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In the job market Thwr».. F«bruory 18 »982 (S«< 2) SA NO Y (Or«.} ROST—8 im p o r ta n t Today's educators need to add a ”C” to the tradi tional three R's they teach to children in elementary and secondary schools, says David Moursund, pro fessor of computer and in formation science at the University of Oregon The “ C ” stands for “ computer lite ra c y ,” a term Moursund uses to ex p la in th e fu n c tio n a l knowledge of computers that children will need in order to compete in the future job market By 1985, a high percen tage of all jobs will involve the use of computers in some way, placing those who don't know how to use them at a definite disad vantage. according to one estimate But the educa tional system has not kept up with this trend The problem, he said, is that not enough teachers a re co m p u ter lite r a te themselves, and there are not enough co m p u ter- r e la te d in s tru c tio n a l materials In an effort to overcome this problem. Moursund has committed himself for the last 15 years to teaching teachers to bring com puters into the classrooms He organizes special seminars at the university to introduce teachers to computers and explain how the machines will change the way they teach He also formed the International Council fo Computers in Education, and edits its journal. The Computing Teacher Instructional use of com puters in elementary and secondary schools is more than 20 years old, but educators have yet to tap c o m p u te rs * p o te n tia l, Moursund said Because cost and space were prohibitive for the first 15 of those years, com puter access was much more limited than it is now With the advent of micro computers in the mid-70s, fo llo w e d by s h a rp decreases in their purchase price, computer training can be commonplace But we have to catch up with the technology by making people more aware of the situation and by training more teachers,” he said The ability to use com puters could become as im potant as the ability to read and write when looking at future employment, Mor sund said Business and in d u s try le a d e rs h ave already proven that pro d u c tiv ity in c re a s e s dramatically with the use of computers Virtually everyone will need to know how to retrieve information from a computer, according to Moursund He cites word processors and calculators with memories as exampls of computers already in wide use today. “There is a revolution go ing on in industry And we need to prepare our young people for it," he said. Moursund thinks it's time for the full-scale use of c o m p u te rs in the classroom Children should begin to learn how to use computers when they begin to learn any other subject, he says And with the re so u rce s th a t m ost schools have a lre a d y , children could start to learn how to use computers in junior high schools now, he believes. Resistance to his ideas does not surprise Mour sund He attributes most of this resistance to fear “The revolution we are about to see in education is indeed scary to many adults." he said, “but to children who grow up using computers, there is no fea r” “Our educational system is completely dependent, in essence, on how teachers and parens view the world. If teachers won't adjust to using computers, to his change in the world, it's go ing to be very, very hard for the kids to adjust to it,” Moursund said Plant bare root fruit trees promptly The key to success in planting bare root fruit trees in the home land scape is to get them home from the nursery or garden store and planted quickly. “Since the roots of these trees are bare when they 're purchased, they can dry out quickly in the open a ir.” sys Ray McNeilan, Oregon State University extension home gardening agent. “ That makes it ex tremely important to pro tect the roots until the tree is planted, and to plant the tree promptly.” McNeilan recommends keeping the roots covered at all times with moist material before planting The roots may also be submerged in a pail of water but not for more than 12 hours Before digging the hole where the tree will be planted, remove potential weed competition by scrap ing the ground bare in a five goot radius of the hole. Dig the hole with a shovel or auger If an auger is us ed, the •udes of the hole should be roughened to allow better root growth. The hole should e large enough to accommodate the roots without undue root pruning or crowding. Position the tree in the hole at about the same epth that the tree grew in the nursery. There should be a soil line on the runk you can use as a guide “ With dwarf trees be sure the graft union is two to three inches above the permanent soil line or the benefits of the dwarfing rootstock will be lost,” McNeilan says. Pack the clean topsoil firmly around the roots. Take care not to damage the roots, but make sure no air pockets remain When the hole is three - quarters filled, pour in water to set tle the soil around the roots. Kill the remainder of the hole after the water soaks in. Don’t put any manure, organic matter or commer cial fertilizer in the hole as it cam damage the young roots. 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