North Bay Teachers College - Polaris Yearbook (North Bay, Ontario Canada)

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?aafc4aZa9q 65:45 A group of interested students have formed a Psychology Club under the guidance of Mr. White at N. B. T, C, to discuss pertinent problems of child psychology. Although the amount of research and in-depth study of a par- ticular topic which could be done was limited by the time available, the bv discussions proved to be quite beneficial and we realizedsome of the special situations which might arise in the classroom together with possible rem- edies. The major sessions were concerned with the general theme of excep- tional children. In relation to this topic, the members visited the West Bayfield School for Retarded Children and the North Bay Psychiatric Hos- pital. A problem discussed in the spring was that of drug abuse, particularly as it applies to elementary school pupils, and how this might affect the classroom teacher. Our experiences and exchange of ideas should help us to become aware of special classroom problems and thus make us more understanding and responsible teachers. -'t V ': aw r m.w-alzzzirwskei.-:.-1x..,'

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The library club of N. B.T.C. is composed of a group who seeks to maintain law and order amongst the books in the school library. Mr. Hall and Mrs. Coucill do an excellent job of keeping the library functional and a few of the students corne to their aid during spares and at 4:30 p.m. One of the tiring jobs for the library club hap- pens to be straightening out the shelves after prac- tice teaching weeks. It is quite consoling to know that the library is a place where study and research can be carried out in silence.