’The Cadre, Feb. 25, 1975,“page 14» w

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Victoria (CUP) The two rep- resentatives of the Educat- ion Undergraduate Society of the University of Vict-z oria will take a six point report to the Calgary conf— erence of Western Canadian 'education student societies Feb. 21. The report. which was

worked out with the Educat—

ion Student Association.of the University of British Columbia, set out what the

.two associations felt

should be the common gpal of a Union of Western Cana— dian Education Societies

which is expected to come out of the conference.

A The six points are:

..to work with the education faculties to make the desi- res and needs and expectat- ions of education students known and considered so as

"to improve the student's

curriculum requirements for entry into education progr- ams and school experience. ..to develop a file of info— rmation about the type of schools, programs and teach— ing opportunities in each school district.

..to increase communications

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between faculties through external affairs and other positions. ,

{.to define transferable credits and outline what

is further required and seek recognition by each faculty of such credits and student programs.' 7 .-to actively seek membersh- ip and student input into the policy formation and other activites of the fede- ration. The student member- ship will include the foll— owing: insuranCe, credit union membership, free legal aid, counsel and assistance

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from officers, participating membership at annual BCTF Conventions, representation at the local levels.

’The report also states that one goal of the union should be to promote better training at the local, prov~ incial and interprovincial level, in the hope of creat~ ing a better equipped and trained teacher.

It stated that to create a professional teacher and to ensure a learning envir— oment for all school childr— en certain questions have to be answered, such as what we want teachers to teach; hOW to ensure learning is meaningful; and how to train teachers to teach in a mean- inful manner.. “V A

The report called for a strOng liason with the fac— ulty of education, local school boards, provincial governments, and the univer— sities. '

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l r’ I; Oppnsed to llPEl

Unlike the Calgary Conference of EducatiOn Students, the meetings held between the Educa- tion Students and Faculty

r of U.P.E.I;, have prod—

uced little or no change. It seems that the Education Students at U.P.E.I. are not inter— ested in improving the Education Department. (This is evident by the poor turn—out of the meetings held fl weeks ago). These,students are interested in only one thing: getting to Hell out of U.P.E.l.? They don't care about what happens to those students who will enter this Def partment next september. Unfortunately their apathy will go with them as they enter the teach— ing profession. Their apathy will contaminate the schools and be pass- ed on to the students unfortunate enough to be taught by these apathetic,

'unconcerned, suppoSed

teachers. These teachers to be do not care now - twill they care when they become teachers? How many students will these teachers turn—off in the courSe of their teaching careers?

If you, the Education Students don't like the ,picture I've painted of

vyou and you don't like

to be labelled as apathet- ic - do something to prove you aren't what I said you were, v' a

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