neaes rg) i The Castlegar Sun PEOPLES DRUG MART BARGAIN BUYS cas WHILE STOCKS LAST Wednesday, November 2, 1994 OO ee Ft The Castlegar Sun JAVEX BLEACH 3.6 Litre HOUSE COFFEE MAXWELL | oY » UNBELIEVABLE > BUY!! Two teams of students from Stanley Hump Ss dary School with three awards for their entries in the Value- ‘Added Wood Forum, held in coats October 21-23. In total there were more than 300 entries in the forum, sponsored three ministries of the provincial government. ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO /Karen Kerkhoft SHSS students walk away with awards KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff value-added industry such as lack of training, marketing, their projects. Even though the two teams only had less than a Stanley Humphries students walked away with three awards at the first Kootenay Value- Added Wood Forum in Creston Oct. 21-23. Students from across the Kootenays attended the forum as did two teams of students from Stanley Humphries Sec- ondary School (SHSS) in Castlegar. With almost 300 board-feet of wood donated from Pope and Talbot, the SHSS teams had been directed to turn it into a marketable value-added item and to focus on four key issues which currently constrain the the teams three awards. “ Ultimate Plant House” designed month in which to plan and build their projects, Foster was not surprised that they excelled in the competition. d away marketed and completed by the students earned them second place in the competition, as well as an award for Best Pre- sentation. Another Project. fap “FPC- “They put in a lot of hours. They also spent a lot of time on creativity and brainstorming.” Corky Evans, Nelson-Cre- ston MLA and Chair of the Kootenay Wood Forum | Steer- P and built ‘by pol em ‘SHSS team won an award for Overall Cooperative Dynamic Team. 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Room G17. scans driving base ving rie. ee accident prevention measeres, trip planning, and pm $30. Room M-12. designed specifically feip oder dives impr £5, rig ile Tego med rents edge traffic hazards, adverse road how to rearw your licease. Sat_, Nov. 19, Paar beg CASTLEGAR CAMPUS 365-1208 Sellirk, College Did You Know? . The Math of the workplace is measurement, statistics, logistics and probability. The Language Arts of the is sp listening and reading technical materials, as well as writing questions in a technical format The Science of the workplace is Physics. . The Conference Board of Canada indicates that the employability skills of today and the future are the ability to communicate, think, eam, Positive attitudes and behav y, as well as the ability to work with others. . The technical skills required in the workplace include the ability to use a spreadsheet, manage and create a data base, use desktop publishing, use telecommunications to manage information and do research, design and create prototypes, use technology to produce products, use software programs to create rf , and connect peripherals like printers, modems and cD Roms. The skills, attitudes and ib ds need to be successful as learners are the same skills that they require to be successful in the workplace. There will be work but not many jobs in the future. People are expected to change careers a number of times and will not work for the same company for a lifetime. This is likely to have an impact on such things as pension plans, benefits, etc. 6. Although reading is an important skill for children to aquire, less than 50% of parents participate in the reading process. This statistic is felt to be a norm for North America. Where parents participate in the reading process, the results are generally higher. . Only 4% of classrooms in the U.S. have access to telephones, which means that only 4%, have the potential to use telecommunciations. One of the studies indicates that the top priority for the public is the use of ol interactive channels (i.e. two-way —<—S! = video, voice, data communication) for distance learning and not video on demand, as previously thought. Many people want to use these channels for educational purposes. . In the economy there has been an overall wage declines£p wages for those with a K-12 education have. lined 7.1% and declined 6.1% for university grads. Many of the traditional areas of work for students are disappearing. ). In the past, the best jobs went to the people with the best paper qualifications. Now, in addition to qualifications, the ability to apply concepts, be a problem solver, a critical thinker, work in teams, have technical o ies, etc. are also considered. A person with all of these skills has a better chance at a job than does a Person with just the “paper qualifications”. 11. More and more people are beginning to work at home through the use of technology (computer/modem). 12. The prospects for developing economies have never looked better. But there are growing fears that stronger growth in the third world will threaten the first world's prosperity (The Economist - 1994). Canada is considered part of the “first world” but is in danger of slipping unless major changes are made. a) d) e) 50,000 years after man began to speak, writing was invented 5,000 years after man began to write, printing was invented. 500 years after the first book was printed, the computer was Invented 50 years after the computer was invented, is the Year 2000 Today, we are building the “smart phone” that will able to read your handwriting, understand your speech, pay your bills, show you pictures, talk back to you, tell you who's calling you, transfer you where you ought to be, and Lord knows what else. Your T.V. is getting smarter, too. By the late 1990's, it will be capable of delivering more information in digital form to your living room than today's personal computers or work stations. (N.B.: When the T.V. signal becomes degitized, it means that your phone, T.V., computer, V.C.R. and C.D. Rom can all interact with each other. This provides the home with a high degree of technical capacity). What we're observirig is no less than the creation of the first global, interactive, human network. A multi media network that will provide information and communciations in all forms, collapse time and space in a way that’s never been accomplished before, place control fully in the hands of the user and do it in a way that is so user-friendly that the technology behind it will go virtually unnoticed. The days are numbered Tor the artificial walls setup by courts, IL and | cable, T.V, local telephone, and long distance networks. Consumers will enjoy a whole new level of control and convenience. And for day-to-day transactions, an entire electronic ketplace will be available on di d, offering familiar service in new forms, and new services that are just waiting to be invented. Want to buy an exercise video? Click Learn about geometry? Click Order a pizza or check out discount fares? Click Check a file at work, get your kid's homework assignment, review last week's news, express your views on a human rights issue? Click! Click! Click! 8) Bhe new business paradigm demands a whole new set h) 4 gorporate behavigurs: trust.individual . werment, personal accountability and teamwork. (N.B.: To work successfully in this environment requires the acquistion and development of skills like working inteams, decision-making, communication, critical thinking, etc.). It is already apparent that, in the transformed market place, corporate jobs now and in the future won't offer the cradle to the grave security they once did. But neither will they impose the same limitations on personal freedom, creativity, initiative, talent and skill. The foregoing statements are indicators that our world is rapidly changing. School systems across North America are challenged to make significant changes that will accommodate these new directions. The world is changing and we need to plan for change. You can help us by attending a meeting to discuss what skills, attitudes, and attributes students should possess when they graduate from secondary school. Wednesday, November 9, 1994 6:30 pm - Castlegar Community Complex 2101 6th Avenue, Castlegar A wide cross-section of community members will be in attendance As part of the process, we are showing a tape by Willard Daggett on Shaw Cable on Monday and Tuesday, November 7th and 8th (7:00 p.m.), and on Wednesday, November 9th (9:30 a.m.). This tape is both thought-provoking and insightful and deals directly with the issues being discussed on November 9th. We urge you to watch this presentation as a family and join us at the Complex on November 9th. Presented by School District #9 in partnership with the Technology Alliance.