7 richmond hill tt elcin mills mar major mackenzie scarborough sheppardavee hal to bloditutervwco juul sleep factory 4560 hwy 7 4770181 10720 yonge st 5086190 381 1 seppard ave e 2935191 we make any size mattress setup free available i layaway hours monwed thursfri saturdays sundays 1 06 pm 109pm 106pm 114 pm advertising correction eatons baby book broadsheet appearing in this newspaper this week please note the following page 4 girls 2piece fleece sets reg 2499 and 2999 shown in middle of page will be available november 16 pages 1 and 2- off offers are missing copy should read excludes items already sold at 2 for pricing multipacks are considered one item inadvertently the errors listed appeared in our advertising we sincerely regret any inconvenience or confusion to our customers eatons m a winner to see how we can help you or your child call 2010988 99 holiday special includes uniform martial arts canada family centres