BRIARCRIER
October 14th Friday 12:00, Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor NY ROTARY CLUB
TODAY IN HISTORY
1066 - Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings
MEETING LEADER – President Dean Dykeman
PLEDGE - Sy Yuter PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter PRAYER – Dr. Bob Maher
HAPPY THOUGHTS – Dean – it is Friday; Ken Reng – his son’s Tae Kwon Do award
GUESTS – Rochelle Schaeffer, friend of Rachel; Kristen Linder with Shelley
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Harvest in the Village Festival tomorrow, still need help selling tickets for the Magic Masters game.
SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Dr. Raymond J. Gerson – How to Improve our Schools
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SUMMARY OF TALK
This meeting was especially meaningful for educators Dr. Fran Wills and Dr. Bob Maher. The speaker started by saying that our children are all right. Sometimes parents do not read to their kids and this indifference does not lead to success. Changes like using laptops, twitter and face book has lead to success. Teaching just for tests does not help educate the whole child. Children need citizenship education for a well rounded education. A full year school calendar might turn out superior students. Most children do finish traditional high school but some do better in a trade school instead of college. There are criticisms of current students, but Socrates had same criticisms millenniums ago.
Speaker next Friday: My Trip to Scotland II -- Anne Cargill
Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter
