Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

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fr Betty Mexico
jftrimaay reasons for • tiu*
•-rawj« 4 leacter assistant
H fiwv an (boM "to think
I;ten e*sy Job, thoie who
l.ta'lhh program actually
'itt&xtx commitment ol their
trgk*.
s pi a TA vary according -
r assisted. Some of his
b taking rcll. correc*
bomewort. and cx>
. matter to students
•g trouble undentandlns
P?to CCTKI my own tests to I
a making mistakes, and
LVfor tuUring students." uld
" h teacher Anna Nieora.
x been DO temcher assistants
t variety ol reasons. While
d to working Just (or 'be
.senior Marion Pohl claim*
it ha* been *TA since ihe was a
re. but has not acceptrd the
tsof fercd to her because she don
lb for her own enjovment.
Orpheus Crutch field
'•• a TA "...to refresh my
y ol what I learned In biology
*-,freshman, so that I cuuld be
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If-
prepared to take the B^logy Achieve,
men! Test."
Senior Margaret Crosby works as a
TA because she feels it U a good cxperien.-e
for her. especially since she
may be interested In becoming a
teacher.
In order to beconw a TA, an Interested
student musi find a teacher
who would like his help. Then he
must till out a checklist (available In
room *72 at the beginning of each
semester) which hal evolved from the
suggestion* of successful teacher
Assistants.
The checklist prepares the «tud>m
for his Job. because it requires him t.»
interview a teacher who has worked
with TA's, students in claues wilt*.
TA*». and present TA's lo dlscuu the
values of the pffgram and It* effectiveness.
It alto asks the student to
describe his reasons for wanting to do
thchb.
The t>eckti.t come. «lih a ?u.dc.
lattoductton to Teacher AssiiU.if
RetponsIbJ/ifiex. a (owell publication.
This sheet outlines the goals of
the program, the value of It to each
student, and the gcnenl duties each
student can expect as a TA.
To, LmO. Nmmial. 19W, P«J. 11
PROFILES
Helping the handicapped
By Shako Kasfcirama
Many have probably noticed the
program for the Severely Profoundly
Handicapped (SPH) which. In the
pas: month, has quietly become a
part o! the Urn el! community. It is
likely, however, that wry tew students
have given i» much thought.
True, ttw SPH program may be
regarded as bong somewhat detached
from the res* of the student body, and
It Is a little-known fact that for those
with a little cnura§« and a wlllmjaw
to give, there -.waits a whole nc* O|>
portunity to have an experience
unlike any other.
ThU opoonnnitr lies within 'he
w»*r program of the SPH. and srnne
Jtudtnu have decided to uki the in-
Itiatire to help, and at the unr time,
learn with the handicapped students.
These are the itudent volunteers
who. in the course of a day, act a»
helpers, teachers, and friends to Die
severely handicapped.
"This (volunteering In the progrtun)
b a great Irtrning experience
for me.'* observed sophomore Arthur
Gong, who devotes two mo«ls of his
time daily to the program.
"Working with these handicapped
kid* has made me realize that they are
not lhat much different from us.
Suie. they may be a little slower, but
that helps me learn to be more palienl.
and 1 can UK thai in oery as tutors tn a class at without the tutor's assistance "
Lakeshore Alternative School, which Vlck! Oamakas. fourth grade
Is located at 220 MIddlefleld Drive. tetcher. agr-ed with Spencer. "I tuve
Any Lowell student can bectnne a part a class of about 30 students so I can*
of this program.
not help them all at once. A tutor
Tutors meet with their Lakeshcrc helps me with It* students who need
class for at least two mods every extra help," she suted.
uhool day. TIES nuts tot one A tutor must establish gooj rap*
semester. When the semester is over, port with the students and teacher
the tutor U given a pass or fail grade, with whom he Is working .'TIES only
five credits being awarded to those works when there Is a good relation'
who pass.
ship between the tutor and the
A tutor can work with fcny grade teacher as well as with th* students."
level from kindergarten through filth added Damakas.
grade.
The average number of studrnu
Counselor Waller Barisooe Is in who take part in the TIES program In
charga of the TIES program at tbe fall semester Is 25. The number
Lowell.
rises to 40 *n the spiing semester.
"Tutoring it a way uf helping so- Tutors often return for * second or
meone else." said Barisooe. "Tutors even a third semester of TIES tutor*
also git satisfaction when they see so- ing.
meone that theyV helping progress." Senior Judy Wyky Mid. "It's fun
TIES tutors can expect lo help it* because Hike the UdU"
teacher prepare lessons, tutor Counselor Baritone has detailed In*
students Individually, correct papers. formation regarding th« TIES pro-
and assist the teacher in any way gram.
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