Page A6 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 21, 1990 __LETTERS — i ce Sala ie Oe Co Te TO THE TERRACE STANDARD from from AS that public schools provide every student with an educa- tion. The public schools must provide suitable programs for sudents with different — abilities, different interests, different behaviour. stan- dards, and different social Read this An open letter to: Concerned hockey parents Coaches, volunteers need- ed for minor hockey — we see this plea every fall trying to appeal to those concerned parents who want to make a difference in their children’s achievements. This appeal reaches some of us, but not those parents who criticize and complain about the volunteers. Where are all these people who seem to know so much about hockey when they are asked to volunteer some p of their time? I watch my son’s hockey game with one of the coaches running around the ice without skates trying to be both linesman and referee, and some fans (concerned patents?) are criticizing the kid trying to run the _time clock. Where are those concerned parents? Perhaps they’re the ones behind the bench to support his playing team. Maybe they're the ones up in the stands scowling and yelling at their kids to do what they want (despite what the coach may have tried to teach them.) : . Yes, it cannot be argued that coaching a team is a big Tesponsibility what with practice routines, fairly . Organizing positions for these kids that not only have many skill levels and varying degrees of interest by vary in ages by three years, If more hockey parents would put their efforts beyond their mouths, I.am quite sure all our children would be the ones to benefit. Sincerely, Terry Gordon Terrace, B.C. , DARN! 1 COULD HAVE ADVERTISED IN THIG CPACE! needs, Public schools do not discriminate on the basis of- ability,, race, social behaviour, or religion as is the case with-many private schools. Public schools do not “‘select’* only the *‘cream of the crop”. Referendums in California have created a’ system where only parents - who can not afford private school tuition send their child to a public schoo ; Education vote is wrong! Tony. Brummet, ‘our . education minister, who sup: ae ports this scheme, : wea om. public school teacher many ‘years ago and Dave Parker: _ was a school trustee in Ter- | “Face not that long ago. With ©. ‘friends like these, our ff: . students don’t need enemies, Yours truly, Helmut Giesbrecht ' Terrace, B.C. 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