Teacher's Pet cont'd

Peggy MacDonald struck the point home, "She is a teacher's pet.
Teacher's pets are goody-goodies."

Although Darlene seemed to ignore these barbed statements, everyone
hurt her deeply. Over four years at school she had developed a face
that registered no emotion. She found this the best way to protect
herself.

With a sigh of relief Darlene ran outside with the others when the re-
cess bell rang. She played ball alone in a corner until she saw Blair
Steward coming towards her. Instinctively she held on to her ball to
keep it from his reach. Blair stood before her for a moment as if
contemplating what he was about to do.

"Smith you are a suck!" When his fist made contact with her abdomen,
she crumpled into a small heap in the corner. As he walked away she
began to cry.

					EDITORIAL
 
I am concerned by the serious deficiency in our curriculum. Why can't
human relations be incorporated as part of the curriculum of one of
existing courses. This would include communication, understanding,
and basic relations. Take for instance the field of cummunication.
How many of us can effectively communicate idea? How much of what
you hear do you remember? With practice you can develop listening
habits which enable you to retain most of what you hear. Do you really
understand what motivates people to do what they do and say the things
they say? How many of us know perfectly how to get along with other
people? Why are we learning about history when we could be learning
about these things?

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After the recent bomb explosions millions of Montrealers were shocked.
How is it that they can read about waht villages and towns being bomb-
ed out without even batting an eyelid. I don't claim not to have been
alarmed myself by these planted bombs but I find the basic truth that
they illustrate even more alarming. Most people just aren't bothered
by things that don't directly concern them.

						David MacKay