Teaching Eskimo Pilots Face Frustration in Alaska Village
Frank and Janine Gammicchia describe ongoing disappointment with their roles as teaching agents at a Bureau of Indian Affairs school in a western Alaskan village. They arrived ten months ago, yet feel the time has dragged.
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Word expected soon on superior court judge
County officials await word from Sacramento on Governor Reagan’s appointment to fill Judge W. Preston Butcher’s vacancy. A plebiscite by the Santa Barbara Bar Association indicates candidates ready to accept the post, while Butcher’s disability retirement has intensified a courtroom staffing crisis and a push for an additional judgeship.
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Eskimo school fails to save native education in Pilot Station
Frank and Janine Gammicchia recount a failed BIA teaching stint in Pilot Station Alaska. They describe squalid conditions, culturally mismatched curricula and low graduation rates. After months of adapting lessons they conclude two books address Eskimo life poorly and plan to quit in June returning home.
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