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Friday, March 9, 1984/The Battalion/Page 5 Warped oy Scott McCullar i-M ,u Tp, IS welcomt, : ('-rad it, lo gOOUl|(, ding rUiwrtlto Supper* It Inn omputer helps all levels learn tesi I United Press International I SAN ANTONIO — A group Bl students in the state’s poorest ■ ban school district had higher ■■ades, better attendance and ■wer discipline problems after jirticipating in a computerized Jaching program called JLATO. ■ “So far, we re very, very ex- jd es " cJictl," said James Vasouez, su- is ’ ifv l:rintendenl of the Etigewood l ,, ■hool District in west San An- ‘ todo'pjltw Its initially showing ■ i ■me very significant trentls.” r*above 1(1.^ y ear ' E<J g t ‘ wood spent ent ihe $ / 50 - 000 to buy PLATO, a ba- ■ditforit ■ * ean, ‘ M g system that piovides guidance on a per- i isliml i* na * * evt ant * allows students e to insurtl to set their own instructional pace. Vasquez said the system lea ches both remedial and accele rated students and is being pro grammed to leach vocational education to adults in the eve nings. In the semester ending in January, a group of students us ing PLATO clearly outpro duced a control group that did not use the computer. “And the attendance has gone up with kids taking that program,” Vasquez said. “Thai’s something we didn’t ex pect.” He said many educational computer systems work well with either accelerated or reme dial students, but PLATO serves the whole spectrum. “With kids in remediation, a computer doesn’t take punitive action,” Vasquez said. “It allows kids to work at their own pace.” PLATO- is connected to 21 terminals at Edge wood High School, where students are us ing it to learn math, reading, science, language arts and life coping skills. The computer diagnoses each student’s various skill defi ciencies and problem areas, then prescribes a curriculum level AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES Call: George Webb Fanners Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823 8051 Sheriff denies lying charges United Press International HOUSTON — Walker County Sheriff Darrell White pleaded innocent Thursday to charges that he lied during the investigation and trial of a for mer sheriff convicted of tortur ing prisoners with watet to ob tain confessions. White, 57, surrendered to federal authorities voluntarily after a federal grand jury in dicted him on three charges of perjury. U S. Magistrate Lingo Platter accepted White’s plea of inno cent and set a $10,000 bond. A tentative trial date was set for April 30. A federal indictment re turned Wednesday accused White of lying during the inves tigation and trial of former San Jacinto County Sheriff James C. “Humpy” Parker. The indictment alleges that White, a sheriff for 14 years, lied twice to a grand jury and once during Parker’s trial in a Houston federal court in Sep tember. Parker was convicted of con spiring to deny prisoners’ civil rights by directing deputies to subject them to water torture. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. ; ZiAj&KjAs- a restaurant 8c club Appearing March 6-10 MCA Recording Artist Sam Neely Hits Include "Loving You Just Crossed My Mind M * A * S * H The Party s Over & New Release Old Photographs Daily Lunch Specials Happy Hour—11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun -Tues —No Cover, $1.00 Bar Drinks Thuis —Ladies. No Cover. $1.00 Bar Drinks Excellent Food Live Shows Nightly Open 11 a m daily Reservations Accepted 707 Texas Ave. S. College Station m ttion a , M degretjl s are r™ : Agrioillu was stand :ollege20i undents 1 i with rmJ anis,” Gil* Education majors lace more classes United Press International re given (^AUSTIN — T exas education they had nujors may be required to take ompeiencMadditional semester hours in )n thequ It hing methods courses in or- re turninjptr to obtain a Texas teacher’s didn’t hafti'tificate. level couJfbe proposed changes, ^t theirdeAliidt would increase tnethodo- ■y hours from 24 to 30, were ire for tMbmitled to the Slate Board of L'xains: Bhication by die commission uld notihp Standards for the Teaching at offerspolession. But the proposal to validatMnt under tire Thursday by [book, svlbplkge administrators and edu- problemsP 1015 hools forlCritics told board members Ihat students already take enough classes in the schools of education and that what they hen begijhd is added emphasis on gen- dit fomS* a | education courses that give aken ai Ipem well-rounded academic Backgrounds. Betty lane Kissler, chairman of the history department at Southwest Texas Slate Univer sity in San Marcos, said that if students are required to take additional classes in education they would have to take fewer foreign language and fine arts classes. “It is short sighted to em phasize training at the expense of education,” Kissler said. “At the time of a national outcry on the sad slate of foreign lan guage education in the United Slates, the new standards make even more difficult the possibil ity of a student taking two years of a foreign language.” Gerald Pratt, chairman of the education department at St. Mary’s University in San Anto nio, was one of the few in sup port of the changes. passes *i receive o — laken ■rsities - ilidalion es ourses as Ter pol> c !' 98-,-85 ui* HEDOCIORSIN Parkway Medical Clinic Family Care & Minor Emergencies $a.E-8p.ni. 7 days-a-week Parkway Square next to TG&Y and Kroger '20% discount with student I.D. •Lab & X-ray at clinic •Fast, Friendly Service 693-0202 ■ Serving Luncheon Buffet Sandwich and Soup Bar Mezzanine Floor Sunday through Friday 11 a.m. to i :30 p.m. S’ Delicious Food Beautiful View Open to the Public “Quality First” •m- -#■ For a 20" x 26" full-color poster of this ad. send 00 check or money order payable to Anheuser-Busch. 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