Clinton Christian School - Echo Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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1 . Mr. Miller talks with Scott about his I. A. project. •2. Mr. Miller ' s 9 and 10 grade chorus sings in chapel. 3. Carolyn measures her I. A. project for exactness. 4. Rebecca works on the light table trying to get ECHO copy straight. 5. Nate and Marsha tune up their guitars for Music II class. 6. A line of enthused boys wait their turn to play.

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Industrial Arts Erriphosizes Precision Mr. Miller ' s success in making the 1978-79 school year one of his best was the resultof hisdetei — mination at the beginning of the year to make it a good one by developing better relationships. His honesty and openness resulted in improved relationships be- tween him and the students. He also experienced frustration in attempting to teach precision and ac- curacy in his classes and trying to spend more time at home with his wife and three children. This was the first year he taught elementary and junior high music classes as well as high school nnusic and chorus. His favorite classes were Music II and Industrial Arts, but he felt all his classes made up a nice variety. He felt the most effective teach- ing me.thod included discussion between the students . If his teaching was worthwhile, he expected them to arrive at the correct answer during their discussion . Frustration set in when something in one of his classes was just about, but not quite right. In I . A. , he often felt that a little more effort by the student would have resulted in an excellent rather than an average project.

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LifepQcs Used In Elementary Classes Lifepacs, a course for indi- vidual study published by Alpha Omega, was used for the first time in grades 3,4, and 5 this year to increase the student - teacher ratio. Students were encouraged by Mrs. Marilyn Yoderto do their best in the new course of study. Frustrations developed when Lifepacs didn ' t arrive on sched- ule, leaving students with little work Extra activities and li- brary books helped utilize the time until the shipnnents arrived . Mrs. Yoder particularly en- joyed teaching English by the tra- ditional method and inventing extra activities to make the year more enjoyable. The parties the class enjoyed were planned by committees con- sisting of students. Mrs. Yoder said, This planning gave them responsibility and they did agood job. Through new responsibilities third, fourth, and fifth graders learned to do their best in all areas of school life.