Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

wants-, sho-'doesn't carelwhat
;' • ' followed by a senw ofhoinor and
j."i-' •; Iriendlinen.
• ; ' • Along with Intelligence and
.- - huncsly, the five most eUn' ; rcd attributes
(fthj seven out of the lop
10) arc hasui on features of (he
minJ. rather than thnx* of ihc
body.
One response read, "I admire
Boy George t-ccause he displays
rare common sense ' and Intelligence.
He is tolerant and selfassured
and doesn't sulfer from
crippling prejudices. He's alto
•" cute." .... •
TEACHERS HAVE HEROES.
TOO
T A cachers M Lowell have widely
varying vfews on role models
and the wj\ .students handle
them, but the genera! opinion is
positive.
Some believe that the students'
choice* arc "slullow," while
most think that they arc "...Kill
the same."
"The kids today arc living in
different times." commented
tiv-'h teacher David Roaitu.
"When I was growing up, the
thinking was much different"
'Today's youth ic-m* to have
t more of a faddish admiration.
rather than based on the person'»
"1 admire my mother because... she's
been a mom, a dad, and a friend..."
Another poll read. "1 admire
Mike Hammer (Stacy Keach)
because he gets lots of goodlooking
girts "
A few responses listed politicians
u role models, primarily
for their triumphs over hardship
or disability. "' , : ; *
Several LoweUItes named
athletes u tbosc tfaey looked up
to. One per joo wrote, "liJmire
Magic Johnson because he ii the
greatest (fcusrd) ever to play the
Another person admired figure
staler r>biThc«niubeeauic she
j*... follows her goals. Soe was
Kablc to become the number one
ict Sk-Ccr and''imintait. her
•Jinidies at Stanford-' . ..
Many leeoagcrs have a leniency
to pick role models who arc
the antithesis of tbe.Vnomal^
bmSMaa of these arethe telev^
sion/movie' actors -*x ,
Thu trend
true chiractcr,'* claimed teacher
7 .Nncy Brewer.
' Of thticven t=*chcr. inicrrfewed
by.Tfcf Lc'.:?!^ f*-rrcd
^ about the lanx. * -•
' "Deep do-,vn inside, the kids
still admire those who are doing "
someUiins worthwhile," uid
,,: social Uodies teacher Anthony
DcGennaro.-,*'Basically, the fads
arc just , because of peer
, pressure.".
" •" ' Math, teacher Edgar Uhu ai
' hod a di**enting opirw? •. • Kids
:
'nowadays tcwl tovttX%^cvo!c
more for ihdr ^pr«\jice.tfua
v for lhar substance. Tbcysccrna
Witanow/'Jiefsaid
rfl '/
Ensibh tcachcc GtorU Dad
*'- fccllthot tmiOiianofrolcmodeb
^ "WBimghthsnr ^
irmtssod *»r», but wcdi(b*t know
Ungug^;, , - t,
believes thil/tteat today ha'
"...long uagaiitSm—,there'
more acpSr.u> tbeoi thui" "
show." riOtfjeft -"
Marian flmntrrsiso fcjh , _
vote of.confidence, sayiiigi';-.
".•.they are still the same as in
my'day." . I .- -
TV LowtU. JwJLIW. ftp IS
.IN D#TH
e all othe
. w.- rolc .,
* itiih. thp music_and IV;
3erirun- rtticmferd^
• --boyhood hero. JoeDiMajil£*i
"*hcn
he's depressed, he can ftl*,\yi
manage a smile tiiat others can't
resist and can't help but unHc
Kick."
The second rcascn is that the
mlc model did something for the
admirer, or inspired him in some
way. This is usually the basis for
parents, teachers and politicians
being role models. In this case,
admiration takes on the form of
appreciation.
One person, in response tc the
poll, wrote. "I admire...Anthony
DcGcnoaro txcausc ! think his
knowledge, honesty, and charm
could have taken him to fame and
fortune. Instead, he chose to be
a teacher, and the satisfaction he
gets out of it can be seen in his
cagcrnc*., hi* concern for his
students, and nil warm smile."
"I admire...people who arc
trying to make the world a better
place." remarked Brewer.
"1 admire Bob Gcldofbccaiue
he not only came up with s plan
to help Ethiopians, (he) put bisplan
lo work through Live Aid.'*
"Iadmire.. .people who are'trying-io
make the world a better place..."
asKally. there «rc two aspects
^ thai a person admires in someone
^.TbftTirst is that Ihc role model -
: , can do something that ihVtdmJPT'
..rff? .can't, or has something the ad:^.
•'***" v tnirer doesjL'C/ft.is i3 ibo basu, /
replied onestUdenU^
The poll •KCttMo conOrm the
. reason foradiniratiop. u ill the:
('^rcspoo*e« c*l •reasons fell uider
" * hi two citrgocics.
• this anicie was.