Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1983 — Page 3

Too large for Santa's bag

1 knew who was on the line when the receptionist informed n*® of an urgent long-distance call. So I dusted off the official elf pass I received last year and prepared to speak with Santa, who again asked People to find out what a few of his friends Wa S5 u ? dcr their Christmas trees Sunday morning. We thought the latest toy craze would make this year’s task ® breeze. But absolutely no one wanted adoption papers for a Cabbage Patch Kid. In fact, it took several minutes for xolande Williams to complete her gift list. “I want never-ending peace, energy, love and happiness for everyone,” began the Indiana Black Expo staffer. ‘‘Then, I’d hkc a case of Statlesse German Wine, cherry wood for my fireplace, a mink coat, a color TV, a record collection including Handel's ‘Messiah,’ a new battery for my car...” WTLC evening disc jockey Kelly Karson, who wants Michael Jackson’s ‘‘Thriller” video to win an Oscar, will again spend Christmas in Cleveland with his mother. ‘‘Nobody really wants me to leave,” the radio station’s music director and resident madcap told People. ‘‘But Cleveland is the only place I can enjoy the holiday with the world’s

greatest woman.”

George Neal and Sondra Hayes made economic, social and educational wishes for blacks. ‘‘We need good jobs for those who want them,” said Neal, community education director of the Indianapolis Urban League. ‘‘We also need blacks to come together and stop all

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this violence on the streets. Guns and knives won’t solve our problems.” Mrs. Hayes, a violinist who heads Northwest High School’s foreign language department, wants Santa “to bring the desire for learning” to her students. “They don’t realize today's jobs require more knowledge and skill than ever,” explained the personable teacher before Charles Williams encouraged blacks to practice the true spirit of Christmas. “Black families who have something should give to those who are less fortunate,” the Black Expo boss told People. Leo Madden wants a gift he can spend. “Tell Santa to bring me $1 million to buy a beautiful new Eastside home for my wife (Mary) and children (David and Sandra).” But Williams, a friend of the part-time shutterbug, had other gift ideas for Madden. “I’d like to see Leo wake up Christmas morning to a new Mercedes and a different three-piece suit for each day of the month!” , Indy ticker: A suburban mall shopper went speechless over the weekend when her young daughter asked Santa for an unusual gift: "/ want my mommy and daddy to stop fighting. ’’The embarrassed woman broke into tears, grabbed her child and left the mall before the surprised Santa could answer....Christmas arrived early for Laura Brunsma, who celebrated her 100th birthday with well-wishers Friday in Crestview Healthcare Center....The People grapevine expects Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson in town next month for a downtown campaign appearance....Native sons Jeffrey Cooper and Bill Simmons of Midnight Star may be home for the holidays....And speaking of rock stars, four screaming high school girls jumped off a downtown Metro and ran for the Hyatt Regency last Friday when a classmate teasingly announced Michael Jackson was lunching at the hotel....Former Crispus Attucks hardwood standout Oscar Robertson has been named to the National High School Basketball Hall of Fame....And Jean Smith was recently elected to the Winona Hospital Foundation Board.

Report cites student and teacher competency

The report this week that American pupils lagged behind those of other nations in achievement test scores in math, science and geography underscores the need for upgrading requirements for student and teacher competency, says an Indiana Uni-versity-Purdue University at Indianapolis math professor. The test, developed by four American educators, was administered to more than 600 sixth-graders in Australia, Canada, England, France, Japan, Sweden, and to children in two middle schools at Dallas, Tex. Americans came in dead last in mathematics, and did nearly as poorly in science and geography, according to the Associated Press story. “The report says something about the competency of teachers and students,” claims Marvin L. Bittinger, professor at the Purdue University School of Science at IUPUI, Department of Mathematical Sciences. The issue of teacher competency involves more than just toughening the standards, though. “Because of a shortage of math teachers, we have people teaching

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mathematics who perhaps majored in another subject like chemistry,” he explains. Bittinger, author or coauthor of more than 60 math textbooks in algebra, trigonometry, consumer math, remedial math, finite math and calculus at the college level, says, “Various measures to improve teacher competency-increasing college course loads and making college entrance requirements stiffer-is self-defeat-ing if there is no attempt by school systems and government to increase teachers’ salaries proportionately. “We cannot ask people who wish to go into the teaching profession to accept these tougher standards for graduation from college and then expect them to ignore higher-paying competing professions when they graduate,” he says. He believes the profession, which is losing a lot of math teachers to the computer industry which lures them away with big bucks, needs a shot in the arm. “Obviously something has to be done. If we paid teachers better on all levels-kindergarten through college-we would get better qualified teachers.” He admits, though, that the profession is plagued by other problems, but says, “We have to be prepared and

willing to pay more for quality education.” As for student academic inadequancies, Bittinger reiterated public comments he made last month on competency testing. “That’s the bottom line. We need education competency tests. We also need to give students incentives and

rewards for academic achievement and excellence. The idea of handing out academic letters to students who make the grade is one way of letting kids know that we value achievement. We wholeheartedly support athletics, but we are negligent when it comes to rewarding quality in learning.”

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