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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 20 May 1971, p. 11

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Mr. Clay, coâ€"ordinator of the Junior Achievement project in Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo, was addressâ€" ‘"A student‘s present education will be obsolete in 10 years," acâ€" cording to Darwin W. Clay, presiâ€" dent of Budd Automotive Co. of Canada Ltd. of Kitchener. "In the time of the industrial revolution, a man was sure of learning only one trade to last a lifetime, but in our 20th century, man must be prepared to be reâ€" tained three times during his life." ~ SPRING WORKOUTâ€"This jungle gym is one of the most popular pieces of equipmeéent in the children‘s play area in Waterloo Park. These six youngsters were in almost perâ€" Industrialist claims education too static ing 12 board of education trusâ€" tees, administrators and secondâ€" ary school teachers from Waterloo County high schools at the businâ€" ess and industrial liaison council dinner meeting at Laurel vocationâ€" al school. *‘Most schools emphasize examâ€" inations, marks and promotion by grade," he stated. ‘"What educatâ€" ors should be doing is teaching the students about life and the solving of problems in preparation for their working days." Some schools are now providing for the student‘s individual needs, continued Mr. Clay. "Individual timetables and subject promotion have been introduced, in some schools,"‘ he said. "However, the school is not the only source of learning. The resources of busâ€" iness and industry in a community must be utilized also." Business and industry is willing to leave education to the educatâ€" ors, Mr. Clay emphasized. "Educators however should be teaching students how to adjust Dressmakingâ€"Alterationsâ€" Ready to Wear Hot fashions are cool for _ summer wear Choose a complete summer wardrobe from our fine selection of cotton dresses â€" and Hot Pants sets 745â€"8951 petual motion climbing up and down, but one young Jady (top, centre) paused briefly to give a queenly salute for the camera. They can provide representaâ€" tives to meet with educators and discuss .curriculum and do some long range planning; hold field trips; _ introduce _ coâ€"operative education where students may work in the business or industry of their choice; give an extended obâ€" servational period to see that stuâ€" dents discover all aspects of the operation. to change in the world. The stuâ€" dent should be aware that there may be several answers to a parâ€" ticular question and that there is not always a definite right or wrong answer. Discussion and deâ€" bate are necessary in the educaâ€" tional process." Mr. Clay outlined many areas in which business and industry can provide assistance to educatâ€" Educators and employers could EDWARD‘S FURNITURE The Store With A Flair For Something For Everyone _ . Our Furniture is carefully selected, with scrupulous attention given not only to visit the store with 2 entrances 27 Erb West and facing Waterloo Square trend but to individual customer needs. Shop Edward‘s Furniture For Gracious Living Waterioo â€" Phone 576â€"4290 DROP IN AND GET AQUAINTED WITH OUR COMPETENT STAFF Diriner was prepared and servâ€" ed by members of the food serâ€" vices department of LVS. quaint themselves with each other rolles, Mr. Clay suggested. In other business at the meeting, six subject committees of the council presented a report of their activities during the past year. The committees are automotive, busâ€" iness and commerce, construcâ€" tion, electrical, mechanical and occupational. The 32â€"member Waterloo Counâ€" ty Teacher‘s Choir, made up of elâ€" ementary and secondary school teachers, directed by ‘Garfield Bender, supervisor of elementary music for the Waterloo County board of education, sang four selâ€" ections. also switch roles to better acâ€" Waterioo Chronicle, Thursday, May 20, 197 1â€" 50 Ontario South 743â€"3074 BROADLOOM HEMSTITCHING Custom COVERED Buttons BELTS & BUCKLES BUTTON HOLES for Coats, Dresses, Sweaters MONOGRAMMING OPEN: Daily 9 to 6 pm Thurs. & Fri. till 9 pm @© Service ORIGINAL CARPETS 490 Weber North at Schaefer WATERLOO Phone 742â€"9 110 ©@ Selection © Savings +pt 11

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