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-opinion Barney ui sparks mi Dr. Barney Clark, th heart who lived for l: i j i* matting operation, ai kidney failure. Even though the op tragedy for Clark and success in terms of wl people and their famili Clark will long be r< and tenacity in what h< be a roller coaster illr and soared, and, give and the fact that 1 breaking new grouni disease, this could not Clark or his family. Added to the nati associated with seriou being in the national medical Held but of the Clark, 62, was a rei who took great pride i: to lead a new life anc situation. His widow, Una Loy press conference sincc he was very proud to h artificial heart and th again." It was the Clark "whether the quality justify the process," vice president of the the artificial heart wa of future recipients w and they will have chance because he felt to endure the pain. Not many people t courage to make sue such great personal Clark's family can be ] Clark said recently thwhile for me and v situation because eith( they die." It seemed enough that he was wil But some people d( Caplan of the New \ Clark's illness ''raise: anyone should be wili tinue a medical experi That decision shou dividual. After all, wh Clark had not taken t operation? We would chances for someone Because of Clark's or have gained valuable may help save live everywhere owe mucl -Cion ! Edi 1 Ricl Copy Desk Chief Ann Applega1 Act I n?.i?. WMiui liOIIICd JUKUIUW5 News Editor Chris Hand Asst. News Editor .... Janet Eder Asst. News Edit. Rachel Waterhou: Ent. Editor John Vaugh< Asst. Ent. Editor . Jim Van Arsda Sports Editor Johnny Bogc Asst. Sports Editor Dennis Swit/t Opinion Page Editor Leslie Ka Wire Editor Leslie Potas Newsroom 777 7 18 Business Office 777 388 The Gamecock welcomes letters editorials must hp tvnpiA/rittprl tnnlp ? Letters should be no longer than 301 to one newsworthy subject no (onge editorials MUST be signed with the address, class standing or faculty ceptable, but the writer's name may b warrant. We reserve the right to edit guest ed Address letters and columns to. Opir Columbia, S.C. 29208. lark's life sdical hope te recipient of an artificial 12 days after the historyjd Wednesday because of eration ended in oersonal his family, it was a great hat it could mean to other es. ecognized for his courage as been termed by some to less. His condition dipped n the nature of his illness le was instrumental in d in the field of heart have been easy for either ui di icma ctnu leusiuiis s illness was the burden of spotlight, not only of the ^world. tired dentist from Seattle n the chance he was given 1 help others in the same , said Saturday in her first 3 her husband's death that ave been a recipient of the at "he would have done it family's decision to say of life was sufficient to said Dr. Chase Peterson, University of Utah where is developed. The families ill face the same decision, Clark to thank for their life was important enough oday would have had the h an unselfish gesture at loss. That is something proud of. j that "it has been wor /ould be for others in my ir they receive the heart or his will to live was great lling to risk it. >n't feel that way. Arthur ork Hastings Center said s questions about how far ling to go in order to conment." ild be left up to the inlere would we be if Barney he risk and undergone the be less informed about the i with an artificial heart, deal, medical researchers : answers and insight that is in the future. People 1 to this courageous man. iccock ?I tor in Chisf lard Meyers te Photo Editor Michael Becker ki Asst. Photo Edit Ruth Schooler al Copy Editors David QeWitt. Mark is Farmer, Leigh Jones and Ralph Stice ;e in General Manager Ron Emler le Ad Manager Linda S. Haines js Business Manager . . . Jean Hatchell er Production Mgr Mark McEwan tz Graduate Asst. Wanda M. Hite ;h Adviser Mark Ethridge Jr. 1 Advertising 777 4249 8 Production 777 2833 and guest editorials. All let;ers and guest paced on a 65 space line 0 words and guest editorials should be limited ir than four typed pages. Letters and guest ! writer's name, telephone number, mailing |jujiuuu ami mojui. i auuuui iy lli:> die UHJL* e withheld upon request if the circumstances itorials and letters. no/: page Editor, Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, " A_ J ? tt? rs oiuuciu uivci By Lorin W. Anderson In combination, grouping of same age students, large classes and fixedtime allocations provide the basis for what teachers expect to occur ? onethird of the students will learn well, one-third will "get by" and one-third will learn virtually nothing. How does this come about? Let me speculate. Over the past 25 years, we have learned that same-age children are i j;rr a *-? ? ? - vasuy umereni. aome 01 tnese (inferences are maturational (that is, children develop physically, mentally, socially and emotionally at different rates) and some are experiential (that is, children have different types of experiences as they grow). These differences in maturation and experience result in differences in knowledge, skills and abilities that same-age children bring to school. Thus, classrooms containing sameage children also contain children differing greatly in their knowledge, skills and abilities. When the same amount of time is given to such diverse students to learn a particular subject, the result is quite predictable. The differences in prior knowledge, skills and abilities are transformed into differences in subject matter achievement (e.g., reading, writing and mathematics). Hence, measures of prior Band maintai Editor: As a member of the Pep Band and as university, I find Jim Rollison's letter rather insulting. On all accounts, Rollisoi not informed about what goes on behinc university bands. First, the director of the Pep Band str portance of maintaining a profession* ballgames. Secondly, our personal behavior is left can distract an opposing player on the fre< helping the team obtain its ultimate goal Thirdly, Rollison has apparently nevei practice facilities at this university. 1 playing in a sandbox to working, creati Gray's stateme Editor: It would seem Barry Gray has already alienated more than BOO students who do not fit his stereotype of the USC student voter Gray was quoted in the March 9 Gamecock as saying the people who voted for Jim Doyle voted for a "joke." Who gave Gray the right to pass judgment on my vote for Student Government president? I made what I considered to be the ^ r rsity hinders guest editorial knowledge, skills and abilities are highly predictive of achievement in IT C p/?Krvrvlo TUr* r? f nC 4-I?^ a u.u. o\~uv7uio. i nt; diuuuiu ui unit: allocated to a particular subject is likely to be too much for some, just enough for others and too little for still others. Fixed amounts of time for learning coupled with student differences in prior knowledge, skills and abilities will always produce differences in student achievement; differences some research suggests increase about 15 times over the 12 years of schooling. When we include class size, the picture becomes even more clear and predictable. The more students in the class, the greater number of children who must compete for the precious commodity of teacher attraction. Those who compete most successfully are likely those who have learned enough to ask appropriate questions, raise their hands when questions are asked by the teachers and proudly show the teacher their completed work. These children likely are the onethird who will learn plus some of the one-third who will get by. Few of the imai one-mira will oe sucn students. Furthermore, the greater number ins 'professi( music in a practice a musician at this of the matter, but ? published Friday who practice there, n is most definitely Do you, Rollison, i the scenes in the practice room wo performance? Do y esses to us the im- promotion of spirit *1 attitude at the that the bands are a Did you, Rollisor up to us, but if we Forest game? Hav e throw line, we are some 1,500 opposing -a victory. that you, Rollison, * been to Dorn, the people" do before y ^he comparison of ng and performing nt 'exemplifies most intelligent choice, and obviously a number of other voters felt the same way, considering Gray won by no landslide. Perhaps it has not occurred to Gray that those who voted for Doyle consider Student Government and Gray the real joke. The attitude voiced hv ? Gray in his pompous statement exemplifies his disrespect for those students who do not belong to his voting clique. This kind of attitude ? % learning of students in the classroom, the more difficult it is for teachers to do the things that recent research suggests that effective teachers actually do. Larger classes make it more difficult, for example, for teachers to make assignments of appropriate difficulty for all children, frequently check the learning progress of each child, prod and encourage children to remain engaged in learning ? to stay on-task, provide assistance to children having difficulty learning, maintain the flow of activity in the classroom and deal with minor misbehavior promptly and effectively. Many students can't learn under present school conditions. They enter schools developmentally and ex ^ perientially lagging (in the jargon of today, "not ready"). They are seldom provided with enought time to learn anything well. They are less skillful at competing in large classes for the teacher's attention and help when needed. It is unfortunate that many educators and lay persons alike believe these children cannot learn under any conditions and spend ^ countless hours placing them into * manmade categories that "explain" their failure to learn. Anderson is assistant dean for educational studies and services in USC's College of Education. inal attit11rip' room not only shows Rollison's ignorance^ ilso utter lack of respect to the musicians spend three to four hours per day in a rking on the over-all improvement of ou, Rollison, devote your free time to the at this university? Do you, Rollison, feel detriment to this university? ?, go to Greensboro, N.C., for the Wake e you, Rollison, ever been flipped off by ; fans in 40 minutes of basketball? I advise become more familiar with what "band ou place a value judgment upon us. Chris Dougiass Music Education senior ^ ; disrespect' typifies why many USC students are looking for . an alternative to the system which Doyle so correctly refers to as the clone system. I only hope we have more creative and fresh candidates like Jim Doyle in the future. It's time for a change in<^ Student Government. Susan Smarr Journalism sophomore