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Volume XV, No. 13 The Pendulum Serving the Elon College community Thursday, December 8, 1988 College honors 12 students selected for Who’s Who Janet Bradshaw Staff Writer Every year, select students from over the country dre recogniz- ^in an organization called Who’s j o Among Students in American diversities and Colleges. Elon is one of the schools that Participates in this recognition of ■ elite group of students for their ^^ademic achievement, service to ® community, leadership in ex- J'^curricular activities, and poten- for continued success. The 12 students representing this year are Ralph David ^ggess, Drew Mitchell Christian, ^role Lynette Dove, Molly Boyd ^niondson, Kimberly Shawahn ^aden, and David Duane ■^^hnson. Others are Sir Walter Lee Mack, % Bauer Miller, John Heydt ^ ilbeck, Patricia Ann Slawson, Johan Stiemholm, and Tam- ^ Alexandria Turner. ^ According to Boggess, who has selected two years in a row. there’s a process that everyone, who is nominated, must go through. First, they must write a cover let ter, which tells why they want to be in Who’s Who. Along with that, they turn in, to the Elon nominating committee, a resume of things they have accomplished in college. If the Elon board gives them a nomination, they must then be ac cepted by the National board of Who’s Who. Winning students receive a cer tificate and appear in a Who’s Who book that’s published each year. When asked exactly what the purpose of Who’s Who is, Boggess said “It’s basically just recognition for outstanding quality.” Heydt Philbeck said he thinks Elon is a little different in their handling of Who’s Who than some other schools. “At Elon it’s more of an honor. They take it more seriously.” Hew FCC license i? Kosempa ' Vi to The Pendulum fen has -been granted a sio license and permis- p'g? ^se new equipment by the sin Communication Commis- dJ*’ According to faculty advisor, ^ Grady. *^^Sular seven-year license was ^^Jowing WSOE to stay on through December of 1995. ^^tions are licensees of the to ^*^*^^ent and are given the right ^ the FCC. Stations are so the FCC can check to make sure the radio stations are serving the public interest. The FCC also granted permis sion for the use of new equipment. The equipment is a new transmit ter and antenna with a de-icer, allowing it to stay on the air dur ing freezing tempertures. The transmitter is no more powerful than the old one, but it is more reliable, according to Grady. “The new transmitter is made by a company that has been making them for 50 years,” said Grady. “The old transmitter is an inferior product compared to the new one,” he added. 0 photo by Mike Vorndran Oooops! The Lady Fightin’ Christians blew a 16 point lead at the half - and an 18 point lead with 13:36 to play - in losing to the Milligan College Buffs, 74 - 70. The Buffs outscored Elon 32 - 10 in the closing minutes for their first win this season. ’ ' Educating the educators Future teachers to take new exam by Monica Mancuso Special to The Pendulum Future teachers will no longer have to face the grueling pencil- and-paper examinations to be cer tified. Instead, they will be faced with a three-part examination over the course of their own education. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, Lee S. Shulman said “I no longer think of the assessment of teachers as involving a single test or battery of tests.” Shulman, a professor of educa tion at Stanford University, directs the Teacher Assessment Project. He feels that teacher assessment “is a process that unfolds and extends over a period of time.” Reforming the teacher testing and certification has not been a new idea. Since the 1970’s, there has been a trend to revamp the whole testing system. The use of standardized test to certify new teachers has jumped from 3 states to 43 states. Some states use National Teacher’s Ex amination, while others contract external agencies to design a test made specifically for them. The Educational Testing Service has been creating a battery of tests which they hope to implement by 1992. Carol Anne Dwyer is closely related to the development of the tests. She explained in the Chroni cle of Higher Education that the test “would be administered three times during a teacher’s education and early career.” Part one would be given during the sophomore year to the educa tion major. It would be a com puterized test to evaluate basic skills. Dwyer said that the second part would “evaluate their knowledge of subject matter and the principles of teaching an learning.” The third part, according to Dwyer, would use a mixture of assessment methods to evaluate a teacher’s classroom performance. This would be given after the student-turned-teacher had been in the classroom for a reasonable amount of time. North Carolina is developing changes in admissions standards and curriculum. They are also im plementing initial incentives to get prospective teachers to learn their trade here. North Carolina is also requiring all teacher education majors to have a 2.5 or higher grade point average see Teachers page 3 Inside Editorials see page 4 Op-Ed see page 5 Concert review see page 7 Features see page 6
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