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Page 4 Doctor says maturity leve economics, at jrofessor of ani judents on a 10- Ibusiness in Cali “We want to n ce," Schneider sa [anies for a rea: griculture have ibs and job opj bent the whole Students will i Jparch 9 and be ribusinesses, ii iortfolios, biotec odd Trade hneider said. They also will iandles the Sunl “They’re (the ped the danci "V,” he said. Other stops i ated farms sue ef production “They do it a to their ov lants,” Schneid ommodity trad shouldn’t affect education By Melissa Naumann trators is flexibility. When flexibility is not used REPORTER A child’s level of maturity may not always equal his level of intelligence, but it should not hinder his educa tion, Dr. Nancy Robinson said Saturday at the 1989 Conference for Early Childhood Educators. Robinson, director of the Center for the Study of Ca pable Youth at the University of Washington, said, con trary to what many parents and teachers believe, social skills can and should be taught. “I’ve heard so many people say they can’t move a child to another learning situation because he’s imma ture,” she said. “I think immaturity is something we can do something about.” Since all children, including gifted children, differ in temperament, motor skills, social skills, independence and creativity, Robinson said these differences should not be obstacles to academic achievement. She stressed teaching to strengths as well as weaknesses, flexibility with reason and a social, psychological curriculum. Many teachers fail to recognize strengths in children and teach only to their weaknesses, Robinson said. For example, if a child leafrts to read before he goes to school and his teacher is unaware of this, the child’s reading skills may deteriorate. While a teacher cannot always know of a child’s every ability, it is essential that strengths are emphasized as much as weaknesses. “When teachers don’t recognize abilities, many kids figuratively go home,” Robinson said. Another important quality of teachers and adminis- sonahly, however, the results can be disastrous, shesas: In an elementary school in Seattle, Robinson the teachers to move a gifted 6-year-old girl ato! When they moved her from the first to the fifth gray, she did horribly because her motor and social st£i were not advanced enough. The teachers and ad* trators failed by not combining flexibility with reason A social, psychological curriculum can helpfillgij caused by rapid academic advancement of giftedt dren, she said. For example, gifted children frequer suf f er from low self-esteem. “Children who are diff erent are likely not tofri good about themselves,” Robinson said. To avoid this, she encouraged teachers and para: to help children make the transition from home,wb they are the center of attention, to the classroom This kind of curriculum teaches children socialst that are necessary to advance at a rapid rate acadei cally. “When you ask bright children about social situ tions, they talk a wonderful game but they can’t at essarily carry through,” Robinson said. She said many skills do not come with age, butcar.i taught. A child who tells parents or teachers “I dc: like you” can be taught to say what he means —"Ido: like you w hen you do certain things.” These social skills are also necessary for commune lion among children, she said.“We had one fourves old who left a note for his friend to meet him at 3:1 Robinson said. “It was a good idea, but his fries couldn’t read or tell time, so it didn’t work.” HISTORY CLl at7;30 p.m. in ■ POLITICAL S< SPEECH COW trip sign-up froi AMNESTY INI TRIATHLON C HISPANIC BL Blocker. TAMU SNOW RECREATION Read for a roc hies, basketbc horseshoe dot ALCOHOLICS for more detail SPACE SOCII Rudder. Lobbyists entertain Texas legislators, foot $250,000 bill AUSTIN (AP) — Lobbyists re ported spending nearly $250,000 on entertainment for legislators and other state officials in January, according to records filed with the secretary of state’s office. For January, a month when the Legislature was in session for three weeks, lobbyists reported spending approximately $244,940 on enter tainment. If divided equally among the 181 members of the state House and Senate, that comes out to about $1,353 spent on each legislator for entertainment. Entertainment expenses include funds spent on food, beverages, hos pitality rooms, sporting events, the atrical and music events, transporta tion and lodging. In these reports, called “activity reports,” lobbyists must state how much they spent on entertainment, in addition to gifts, awards and loans, “to communicate directly with a member of the legislative or exec utive branch to influence legislation or administrative action.” The reports come at a time when there is a push among some legis lators for a constitutional amend ment to raise their pay from $7,200 annually to about $23,000. There are about 750 lobbyists reg istered with the secretary of state, or more than four for each member of the state House and Senate. For the month of January, about 280 lobby ists reported spending money, rang ing from $5 to more than $12,000. The body of lobbyists, who often mill around outside the House and Senate chambers to confer with leg islators, is often referred to as Texas’ “Third House.” Under state law, lobbyists must file monthly expense reports when the Legislature is in session. The lobbyists also are required to note what legislative or administra tive matters they are trying to influ ence. The amount of money spent and the issues of interest to lobbyists rep resenting their clients provides a view of the major political battles oc curring in the Legislature. Some of the major issues lobbyists are focusing on include proposed changes to the workers’ compensa tion system, the regulation of utili ties and legislation pertaining to the chemical industry. Workers’ compensation has be come a major battleground, with lobbyists for insurance, doctors, trial lawyers, business, and labor jockey ing for positions over a proposed overhaul of the system to compen sate workers injured on the job. Lobbyists for tobacco and alco holic beverage companies are mak ing themselves known, as some law makers have considered raising so- called sin taxes to help cover a reve nue shortfall in the budget. And lobbyists for the old standbys — oil and gas, banks, trucking, rail roads — are spending thousands of dollars to preserve, protect and ex pand their turf. The top spending individual lob byist in January was Neal T. “Buddy” Jones who spent $12,366 representing a clientele of business giants, including Enserch Inc., Ebasco Engineering and Devel opment, Bass Brothers Enterprises Inc., Texas Air Corp., Continental Airlines, Texas Bankers Association, Anheuser-Busch Cos., Perot Sys tems, and Farmers Insurance Group, among others. Lobbyists are not required to sub mit an itemized list on what they spent funds on, or what specific leg islation they are trying to affect. Many lobbyists simply report they are interested in matters'affecting their clients, without naming specific proposals, although some attach long lists of House and Senate bill numbers they are monitoring. B.J. Durham, a lobbyist for Cen tral Power and Light Co., reported spending $2,907 on entertainment in January, and in the space re served for listing what matters he spoke with officials about, is typed “None.” Houston hopes rodeo events boost economy DATA PROCl offer informati Penthouse Su COSGA: will h THE PLACEh 410 Rudder. MINORITY A« 607 Rudder. WIG: will mee FORT WORTI HOUSTON (AP) - Offu are hoping this year’s Hou: Livestock Show and Rodeo w3 surpass the $175 million ei nomic boost from last yea event, a figure more than! times higher than the much' merited Democratic Natioi Convention would have gen ated. The massive Houston even which began with the arrival ri thousands of trail riders and: downtown parade Saturday, als generates more than $1 million! scholarships for Texas agriffl 1 ture students and provides i showplace for top breeders. And it draws swarms of spend ing tourists anxious to see fini' class rodeo action and a host*! country music stars includn Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers at George Strait. “New Orleans has its Man Gras, San Antonio has its Battlt of Flowers,” said Hal Hilltnai show president. “Houston hastfe Houston Livestock Show and Rtf deo, which is the largest socii and charitable event in Houstot each year.”. Its profits are spread through out the state and range fromea dowments to colleges and univet- sities to contributions towatd research and other agricultural programs, as well as junior Iw stock shows and scholarships: graduate assistantships. The 57-year-old show is 11 largest donor of agricultural scholarships in the world," said Leroy Shafer, the show’s assistant general manager. SADDLE ANC PRE MED/DE ne"at7 p.m. ir ACM: will hav< AGGIE GOP/< ECONOMICS ARLINGTON RHA FRESHI der. INTERNATIO Blocker. MSC GREAT TAMU ANTH mato. INTERNATIO p.m. in 502 Rt LECERDE FI ALCOHOLIC for more detai RECREATIO Read for a ro bles, baskett horseshoe do items for Whi no later than the name anc a Battalion se on a first-con have questioi 4.77/10 MHz 640K Bytes F Monochrome Monochrome AT Style Key 360K Floppy Parallel Printi MS-DOS & G Software Pac ICS Four-year, $8,000 scholarship are awarded each year to 5 1 Texas FFA and 50 Texas 4l members who want to major ir agriculture or life sciences atil Texas college or university. Another 24 scholarships will be awarded this year to f\ Houston-area students, with w\ restriction as to their acadentf major.