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Aug 26 1982 (Set 3)
Computer courses popular
at Firwood School, MHCC
by SCOTT NEWTON
The personal touch still
counts in education
K an Jo Kohr. a fifth grade
in s tr u c to r a t F irw o o d
School, took it upon herself,
with the permission of the
principal, to put her own
computer in the classroom
two years ago
This summer she and her
h u sb an d . Jo h n, ra n a
computer sports camp at
Mt Hood Community Col
lege that was so popular
there are parents who are
already trying to get their
children registered in the
camp for next summer
Rohr has also taught
classes in computers for
educators at the college
She has done “outstar-
ding" work at MHCC, said
Mike Stevenson, director of
computer services
The emphasis at Firwood
School is on the computer,
not classroom instruction us
ing the computer ‘‘To do
that you'd need clessrooms
full of computers,” Kan Jo
Rohr said
The computer is a tool of
the future, and the young
people are our future. Rohr
said
Two years ago only the
students in R ohr’s fifth
grade class used computers,
hut last year all students at
Firwood had the opportuni
ty
The school's first com
puter was purchased a year
ago by the Parent-Teacher
Club with money raised
through the Firwood car
nival.
“ T he te a c h e rs w e re
behind the (idea of buying)
computers,** said Linda
W h itm o re ,
F irw o o d
librarian “There were some
other options.
“ Even with their not know
ing anything about it, and be
ing reticent to doing it
themselves, they still felt it
was an important step to
take "
Rohr agreed Despite the
proliferation of computers
many educators are reluc
tant to incorporate their use,
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