TERRACE: = “Opposition to” the changes coming to the school system is to be expected, according to. the school board's chairman, . ; “We're in the process : ‘of Change =- we're in between the old ways-and the new ways,” Edna Cooper said last week. ‘‘And that’s always, disturbing to people.” “Cooper was. responding to: comments from some local, ; about- learning’? methods being uied in .some- parents angry ‘cooperative. . area classes. The techniques are being introduced as forerunners to the province's Year 2000 pro- gram; which will begin bringing nt major ‘changes Starting this The techniques used primari- ly involve. children working together in small groups. Parents in one class at Clarence Michiel Elementary say the technique is hurting over- achieving students, who are be- ing forced to carry the weaker ones. ‘This method says that mediocre is areal good aim. . They’re taking the future shakers and movers of this world and trying to make pro- ductive factory workers of them all,” parent William Porter said, adding his daughter has lost interest, “What do you do ~ Council shorts - Church gets approval ~on vehicle parking lot — TERRACE — The Pentecostal Assembly will be able to retain some green areas at its Eby St. property following a council decision to relax parking re- quirements. . ‘The problem had arisen when the assistant fire commissioner assigned. a.. maximum. seating: capacity of... 01E,, to, the. church’s ' building including its ‘new sanctuary’ addition. Under city regulations, that figure required the church to provide at least 127 off-street parking spots. _ However, Rev, John Caplin said, providing that amount of space would require demolition of asmall house on the property atid paving almost all the grass- ed areas. With half the expand- ed building being used for educational purposes and the remainder for services, he also suggested it was unlikely the en- tire sealing capacity would be'in use at any one time. . Although council decided on- . ly99 spots are now required, the church has signed an agreement to increase the number to 127 should the city feel it is . Necessary. Meanwhile, the church’s pro- posal to set up 2 youth centre on its premises has prompted the’ city to undertake a review of zoning regulations for charches; The review will establish a policy on what qualify as an- cilliary uses for such institu- tions. Caplin explained the church regarded the centre as part of its regular ministry.- kkk ‘Each of us can help save the environment in- whatever way Is. made avallable to us “MOST AMWAY® CLEANING "PRODUCTS - ARE — BIODEGRADABLE They are also Inexpensive, effective and © satisfaction is GUARANTEED ed to Introduce’ some-of the province's Year 2000 changes. FOUR CHILDREN worked Together in a group to draw and write: this storybook, Teachers and school board officials say it's an example of the benefits of cooperative learning, a teaching method being us- with a kid who has always been gung-ho ‘about school, who's now fed up and not interested in going to school? How do I motivate her when she feels she’s wasting her time?” District elementary ‘principal Paul Axelson sald the methads are not new but more attention is being. paid now that they’ve been given a new name and can- nected to the Year 2000 plans, “We always knew the changes would upset people, ” Cooper added, “And we're go- ing to continue to have very ner- vous parents.’” Axelson said the Year 2000 changes came from a royal com- mission on education that con- cluded the public: ‘wanted . change. Council has turned down a request by Munthe Ave. residents to relax set-back regulations on their property to allow construction of a garage. Explaining they wanted to build the garage in front of their” house, Chuck and Sheila Love : said that would. ieave only: a -.10ft. between the structure. and: their | property ling, compared to the 25ft. clearance required under the current by-law. . Although there was room to construct as garage at the side of their home, they said it would mean putting in a second driveway {resulting in 70 per cent of the front yard being pav- ed) and mar the appearance of _ “Out of that came the design for an ungraded primary cur- riculum, and the design for an intermediate program that replaces the current grades 4 to 10,”* he said. “And within that is the direction for us to use small group instruction, cooperative groups, more in- dividual programming, and to do away with the kind of lock- step pass-fail system we've been using. Inherent in that is the get- ting rid of letter grades in report cards, and focussing on what children can do, and not what they can’t do.” He said the Year- 2000 pro- gram also gives value to social and emotional development — not just. intellectual develop- ment, ; the house, Council accepted a committee recommendation to decline the request on the. grounds there was sufficient space available to build a garage without relaxing the regulations. Aldermen have, however, agreed to relax the. regulations. in the case of an application 0. the 4500 block of Soucie Ave. In making ‘the request, Rod Toovey explained he wished to split the property into two parcels each 72ft. deep and 84it. wide. Pointing out the depth of the lots was too shallow to bath ac- Cooperative icarning hepsi in these areas by showing children - how to work together, he add- ed. ‘It's a method that's been proven by research'to be very ' beneficial and very valuable." Cooper said it is still unclear whether the education ministry will eliminate. letter grade evaluations this fall, “But evaluation and assessments are going to change — it’s mandated by the govern- ment. We ail have to get used to it.”’ . She said the school district has been unable to fully inform parents about the coming changes because ‘much of the new system is still on the draw- ing board and being changed by education ministry officials. . rent restrictions, he asked the back yard. set-back re- quirements to be reduced by eight feet. - He also suggested the width of the lots meant the size of the side yards would compensate for the area lost at the back. 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