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(Taped to page the article mentioned above dated Feb. 3/72) Braving the wintry blasts last Tuesday evening to attend the monthly meeting of the Ontario County Coun-cil of Home and School associations held in Central Collegiate, Oshawa, were Mrs. D. Barter, Mrs. J. Mitchell and Mrs. J. Halket, Mrs. F. Barber - Mrs. M. Manning. It was well worth the trip, however. It’s not often you get to meet the top men responsible for directing education in our area and have the privilege of meaning-ful discussion on a parent-to-teacher-to supervisor basis. Five separate buzz groups got down to the nitty-gritty-gritty of continuing education, which Jim McLelland, Supt. of Development and Academic Services defined as a cradle-to-the-grave experience whether it be home, school or elsewhere. In school, it starts when a student is tested to determine where he should be academically, and from that point he moves through the grades at his own pace until graduation. Some parents were con-cerned that movement from various levels of school was not suffic-iently co-ordinated to enable pupils to continue at their own speed . Mr. McClelland assured them it was better to-day than ever before. Students are assessed in Grades 7 and 8 and are counselled as to the level they have attained. Most High Schools now offer two or three levels of ad-vancement within each grade to take into account the various levels of student achievement. In a discussion of student-teacher ratio, one parent deplored the fact, that with the splen-did schools and equipment available, students were still not getting the in-dividual attention he felt they needed. A query on the future of Grade Thirteen brought a reply from Mr. Stirling that education Minister Robert Welsh in a state-ment made on January 24th said that Grade 13 will be with us for a long time yet. However, it may be possible for a student to complete the required thirteen year course in less time than it now takes. Several disgruntled parents expressed dissat-isfaction over the options system which gives the student freedom to choose subjects he wants to pur-sue, consequently ending up with an accumulation of credits insufficient to assist in getting a job or to continue in higher education. Mr. Sterling argued that the present option system allows a student greater freedom to change his mind about the program he wants in high school. However, parents who wish to become more involved in their child’s choice of subjects can do so by visiting the school or calling the guidance counsellor. Board officials in-volved in the discussion last Tuesday evening were Mr. J. C. McClelland, Mrd. K. D. Munroe, Mr. Howard Hampstead, and Mr. Jim Sterling.