Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1985, Page 61

Description:	I4<^\School goalsThere appears to be increased concern and public interestin the quality of education in Indiana, South administratorsbelieve. According to PrincipalGary Druckemiller, this changehas been prompted by thedecline in SAT scores and recent national studies whichhave been critical of publiceducation.One response to this concern was the addition of fiveminutes to each class,lengthening the school day by30 minutes. Dean of StudentsClyde Leonard andDruckemiller agree that this isa relatively insignificantresponse to problems encountered when attempting toimprove education.We have always set highstandards, said Vice-PrincipalDon Abram. Maintaining thesestandards and establishinghigh expectations for studentperformance are an essentialelement in improved education. We must remember thatSAT scores at South have beenconsistently higher than thenational averages, saidAbram.A hotly debated topic wastaking the additional fiveminutes and making anotherperiod. Druckemiller said thisMtfr^^ would involve a cost factorsince several new teacherswould have to be hired toteach these allowed classes.Teachers are allowed to have amaximum of 170 students perday, therefore, the currentfaculty could not accomodatethe added class load. Abrampoints out that students do nottake advantage of the current47 credits offered at South.Graduation requirementswere increased for the class of1989. Students must havecompleted two additionalcredits in both English andmath. The total number ofcredits required to graduatewas increased from 36 to 40.By doing this, we will hopefully turn out a scholastically better prepared student, saidDruckemiller.Teachers must play a keyrole in achieving the mandatefor greater educational opportunity. Teachers must sethigh standards and fosteracademic discipline, thusenabling students to take someresponsibility for their ownlearning, said Leonard.Student success is the maingoal for this renewed emphasison education. Faculty, parents,and state legislators feel this isof the highest priority.While working a math problem,sophomore David Wrenn keeps a stiffupper lip. Math courses were especially difficult for many students this yeardue to the time-on-task rule that required teachers to spend the entireperiod teaching, and leaving little or notime for individual instruction.Senior Tony Seat finds the hall floor aconvenient place to work on his termpaper.,Old vs. New Curriculum 61
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