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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1977
Page
5
The piece argues that blaming teachers or schools for reading deficiencies is naive. It notes learning occurs beyond classrooms and that effective teaching requires teachers as facilitators who stimulate curiosity, tailor methods to age and talent, lead groups, and master subject matter to connect lessons to life. It emphasizes teaching as a challenging but vital art shaping lives.
Rabbi Saul Habas of Pittsfield speaks at the Father and Son banquet at the Congregational Church with The Great Santini magician. Bennington Club honors Frank M. Tiffany, recalling the 40-year-old creation of the Bennington Fire Department and praising its volunteer force. Also notes Fruitland Bakery specials, a clothing convention in Boston, liquor sales rise in Bennington, and Christmas Poster winners Maureen O'Brien Betty Sweet Deborah Elwell.
Analysis argues IBM’s extensive political links under Carter raise conflict of interest questions. Directors and executives including Cyrus Vance Harold Brown Patricia Harris and Nicholas Katzenbach sit on or guide IBM while IBM faces a major anti trust battle. The piece warns of influence on policy and calls for scrutiny of cabinet selections and corporate entanglements.
In a Banner letter, Robert C. Seamans Jr. outlines two futures for US energy over 50 years. One relies on centralized high tech, the other on efficient use and scalable energy sources with transitional fossil fuels. He warns the paths are mutually exclusive and favors a shift to restraint and thriftier technology to reduce waste. He cites energy losses in electricity and coal conversion and calls for decision before nuclear proliferation forecloses both options.
A discussion of technical fixes urges adopting measures like insulation heat pumps efficient furnaces and recuperators to nearly double energy efficiency with today’s technology. It argues these fixes are cheaper faster safer and create strong employment while not altering lifestyles. Gladys Lodge echoes support and warns about dyes in cosmetics and birth control products raising safety concerns urging readers to study FDA warnings and consider a broader right to life.
A reflective column argues that reading to children enhances reading and writing skills. It cites research by Ronald L. Cramer and emphasizes how exposure to varied literary models fuels imagination, language, and thinking. Personal anecdotes praise reading aloud in classes and praise its fun, while noting it does not replace independent reading.
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