Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 8 August 1991 — Page 3
The Muncie Times, Thursday, August 8, 1991, Page 3
Youth — From page 1 enjoyed his classes and that, studied the books of the Bible, high expectations.” Mrs. Go- night cooked it at a swimming dreds of applicants through- “sometimes it was hard but Mrs. Going, who had the ingsaid, “thechildrenhadthe party. They also went to out the state of Indiana. interesting. We wrote stories, opportunity to observe one of opportunity to attend the Pres- WoolarocMuseum,whichfeaThe 3 week session was held niemorized poems, learned the sessions said, “I was very byterian Church here as a unit turedan Indian heritage theme in the historical MarlandMan- pro verbs and Latin derivatives, impressed. Theteachersdidn’t and were introduced to the andzoo.Onememorablething si on, Ponca City, Oklahoma. Were working on our 2nd accept mediocrity. It was a congregation. There were for the children was being on It was an exciting classroom yearin college. Every day there pretty dynamic course - very many activities. The kids the 10 o’clock news”, Mrs. opportunity for the children was something different; we disciplined. There were very caught bass fish and the next Going concluded,
who studied classical literature to challenge and stimulate intellectual growth and a love of reading. It also served as a quasi-educational laboratory for more than 250 Oklahoma instructors. The new program designed by Mrs. Collins focuses on developing leadership while expanding knowledge, improving language skills, exploring morals and enhancing self-confi-
dence.
Mrs. Collins believes in high expectations for all children and reinforcing their self-es-teem. She believes that all children are teachable. She continually tells children: “I will not let you fail.” Collins became nationally acclaimed in 1979 when she was featured on 60 Minutes. In 1981, Cicely Tyson starred in the movie, “The Marva Collins Story.” Both the Reagan and Bush administration have asked Mrs. Collins to serve as Secretary of Education. She declined, stating, “I can better serve my country in the classroom. ’ ’ The classes for children ages 6-11 were held Monday-Friday and out-of-town students resided with pre-screened local “adopted” families. Bryce stayed at the home of Robert and Laneta Going. In a telephone conversation, Mrs. Going revealed that she was a bit apprehensive in opening up her home to a child she had never met for such an extended period of time. “But”, she said, “I found Bryce to be a very unique child - I know that’s a broad term. Bryce enjoys nature - he enjoys life. He has a very unique laugh. What is really neat is that he and my son got along so well. Bryce really helped my son to develop good social skills.” Altogether there were 37 students attending the sessions from Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, and Canada. Excited about this opportunity, Bryce talked about the fort built on the Going’s property and the creek in back of the house that leads into a pond. He said he
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