New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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One man's meat is another man's poison. To the Centerites, the meat of learning lay in the excitement of :self-motivation and exploration into a variety of fields. ' This type of experimentation and adventure was exciting 1 and productive for the creative, self-directed studentg for lthe more traditionally inclined, however, the formal fl educational methods served to inspire productive learning. Because of the enthusiasm generated in an atmosphere of minimal formality, the Center offered an unique opportunity for emphasis on the individual. Many of those in the Center for self-directed learning lhad a developed interest in a particular field and were fable to concentrate more intensely on that one subject. Through specialized internships, they were able to take leducation from its purely academic context and apply it to the work world. gigs late the l bell Whatever program the Centerites chose to pursue, their effort, or lack of it,was evaluated by teachers in the Center. Written comments, instead of the usual letter grades, were used as a means of determining students progress. Equivalent to the 340 credits needed by the students in the parent school to graduate were the Centerites' realizations that by increasing their self- reliance and social capabilities, they attained the ultimate goalofeducahon. i 9 Above: An atmosphere of joviality is conducive to an enjoyable as well as productive Center study group. Left: Abandoning the same old song and dance routine of English class, Mr. J osefsberg scales new heights of teaching methods. Inset: Students at Greeley school give Kathy Karmin a hand in experiencing a different aspect of child development. IWippman, Carlson, Pe tersonj STUDENT LIFEXI7

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X r e i -............1.......- 1 I Weston 1 Alternative: a simple word which means so much to the desk-ridden student. Sitting at the same assigned pigeonhole day after day, the average aspiring scholar tends to crystalize, and, with aspirations frozen, loses true perspective regarding the nature of education and the purpose of his meek submission to the learning factory. Education is a personal matter, not just another edict from the IBM machine somewhere upstairs. New Trier offers an option to those glazed third-row refugees who daily mill about the corridors, sustaining the breath of life through faith in that final, apocalyptic 3:30 bell: Alternative Education. Here a spinning soccer ball replaces the clock face as the center of undivided attention: creative energy is allowed to culminate as an oil painting rather than an assertion of boredom on a desk-topg a driving simulator brings new dimensions to the classroom experience besides four walls and a slightly cracked ceilingg and limbs and joints, frozen into rigid right angles for entire periods, are allowed to arise and sweep into the movements of modern dence. Above left: Although taking them for a ride, the Driver's education simulators accelerate learning and steer students in the right direction. Below: Forward Shaun Chapman has no margin for error as his opponent keeps him on the ball. fLincoln, Ostergaardl STUDENT LIFEf19