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LETTERS Serious flaws in education structure Since June 12, 1984, when Premier William Davis announced his aboutâ€" face on the issue of extended funding for Roman Catholic separate schools it has been a disheartening time for all who care about public schools, the demoâ€" cratic process, interfaith goodwill, and fair and equal treatment for all regardâ€" less of creed. All three political parties have turned a deaf ear to these legitimate concerns. Two other commissions on education With North America finally come to a realization that its present eating habits need a drastic overhaul, I feel it not only timely but necessary to write on one particular aspect of our diet. Fibrel. Many foods are now being marketed as high fibre foods, as if new foods have been created specifically to give us our required fibre. Fibre foods have been around a long time. It‘s unfortunate, however, that it has taken so long for them to be in vogue. Fibre is the "cell wall material of plant foods," which cannot be digested by mammals. One of its primary functions for mammails is to provide roughage. For dieters in particular, fibre can be of great help. With a high fibre diet, as much as 10 per cent of total daily caloric intake can be passed, undigested, through the body as bowel movements. Some examples of foods which are high in fibre are as follows: bran, whole wheat (most whole wheat or whole grain breads, muffins, etc.), potatoes (baked), peas, corn, baked beans (especially high in fibre), and not to forget the notâ€"soâ€" lowly apple. Though raw bran is one of the best forms of fibre, most people avoid it as a practical way to consume fibre: I say most people. My two children would like to be included with most people, but unfortunately for them (they think), yet fortunately for them (I think), they are required by Hammond law to consume at least one level teaspoon of bran mixed with wheat germ each morning. Deâ€" pending on what kind of day I‘ve had, they may be required to take some at dinner as well. _The bran and wheat germ mixture tastes like something you‘d rather _fFeedback "I‘m working a 48â€"hour shift." Cathy Atkinson Waterioo * © Fitness Forum Kathy Hammond Fitness Instructor spread on your garden, but its brutality is quickly forgotten with a swig of orange jJuice. S â€" If you think my method is cruel, you can add bran to soups, salads, sauces, meatballs, on cereals, etc., to make sure you get your required amount. Because foods high in fibre have more volume, they take longer to chew. This is good for everyone, but especially dieters. You just cannot gobble down a bran muffin or a plate of beans,. You need to chew slower and longer, which stimulates saliva, which breaks down proteins and helps digestion. Many people who need to go on diets in the first place, eat their food far too quickly. And if the foods consumed are high in carbohydrates (white breads, pastas) with little fibre intake, the insulin which is stimulated with eating, drops quickly after only a couple of hours leaving them hungry again. Fibre slows down the digestion of carbohydrates. Your stomach acids will need to work harder and longer to digest the food, which helps prevent stress 3111 0000 10404 4 2M 18 cce se Ancindl ind in stt related stomach troubles such as Bowel troubles (colitis â€" inflammation of the large intestine, bowel cancer and even constipation) can be prevented and determined by the amount of fibre consumed. In order to keep your body free of toxic wastes, at least 50 grams of fibre should be eaten each day. Not only will you feel better with a lighter stomach and intestinal tract, you will move and react faster no matter what sport or activity you enjoy. You will have the winning edge over your slugâ€" gish opponent who spends most of his energy digesting his food. were appointed that same day. These reports have now been released to the public. The Shapiro Report on the funding of private and independent schools pointed to the discriminatory effects of extended separate school funding. The Macdonald Report on the financing of elementary and secondary education recognized the problems of taxation and funding when major changes in educational policy occur. Both reports mentioned the importance of equality. The events of the past year have shown that extended funding has been a most difficult issue for all of the political parties. The Tories are still in disarray; the NDP is undergoing presâ€" "T‘ll probably be planting my garâ€" "How do you plan to spend the upcoming Victoria Day weekend?" Don Lisk Kitchener A while ago an article appeared in Today‘s Health, written by the wellâ€" known science writer, John E. Gibson, titled, ‘‘Science Looks at Your Fears."‘ I found it rather interesting and would like to pass some of it along to you. It seems that we are all plagued with our share of fears and anxieties and scientists have been putting them under the clinical microscope, to see what makes them happen, and what we can do about them. These findings provide answers to many questions we have all wondered about. Let‘s see how our own anxieties stack up with those of others. Despite the headline: "RC FINANCâ€" ING RULED CONSTITUTIONAL,*" deâ€" signed to leave the public with the feeling that there is no more to be said, there are serious flaws in the structure upon which "two systems of public education‘‘ could be based. The 88â€"page minority report of the Court of Appeal‘s split decision fully explored the legal and historical basis. While all five justices agreed that Ontario has no obligation to fund separate secondary A study of a crossâ€"section of middle class Americans conducted by the Illiâ€" nois Institute of Technology, showed that the most common fear was over financial matters, which is hardly surâ€" prising in these unpredictable times. Then followed fears about health, conâ€" cern over making the right impression in business and social contacts, worries about marriage problems, fear of perâ€" sonal inadequacy, and lack of conâ€" fidence. o s sure to change . its policy. The Liberals still maintain the bold stance of going ahead at all costs. In the meantime, there are a number of religious and educational groups which are taking the issue to the Supreme Court of Canada. And did you know that fear is highly contagious? At the University of Califorâ€" nia, 22 psychiatrists participated in a study which showed fear to be even more contagious than most people suspect. Just being near a fearâ€"ridden "Unfortunately, I‘ll be working because of a tight financial probâ€" lem."‘ person can cause us to be vaguely fearful without knowing why. The tests showed, for example, that we can be instantly affected just by listening to voice recordings of anxietyâ€" ridden persons. The investigators conâ€" clude that many of our fears do not originate with us at all, but are actually generated in the minds of other people. There is a lot of clinical evidence pointing to the existence of contagious apprehension and, apparently, virtually no one is immune. Psychiatrists conâ€" Asked on King Street. Van Alexopoulos Waterioo WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY. MAY 14. 1986 â€" PAGE 7 reoffrey Fellows tract fear from their patients; children from their parents, even an infant in its mother‘s arms will begin to cry when the mother is frightened. Perhaps what is more obvious is that fear affects our mental processes. It hampers our ability to think and reason clearly; extreme fear can paralyze our thinking completely, it can literally "scare the wits out of you‘", such as in stageâ€"fright which causes one to go blank. It seems that all the material in our data bank (that which we know by heart) can be made inaccessible to us through fear. And did you realize that fear increases pain? Testing has shown that about 75 per cent of the pain that is felt when people are tense and jittery, vanishes when they can be got to relax. This is understandable when we realize that we cause ourselves pain by tying our muscles in knots, which, in turn may be fearâ€"induced. The one method found most effective in getting rid of fears and axieties is simply this: Don‘t try to hide them, don‘t keep them secret, this tends to magnify them. Get them off your chest, talk them out instead of brooding over them. If you can‘t bring yourself to confide in anyone, then talk to yourself about them; just hearing yourself verâ€" balize them will cut them down to size, because it is estimated that as high as 92 per cent of the things that cause fear and anxiety have no reality and should be dismissed from the mind. They are simply ugly, haunting phantoms that dwell in the imagination. More on this next week. (Mr. Fellows is the founder of the Human Resource Development Instiâ€" tute, P.O. Box 642, Cambridge, NIR 5W1) "I‘ll be at a baseball tournaâ€" ment." The feelings of love and pride which Ontarians have had for their culturallyâ€" rich province have been marred by these recent events. In the years to come, we will have quality education, for all citizens and responsible governâ€" ment â€" ONLY IF WE SPEAK UP AND DEFINE THESE PRINCIPLES NOW. P.J. Totten, president schools, they disagreed on whether such a gift would violate the Charter of Rights guarantee of equality to all Canadian citizens. Equality must be for all, or it is for none. Friends of Public Education in Ontario, Jackie Barbosa Waterloo