Parents Appreciate
Sensitive Teachers
By Cynthia Bell
Poet Staff Writer
The majority of parents
have moderate expectations
of the teachers that teach their
children. Discussions at PTA
indicate that parents expect
their children to be taught
what they ought to know as
opposed to the results of polls
thaHndicate that parents are
generally unsatisfied with
their children’s education.
In a recent survey of PTA
presidents, findings were
most parents want teachers to
treat their children with re
spect, enjoy working with chil
dren, and understand that
patience and understanding
are needed in communicating
with youngters. care whether
a child learns, and take a
genuine interest in the child's
education making whatever
£ effort necessary to enable the
child to work at his or her
speed. Parents also hope and
expect that teachers will have
the skill they need to present
educational materials to their
■, „■ Sabrina' Davenport
...Wins singing part
Davenport Wins
Part In Opera
^ Production
Eleven yeai^Ypld Sabrina
Marie Davenport, a student at
Steele Creek Elemehtary
School, was a part of the cast
in the Charlotte Opera Asso
ciation’s production of “No
ah’s Flood’’ held at the Cove
nant Presbyterian Church last
Saturday evening.
Sabrina, the daughter of
Steve and Louise Davenport,
successfully auditioned along
with over 80 other children to
win a singing part in the
opera.
Ross Awarded ICS
School Of Airline
Travel Diploma
Arthur Roes, Sr. of Amboy
Court in Charlotte has been
awarded a diploma from the
ICS School of Airline-Travel,
in Scranton, Pennsylvania for
the successful completion of a
career training program in
the field.
ICS is an international ca
reer school with students and
^ graduates throughout the free
' ^ world. It has been a pioneer in
the development of guided
■elf-improvement programs
■ ipce 1890.
Parents appreciate teachers
who are sensitive to the feel
ings of each child, take into
consideration that children
have bad days too, and report
problems in leamingor beha
vior that are found in that
child.
Teachers expect parents to
prepare their children to par
ticipate in their own education
so that teachers will be able to
satisfy their needs more effi
ciently. Parents are also
expected by teachers to pre
pare children emotionally,
mentally, socially, and physi
cally to attend school. Tea
chers believe that the quality
of the training a child receives
at home has marked influence
on his or her respect for school
rules, his behavior patterns,
his ability to think, his respect
for property, his respect for
elderly people, his ability to
get along with others, his
manners, and his moral stan
dards.
Children will often try har
der if parents express that
they are interested in what is
happening as far as school
work is concerned or even
express an interest in the
events that happen during the
day. The importance of school
will be eminent in the minds of
the children. If a parent ex
pects his child to be successful
he should let him know that he
has confidence in him. Confi
dence is an incentive for a
child to work harder in school.
Parents must be willing to
enter a partnership with the
teacher where they can be
called upon by the teacher to
resolve any problem they may
encounter with the pupil. The
PTA acts as a tool for parents
to extend their help to tea
chers.
Recently the PTA asked
youth members to discuss the
responsibility of their tea
chers and parents in respect to
the affect that they have on
their lives. Manuel Esquivel, a
senior at East Mecklenburg
High School in Charlotte,
touched on the responsibility
of the parent in preparing the
child to participate in his own
_ education He told of a han
dicapped student at school.
“He was missing both arms,
one leg, and was in a wheel
chair, but there he was-in
school, studying, trying to
learn. It’s frightening, but it’s
encouraging too, to look at a
handicapped student going to
school. It makes you look at
yourself." says Manuel.
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^' ^^F YMED CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CHORUS
—Of Clemson. South Carolina
University Park Baptist Church
To Present Clemson’s Chorus
The Clemson University
Chorus of Clemson, South Ca
rolina, will appear at Univer
sity Park Baptist Church, Kel
ler Ave. and Senior Drive,
April 2, at 8 p.m.
Mr. William W. Campbell,
Director of Choral Activities
at Clemson, will conduct. The
University Chorus is the lar
gest vocal ensemble at Clem
son and is open to all students
at the University. Accom
panying the chorus is a double
sextet known as "Four-Thirty
Thursday." Members of this
group are chosen by audition
from the University Chorus.
Mr. Campbell joined the
faculty at Clemson in January
1975. He holds the Master of
Music degree from Southern
University where he was a
conducting major under Lloyd
Pfautsch. Mr Campbell has
performed with Robert Shaw
and the Dallas Symphony Or
chestra.
Some of the selections to be
performed include: “Gloria"
by Gerhard Track, "How
Beautiful This Night" by No
ble Cain. "Steal Away” ar
ranged by William Dawson, "I
Know The Feeling" by Anita
Kerr, "Here Comes That Rai
ny Day Feeling" by McCau
ley-Cook Greenway and “A
Place In The Sun" by Cock
rell-Lerios.
The public is invited
Trash Collection Schedule Changes
The Sanitation Department
Division of the Charlotte Clean
City Committeee has an
nounced changes in the trash
collection schedule for the
week of March 27. According
to the announcement no curb
side trash will be collected
during the period of Monday,
March 27th through April 3rd.
Trash will not be collected
Shirley Caesar Will
Be Named
“First Lady Day”
On Easter Sunday, March
26, Mayor Henry L. Marsh III
of Richmond, Virginia, will
honor Shirley Caesar as the
“First Lady of Gospel” and
will declare “First Lady Day”
in Richmond. The event will
take place at the Mosque
Auditorium in Richmond at
3:30 p.m.
The concept for the First
Lady Day began on August 28,
1977, when Mayor Donald M.
. Shaffer of. Baltimore made
Ms. Caesar an honorary citi
zen.
until Tuesday, April 4th and
the public is asked not to put
your trash out until that date.
According to Marylyn L.
Williams, Executive Coordi
nator for the Charlotte Clean
City Committee, “This re
scheduling of trash collection
is not anything new. It is
usually a procedure that takes
place during the holidays. We
feel that by no curbside collec
tion, there will be somewhat of
improvement of trash hand
ling by the people This in
terms will help with the beau
tification of Charlotte."
S. C. State Sets
Spring Vacatiop
. ORANGEBURG, S.C.—stu
dents at South Carolina State
College in Orangeburg will
begin their spring vacation
following classes Thursday,
March 23. Classes will resume
Monday, April 3.
Administrative offices at
the college will be closed
Monday and Tuesday, March
27 and 28, and will. reopen
Wednesday, March 29, at 8:30
a.m.
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lotte Post each week for the
best bargains in town.
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Workshop Set For Children’s Workers
A four-session workshop has
been scheduled in April for
persons who work with small
children. The meeting will be
on Friday mornings in the
Charlottetown Mall Audito
rium.
Entitled "The First Five
Years of Life; Happiness. Ha
zards, and Help" the work
shop will be sponsored by the
Center for Human Develop
ment. the Mecklenburg Coun
ty Mental Health Center, the
Public Health Department,
r
and the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte College
of Nursing, Continuing Educa
tion.
The sessions will be from
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on
Fridays, April 7,14, 21, and 28
The cost is *12 for the full
series
Designed to provide infor
mation on normal child deve
lopment during the first five
years of life, the workshop will
include these discussion to
picsCBirth Trends,” "In
--—-1_
fant Assessment," 'Indica
tors of Delay," and "Working
with I- amities of Less-than
Perfect Children." There will
be an emphasis on referral
resources, with a sharing of
information for each age
group
To register for the work
shop, mail a check for $12
payable to UNCC-Charlotte
to: Continuing Education and
Summer Programs, UNCC
UNCC Stations, Charlotte. N
C. 28223, or call 597-2422
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