st tribuneoctober 30 1996 p s letters support of our teachers more helpful to students than criticism dear editor i hear in the tone of glen more houses letter about the education system a frustration with its failure to meet the needs of one or another of his children it is an understandable frustration our children are our most valuable assets and if we dont insist on their rights and needs then who else will a recent article in the toronto star dealt with an interview of four differ ent families in metro toronto it asked them to grade the school sys tem the interesting point was not the grades each applied to the class room but the expectations of the schools responsibility in each case one family needed the teachers to reach their hyperactive son and inattentive daughter while another mother assumed the staff would pro vide the extra help to enable her child to learn english herein lies the problem for our sys tem and its front workers our teach ers how does it meet all these goals and which needs are more important than others surely no child is more important than another so all the parental expectations have to be jug gled this diversity of needs is too complex to address in one failure proof package the rather snide remark by mr morehouse that vir tually all teachers are in the class room to earn that kind of money for short hours with one quarter of the year off is a sweeping generalization for someone purporting to offer a rea sonable argument his assumption that young teachers are the answer to all the problems denies the matu rity patience and wisdom of so many seasoned teachers knowledge is not wisdom as a soci ety we must recognize the wisdom of adults as teachers and as parents and work together to raise success- november bonus with any 12 purchase bonus includes a quality hairbrush a sample conditioner 5 coupon for your next visit pauls hairstyling 6403553 blackwafer dressed meats poultry division bookings inquiries for poultry division only blackwater dressed meats beef division slaughtering will be completely shut down due to reconstruction sorry for the inconvenience ultimate regency fireplace products with this coupon rauaixtrae storxe and coupon expires cpc nov 18 1996 jl x5681 hwy 48 li c905 6401ss6 jj were iihjfeuotvjfgest ful children bright enthusiastic children can be nurtured by a fine teacher young or older as can a socially maladjusted youngster in the democracy of the classroom we must rec ognize the daily challenge for all children to succeed and we must recognize our teachers as front hne workers who need encouragement as well support is more helpful than pot shots susan whitebread stouffville and just look at what we have to offer chicken breasts wings strips nuggetsthe list goes on great steaks of steak house quality flash frozen to seal in their juices and aged to perfection heat n serve prepared foods- in 2 lb 4 lb or single servings an outstanding selection of desserts that will spoil you our huge variety of party foods make your entertaining easier and more fun complete chicken specialty dinners for only 949 each succulent seafood delights oh and did we mention burgers and thats just a few oven ready mm breaded seasoned chicken save breast 3oo strips guaranteed tender bacon wrapped filet mignon cut from government sllvc inspected ungraded beef djs aa thaw n serve mm new tiramisu available only at mm microwave or oven ready mm lasagna ground beef cottage cheese tomato sauce between iayefs of noodles and topped with mozzarella cheese you wont want to miss it u tifw meat shoos stouffville 5812 main st 6429334 all prices are in effect until saturday november 16 1996 r s x 3 r o stouffville i a chrysler 3 ia v main st es s3 canadian tire j