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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 15, 1967
Page
4
Letter criticizes an education piece arguing schools should teach thinking over memorization. It defends current aims, cites curriculum reform, and calls for varied course options to fit student abilities. Mentions division plans, local boards, and Manitoba electors as context.
Ross Poole, a Hamiota Collegiate teacher, argues in favor of replacing the 48 district divisions with a single unit for education. He supports an eight classroom minimum where feasible, addresses transport and extracurricular concerns, and asserts that central administration will improve, not erode, local control.
A personal reminiscence describes a prairie winter blackout in Decker during the 1960s. The author contrasts coal and wood burning heat with modern electric life, recalling families, stove warmth, and a humorous Noah's ark anecdote. It ends with a sales cue.
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