Oct. 15, 1970
THE FULL MOON
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Mr. Griffin assists the class in learning mathematics
Anthony Tyson is working hard to earn his unit’s credit.
Exceptional Find A Brighter Future
Right under our noses, a
drastically different educational
program is in active operation.
The old system of special
education has been thrown out
the window, and a new program
for exceptional students has been
developed to replace it.
In the first phase of the
program, the exceptional
students, all sophomores, take
three academic courses a day.
Mr. Lentz teaches biology, and
Mr. Steve Griffin, who is head of
the new program, teaches their
consumer math and English II,
Students also have a regular
study hall second period.
The second phase of the
operation begins at 1:06 each
school day. The seventeen
students are then excused from
school. Most of them have af
ternoon jobs, usually on regular
four hour shifts. In other words,
they go to work when they are
excused from school and work
until 5:30. The students who do
not have jobs now are looking for
one, along with the help of Mr.
Griffin.
Each afternoon, Mr. Griffin
visits various places of business
and explains the new program to
the employers. He hopes to
eventually have all his students
on a job where they are satisfied.
The ones now working are happy
to be a part of the new program.
Besides academic training, they
are earning valuable experience
from job training outside of
school. The discarded program
only offered academic training.
Another advantage of the new
system is that even with only a
half school day, they will be able
to amass enough units in three
years to graduate. If the student
does satisfactory work on the job,
he will receive a full unit’s credit
for job-training. Added to the
three units for academic work, it
will be worth four units a year —
a total of twelve units over three
years.
In discussing the system, Mr.
Griffin gave four main objectives
of such a situation:
1. To give the students an
opportunity to learn at
school,
2. To give the students an
opportunity to receive
on-the-job training,
3 To allow them to make
extra money while still
receiving a unit’s credit,
4. And to discourage the
exceptional students
from dropping out of
school at age 16.
Mr. Griffin also gave a
projected schedule for next year.
In addition to their job, they will
probably take English III, a
history, and a math. It is hoped
that the brilliant new program
will meet with even greater
success next year — if it’s
possible to be better than this
year.
Trail Of The
Bookworm
The library is more than ever
the best place for any re
cuperating book-worm victim.
Over 8,000 books are in the
library, with more titles being
added constantly.
Sports fans should tackle Pro
Coach, by Archibald; and Gault’s
Stubborn Sam.
Suspense ftlled pages are found
in Whitney’s The Winter People,
and Miss Seeton Draws the Line,
by Carvic.
True Grit, by Portis; Heyer’s
Duplicate Death; Eberhart’s
Message from Hong Kong; and
Jory, by Bass, help solve the
mystery of what to read.
Automobiles racing buffs
should maneuver through Grand
Prix Germany, by Ashford; and
Butterworth’s Grand Prix
Driver.
The Encyclopedia of
Philosophy and Landmarks for
Beginners in Philosophy are
logical choices for any budding
philosopher.
Readers who want to learn the
facts on drugs should refer to
Marijuana, by Oursler; Hyde’s
Mind Drugs; and Lourea’s The
Drug Scene.
Franklin’s From Slavery to
Freedom; Story of the Negro, by
Adoff; and Hughes’ Black of
Black review black history.
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