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Lesley University DigitalCommons@Lesley Lesley Newspaper Archive Special Collections and Archives 4-28-1972 The ducE ator (April 28, 1972) Lesley College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/newspaper_archive Recommended Citation Lesley College, "The ducaE tor (April 28, 1972)" (1972). Lesley Newspaper Archive. 150. https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/newspaper_archive/150 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and Archives at DigitalCommons@Lesley. It has been accepted for inclusion in Lesley Newspaper Archive by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Lesley. For more information, please contact [email protected]. t bucator Vol. 2 No. 10 LESLEY COLLEGE APRIL 28, 1972 Tenure .Committee Deliberates on Old and New Issues By Cindy Bencal I would first like to clarify directly affect the pefcentage with no percentage factor work­ some of the statements in the factor. In other words , a change ing against them), and he pro ­ tenure article which appeared in in the budget would change the posed a motion that: the April 21 issue of the E duca­ size of the faculty; that would Those faculty personnel who are tor. I believe that I wrongly gave change the percentage of faculty eligible for consideration for ten­ the impres sion that the tenure on tenure which would in turn ure under the old rules be con­ sidered under the old rules, and committee had made final decis­ change the number of openings be considered for tenure. ions . The committee has voted for tenure - positions. Dr. Fideler Dr. Fideler asked if the on and passed proposals, but requested that projected statis­ motion included all people hired these proposals are still in their tics relat ed to this issue be under the old rules, or just the preliminary form and will have worked out and. presented to the tenure candidates for this yea{. to be revised before they are put committee. The committee did not make a into a final report. This final The new proposal and rules decision on this point. report , taking the form of a that the committee is working George Miller express ~d the recommendation, will sub­ on differ from the past rules in desire to talk vigorously against Photo by Judye Feldman sequently be presented to the several ways , two of which are : the motion made . He character­ Charles E. Silberman speak s at Brandei s faculty, administration and I) probationary period - the past ized the tenure situation at Les­ trustees for final approval . rules state five years, the new ley as being "desperate" ; he said "Crisis in the Classroom" Whereas in the tenure meet­ rules propose seven years that "the rules have changed, ing on April 13 the committee 2) there was no limiting percent­ and tenure is frozen" because of 18 Months Later dealt with each issu~ somewhat age in the past; there will prob­ the crisis. He would like to see a individually, at the April 20 ably be a limit establ ished for By Judye Feldman tenure arrangement that could meeting, the committee found the future. In relation to these be adopted for the whole col­ Charles E. Silberman, the presently being run ." He also that approach no longer work­ two differences, Dr. Fidele r lege- one that would help to renowned author of Crisis in the stated that if th_e present struc­ able. They found that many raised the question of the fate change the present situatio n. Classroom, spoke at Brand eis ture were properly replanned, aspects of the tenure situation of those non-tenured facu lty Dr. Fideler said that the fate University on April 18. The basis the publi c school system could were closely related and had to subject to the new rules or do of the non -tenure d faculty also of his topic was how he would be " reform ed without weaken­ be handled with that fact in they stand as they were hired had to do with how they would change, add, or omit to the book ing the intellectualization." mind . originally? be evahuted during this delay. if he was writing it today . Before he could discuss how The issue of setting a per­ Dr. Oliver expressed his feel­ The committee had proposed Mr. Silberman started his he would change Crisis in the centage limit reappeared, focus­ ing that these people should yearly evalutaions for non- discussion with what he did say Classroom, Mr. Silberman first ing on a proposal made by Dr. come up for tenure under the .in Crisi,s i~ -th!,S ly sroom . wbi.qi had to ask how have schools 3J is based on a study of schools fifered since the Sdo[ came across the nation in 1966 . The out. As a whole , despite hi s The committee recommends that two main points he made in the warnings and complaints , the for the next three years , a per­ Student Mobe book and in the speech are that schools remain exactly as they centa ge limitation on tenure be "schools are grim, joyless places, were. But there have been signs set at 70% for the Genera l Educa ­ of some change s in th e class­ tion faculty and 30% for the where there is more concern Teache r Education faculty , with Convenes -. with order and control that rooms. Silberman is " not opti­ the understanding that the com­ By Amy Feff er learning and growth," and that mistic , but hopeful" about the bined total of tenured positions in Thursday night, April 20th, apathy of the Lesley Commun­ educators are "min dless" for not future of the school system , and both faculties not exceed 50%. four girls from Lesley College ity, the girls left the meeting to questioning this situation. Mr. this hop efuln ess in itself would Dr. Miller had worked out Silberman said that "orie major be a change in the book. the project ed situation of tenure attended a regional Student work with ot her members of the Mobilization Committee meeting freshman class to plan activities purpose of education , is to edu­ For reforms to tak e place in at Lesley under the perc entage in Central Square. The topic of at Lesley on Friday. cate the educators :" a classroom, Silberman feels, proposal. He said that with the It seemed to him that the there must be a change in the net loss in the number of faculty the meeting was a national stu - Friday morning , at 8: 30, misdirected goal of education ATMOSPHERE of the class, for to be expected for the next few dent strike to be held Friday, students gathered in White Hall today is to cram children with more humane and active learn­ years (retirements), those per­ April 21. Student representatives Loupge for a possible student loads of inform~tion, which is ing, and in the STYLE of the centage limitations could not be came from Amherst, Boston , strike vote. The idea of a strike not preparing them for the teach er, from all-knower to facil­ filled un ti! 197 5. Dr. Fidel er Connecticut and New Hampshire was discussed . It wa'if decided future. What Silberman did feel itator. He envisioned classrooms raised the point that a change in to exchange ideas and campus that a strike would not be voted the important purpose of educa­ (Contin ued on page 3) the size of the faculty would happenings . Disgusted with the upon, but a series of teach-ins tion to be "is to excite determin­ and -discussions would be held . ation in the child to learn for At 9:00, four students from him self and to teach this excite­ Part 3: The ''Tramps'' and the Tufts spoke on the happenings ment ." This, Mr. Silberman there, and invited the L.esley feels, is the essence · of the crisis Community to partake in their - "students are being turned off ''Phony Policeman'' strike activities. by learning because they are not Editor's Note :· This is thi: third by the timing of Wm. Allen's tensi on in front of the TSBD . At 10:45, a panel consisting responsible for their own learn­ in the continuing series of arti­ sequence of photos .) The area They turn south in front of the of Marjorie Wechsler, Ben Blum­ ing ." cles by Richard Sprague on the where the freight cars were TSBD (Fig . 4) and proceed enburg, and Paul Fidelar , spoke He explaine d that the assassination of President John located is to the north and west down Houston St. to the on the Southeast Asian issue, reasons for this drudgerou s F. Kennedy. We were unable to of the TSBD, and north of the Sheriff's office. The vehicle en- and gave constructive ways of learning situation lies behind the print all of the photographs that grassy knoll area . trance to the office is located at voicing protest. organization of the classroom accompanied this section , how­ Sergeant Harkness says he the center of the block on the A representative from SMC and the mode of punishment ever, we were able to reprint arrested some "tramps" or east side of Houston St. between (Student Mobilization Commit­ there. Silberman observed th at one, see page 4. "hoboes" whom he found in one Elm St . and Main St . The en- tee), then spoke on Regional classes do not take part in an The "Tramps" and of the box. cars in the railroad trance is directly in front of the happenings . active process where autono­ the "Phoney Policeman" area. He says he took them to five men as they proceed toward At 1 :00 , Dr.

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