W' GE 4 -- The Perkins Journal Thursday, January 3, 1985
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From the Master Teacher
I n every school across the coun-
try there is a curriculum. Yet,
"curriculum" is a word which
educators, students, and citizens
use with a casualness and con-
fidence that may not always be
deserved. Simply stated, the cur-
riculum is the program of studies
within a school• Interestingly, the
word comes from the Latin word
for "racetrack'--and that often
describes the pace some school ac-
tivities require for boys and girls.
Usually, the curriculum for par-
ticular subjects is outlined in cur-
riculum guides or in manuals and
textbooks supplied for teacher
and student use.
Therefore, we might then ask
the larger question, "How does a
school curriculum come to be?"
First, we must realize that
schools exist by law. Therefore, it
follows that the government will
always prescribe certain subjects
to be taught in schools. These
subjects always include the basic
skills of reading, writing, and
mathematics, along with history,
science, and special subjects in
the arts. Partly because of na-
tionally published textbooks,
many requirements in schools
across the nation are quite
similar. With our great mobility
aS a people, this is generally
fortunate.
Second, all states allow for op-
tions in adding courses to the cur-
riculum and for making reason-
able adaptations of government
requirements. Generally, of
course, small schools are more
limited in the number of courses
and services they can provide
students. A smaller school may
not be able to offer highly
specialized courses. On the other
hand, one would not expect to see
vocational agriculture in a large
city school, though a city district
may have a course in horticulture.
Yet, the quality of the courses
offered is more significant than
the quantity• And the quality
depends largely upon what edu-
cators and community members
want it to be. This is made evi-
dent by citizens' financial support
and active participation in their
schools. Participation may be
direct, such as community mem-
bers' evaluating parts of the cur-
riculum or serving on committees
studying curriculum changes. At
other times participation may be
indirect, for example, through
~arent-teacher meetings or
special programs.
Finally, while the skills taught portunity to work with educators
to students do not really change, for improvement. Then, aside
the options for using school time from government requirements,
do change. This requires constant the curriculum finally turns out
planning, review, and evaluation to be what the community wants
by teachers and administrators, it to be. This, after all, is why
New textbooks, supplemental schools are governed by local
learning materials, and the com- boards of education. It is the
pletely new courses that become board of education that estab-
available constantly. It takes lishes curriculum policy in each
time, skill, and clear judgment to local district. Board members are
review them wisely, your school curriculum represen-
The whole procedure of manag- tatives. Therefore, you should feel
ing the curriculum works best free to talk to them about cur-
when the community knows what riculum at any time.
the curriculum is--and has the up- -0-
i ne Middle School Spider Club eamed enough money to
buy stoolS. Left to right are: Clint Liles, p.J. Kyle, Mrs. Har-
ris, Joan Reynolds, and Gina Grano.
Pictured above are the Perkins Jr. and St. 4-H Club officers
as the present books and a $50 check to Dr. Gwartney fol the
Middle School Library.
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is working diligently as usual[
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By Curtis Johnson, Principal
Perkins-Tryon High School
Coaching is a unique job. The
coach is a special person in the
eyes of young athletes and can
serve as a positive or negative
role model. Sadly in so many pro-
grams the latter is the case.
During the last five and one-
half years, I have had the en-
lightening experience of being
able to help develop an athletic
program from the top to the bot-
tom at Perkins-Tryon High
School. Coaching was something
I did for a number of years. I
became disillusioned observing
the attitudes of my counterparts.
Most coaches seem to be totally
concerned about winning, with lit-
tle thought given to the athlete's
physical and mental develop-
ment. The behavior of so many
coaches indicates low ethical
standards.
These coaches seem to think
that in order to produce a win-
ning team, they must encourage
athletes from other schools to
transfer to their school. Athletes
are generally overworked by the
coaches, not much consideration
is given to their safety. They en-
courage athletes to play hurt,
turn in false records, redshirt
athletes in high school, and turn
in false records to the state con-
trolling agency. As I have observ-
ed these coaches, I saw that many
were physical wrecks; their bodies
were out of condition. It is not
necessary for a coach to be able
to run the 100 yard dash in 10
seconds, but it is important for
him to present himself or herself
in a way that enables a young per-
son to say, this is my coach and
I am proud of him or her.
What messages are we giving
to athletes? Are we teaching
them values that will ensure
failure in society?
There are many coaches who
never win the state, conference, or
local tournaments; yet, they
represent their districts well and
are ideal role models for the
athletes. The coaches are concern-
ed with building character - by
teaching young people how to lose
with grace and to continue to
strive for excellence in life. Many
great leaders did not achieve
local, state, or national recogni-
tion in sports, but they later
reached great success in life. The
importan" factor was that they
made the effort. What can be
done?
I. Each principal must
become more involved in a
total athletic program,
rather than only one or
two major sports.
2. The principal should do a
better job of screening
potential coaches. There is
a need to set standards for
selecting individuals of
higher character, because
he or she will represent the
school and community.
3. Coaches should go through
an internship with an ex-
perienced and mature
coach.
4. The philosophy of coaching
should be based upon the
needs of athletes in terms
of lifetime goals such as
academic achievement and
the ability to complete a
task, ratl er than being
Number One at all costs.
5. Parents must be involved
in the athletic program.
They should check the
training procedures, attend
athletic competitions and
observe how athletes are
treated by coaches. In-
volvement of all segments
of the community will im-
prove the quality of life for
athletes.
Our athletes need role models -
men and women with principles.
Coaches who set high standards
of behavior and academic expec-
tations for the athletes will pro-
duce a much greater number of
winners.
I would like to say I feel the
coaching staff from the athletic
director on down is striving
toward a future for Perkins-Tryon
school athletes to be able to stand
up with the best. I feel we have
the students and athletes to
achieve these goals.
Our coaching staff in the last
five and one-half years has
become one of the best coopera-
tive, disciplined, teaching staffs
i EDEN
ing hall. Purchases are made fo~. By l
endre membership. Sales ofretinas i
products are shared. Elemel~ and lV
schooling for the children is ofren onM
vided. On some kibbutz, chilcli~ anu m
others they live with their pare~" • :
We also visited a familys-
moshav; this family was prod dmms wil
nursery stock to be sold to other Wayae '
growers. (Members of a mo~s" Wenc
cooperate in buying and selling~. Pock St
individual manages his own bu~'a_ndM
enterprise.) {ladMrsruu J rs
Wall visited a dairy that was 4; and MI
ing 125 cows. Due to lack ofpa~ paren
space, the cows are confined the~ber 2
around. Dairymen are membersgd Willi;
moshav that provides for feed st~big sistl
and feed preparation; they ~ts. l~
deliver their daily milk productidlamo,thfil
• • ann M
a common point where it ts loade at :
tank trucks to go to a processing ~ Darem
This particular moshav was in bet Z
cess of building a centralized pro~Jerry (
tion unit in which each ot~gtandpa
dairymen would have a feedingL Cou~
loafing shed and his own
parlor, .tha to l of 000 cows
units.
While at Netanya, we visited~tright
restored mitts at Caesarea and th~e Drisk
dry of Jaffa. With an organiza]''r'.
known as AACI (Americans ~e B.urt,
Canadiam 5ring in Netanya)
a rout of Beer-Sheers, Arad, lel
and Omer in southern Israel. ]
gave us an insight into the
industry that is possible in the
die of the desert; we also
Bedouin villages and
excavations in this area.
the ancient trade route to
a stronghold on the
overlooking the Plain of
in the state. All staffs have their magaddon in Revelation). From
we went to Nazareth to
problems, but within the Perkins- Church of the Annunciation and]
Tryon staff it has been held to a site of the home of Joseph andl
.dnimum. I feel the community is Our tour then took us to the
very fortunate to have its of Haifa and, and finally to
children in such a program. If you Gesber Ha ziv, 2Vz miles from
have any problems with this type
non, where we stayed for two
While there we visited Metulla,l
northernmost dty in Israel. Metu
of athletic program, please let us
know, because athletic programs
should reflect the community.
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LUNCH MENU
Thursday, Jan. 3
Breaded Steak Fingers, Potatoes and
Gravy, Green Beans, Hot Rolls and
Sliced Peaches
Friday, Jan. 4
Hamburger and Fries, Pickles and
Onions, Red Jell-o with Fruit.
Friday, Middle School and High
School - Cheeseburgers
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Ephraim Wall Returns
From Trip to Israel
On December 21 Ephraim Wall
returned from a fifteen day trip to
Israel. As he had done in April to New
Zealand, he made the trip with
the sight of the "Good
through which the Lebanese can d
to get medical help, to see I~
friends and relatives, and to get
in Israel. Our tour then took us t~
dent Dan, to Caesarea Phillipi,
the Golan Heights, and finally
rivet Jordan, to Galilee, and to tht~
of Galilee, with a visit at Caperna!
After two days in northern I~
we rode to Jerusalem, via Acre,i
final stronghold of the Crusaders.
the way we visited the birthplaO
Jesus in Bethlehem.
three days in Jerusalem ga~
Our
an opportunity to walk the street
the Old City. We visited the M~
Shrine called Dome of the Rock t
the rebuilt Jewish Quarters. i
A
followed the Path of Sorrows!
haggled with the Arab traders in
Friendship Force, an organization that shops.
believes that the personal acquain- A tour of the Dead Sea region d
tance of people from different parts us to the caves of Qumran, where!
of the earth will promote peace, and Dead Sea scrolls were found, and I
that the best way to achieve this per- us an opportunity to wash our
sonal acquaintance is to have them the saltiest sea in the world,
spend a period of rime in each other's hundred feet below sea level. We
home. the cable car to the top of Masacb
Wall's traveling companion in Israel tional shrine of Israel. Masada
was Dr. Monroe Kriegel of Stillwater. isolated plateau, where the Jews
Dr.
and
Mrs.
F.
D.
Prater of Stillwater
their final stand against the Ro~
in 73 A.D. We viewed the mi~
also made the trip. Other Friendship
Force ambassadors were from Ok)a- Jericho, beside the lush springs,~f
homa~ Minnesota, Texas, Nebraska, rounding the oldest dry on eartbt
and New Mexico--a total of 42 viewed the Mount of Temptati~
persons. , We found Israel a fasdnating 4
Kriegel and Wall s hosts in try. The people are industrious an.~
Netanya, Israel, during the first week, novadve. They are extremely patri
were Itzik and Shoshana Ben Ze'ev They have made a garden outJ
and their two sons, Rany and Gady. desert. Dec. 29, lI
During the week they took us to visit -o- i
two kibbutz'ira. Each kibbutz had
two to five hundred members: the INTERESTED IN ELECTION!
members work together to produce BARNSDALL -- More than u~
fruit, vegetables, milk, and cotton as interest is being shown in the scl
well as some type of manufactured board elections here with eight ~
product--such as one made of plastic didates having filed for two
or a saleable electronic device. One positions, one the 5 year term
member is selected by an administta- 5, and another position created
tive board to serve as manager. On resignation in Place No. 1. i
each kibbutz there is a common din-
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