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" Richard 10

During the war when I was taking olfier’s training I
had a most difficult ‘time with map reading’ and’ my
instructor, a former teacher, said, “I am going to make you
ible for the oft! 1 ‘classes-in

‘ the
map-reading.. ‘There is no better way: to learn something than

to teach it.”

‘A combination of slieer terror and pride quickly’ mate $

me into a ably expert map-reading

Sites “cértain dark dallas: about
\ hich wo presently. ride. 1 ha
1D,

‘The phyaieal ‘and; political map: of Europe ) had, in my,
mind, becom id of patchwork quilt

bore only the hip to the
nations, the reasons for their existence’ ad the roots of their
ic and political p:

The realization of ignorance:

expert, in fact, that when i read a simple question in the fi final

‘T lost the

exam as a
mark, ©

More recently, when an offer made-in Soptember to
substitute for any ill-‘member of the teaching staff a: West-
minister Abbey‘at Mission was accepted in January, I again
experienced the’ old sense of panic — particularly‘when I
learned that I was to teach a class of j Junior social studies and
several English classes (including one at the college! level), to
the ser

_ The panic, asso often happens in such cases,’ was totaliy

and the ‘and s such that 1

will- treasure ‘them’ 8

h-desh sd: perfect

“! This Sunday’ evening, while. 1 ‘was * pkaparing. fo the:

lessons for tomorrow and the coming week, I looked aver the

{ chaos of books, papers and writing materials and decided

that it was time to:make an accounting, not ‘of life at the
abbey as seen by a visitor, (that will come’ later), but what. —
‘asa man and a teacher — I have learned in ‘these ‘brief

In the first place I knew better than-to lay claim skills

‘in a discipline in: which I had little experience. Besides,. you
|, cannot fool the kids for long. I therefore informed them at

our first meeting of.my limitations while concealing some of
the cunning that one acquires over 35 years of teaching and

: told them that they should regard: me in the nature of

another (if somewhat more ancient) student and that I hoped

you learned during your sojourn here?” A great deal, I

decided. Far more, in fact, than I had believed possible, for it,

in’an entirely different, + beeen Hint I fouba myself. a

ledge, and, it is amazing hat.

‘ pani that one is about to par:
;8, group of youngsters has. on one’

learning. *-
T have, therefore, learned mi
geography of Europe and my studen

iweel

Then there-is the English 10, nd a pitvate

student who comes ‘for work in ‘speakiti ‘and dictation.
‘Preparations for these classes have niade'me. acutely. aware
‘of the not-always-obvious fact that our language consists of

more than a few. hundred words
know,” (in various
‘This evening, for

P!
‘the English mystic poet William Blake who wrote’ such
:pieces as the deceptively simple, yet complex “The. Tyger,”
tand the beautiful’ opening lines from “Augeries of Inno-
cence,” which begins: a

:“To see:the world in a grain of sand ”

And a-heaven in a wild flower,

Hold infinity in the palm’ of your hand, < ’
* And eternity inan hour.” ‘ ree

‘Then came Robbie Burns and his most Beautiful of jove
songs, “John Anderson My. Jo.’
John Anderson, my jo, John,
"When we were first acquent,
ie

_toJearn as.much, if not more than they, during our time’.
Hence, the self-direct tion — “What have’

But now your bec | is ‘Tau _ John,
Your'locke are like the snaw;

But blessings on your frosty po
John: ‘Anderson, my’ ‘s

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~ Bublit,

read e'

the English probarstion was -
erything aloud

—to capture ‘not. inly the: ima,
re-hear and retasté some,
rich ' language’ and- imagery
anticipate the Pleasure § of kin

“It has, in fact, re-awakened ‘in me sme of the more
subtle pleasures..'and . satisfactions in: the’ business of

teaching, The .very small classes in no ‘way. reduce: the.

amount of preparation i necessary, but they do have a great
effect on the way in which one prepares and presents the
‘material — a: much miore individualized operation. : Since

~ class management is reduced to almost zero; a. ‘class becomes: |
4 group of respested friends purauing a common sbjective =

a s relaxing and stimulating experience. a

—‘all'male (it would work cqually well.I'm sure with all:

female) — live “within the monastic community, and, C

mannered, -which. I: have, not the gee doubt. has .‘a

{beneficial effect on the learning atmosphere.-Space is ample
a learning

and sinee' quiet within
‘The situation is not ideal, howevei that being

to hope for. The school is’ young and fun are limited so that)

there is a: shortage’ of: teaching supplies: and ‘equipment.:
Howover, the monks are

since it is a partiof: their:

way) F
support has been total. Furthermore, one is ‘reminded of a
statement by Mark Twain (I think) to the effect that the best
school isa :log with ‘an: enthusiastic and “knowledgable
teacher atone. end and.an interested pupil at ‘the, other. In

‘any case ‘it seems"to ‘me’ that’ we: have: lost: sight ‘of’ the j

importince of péop}e in the educative Process nd -becoi
with of i gadgets and.

things. It is.worth while ‘to: remember that: Archimedes

illuminated the learning ‘of the Greek world with a4 pointed
stjck anda sand box, and that Eins! in changed th
history with-a pencil‘and a

‘And finally, what of

Teaching. at the e Abbey: has, enabled me to stand back, look

Charters has spent: the last
few weeks teaching. English x
toa a class of

ie major part ‘of this literary mudslide are
the publishers, Poor teachers! Poor kids’:

brothers, for all that they | have ‘done
imy-soul; ‘and the. pot their!

been my pl

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Jan, ‘21,’ 2839757.

‘UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

“SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK -

Decentralized B. S.W. Degree Programme. _
A part-time course of. studies is offordd in the Okanagan, East and West:
Kootenay and-Cariboo reg! social can:
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Jinvites applications to its.

ions th

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«Phillis Nash — 352-9640

judy
quolifications for admission to the deg
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Application.forms and more detailed information available from:

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