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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 12, 1978-NINE Understanding of economic issues goal of Portland teacher's convention t M 1 1 By Jack Zimmerman Oregon played host to a unique group of educators last week when up to 600 visitors from 49 states gathered for their annual meeting in Port land. What makes this group so special is the fact that for the most part they were teachers who teach teachers. And enhancing the uniqueness of this particular segment of the educational community is its mission to improve econo mic understanding. Economics is often referred to as the "dismal science" and Salem Scene An excusve to Oregon's weekly newspapers economists are often chided for their inability to achieve consensus on specific issues. But there was nothing dismal about the four-day meeting in Portland and all delegates were in perfect agreement regarding their purpose. Those delegates represent the national Joint Council on Economic Education, an ind ependent, nonprofit nonpati san organization, incorporat ed in 1948 to encourage, improve, coordinate and ser vice the economic education movement. Its trustees repre sent all sectors of the economy and financial support comes from foundations, . business, organized labor, farm groups and interested individuals. The Joint Council's princi pal medium for expanding and improving economic educa tion is a network of 49 state and six regional affiliated councils and 172 Centers for Economic Education on colle ge and university campuses. Oregon has long been active in the Joint Council's activi ties and its affiliated Oregon Council on Economic educ ation is headquartered at Portland State University. - - QUALITY AND greats EHWGE DEL MONTE CORN & GREER! 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Each has its own fulltime director, who is charged with the responsibil ity of providing economic education council, instruction and materials for teachers at all grade levels and for the general public. Primarily the meeting in Portland provided an oppor tunity for staffs of all affiliat ed Councils to exchange ideas to learn from each other the various techniques being used to help teachers explain eco nomics to pupils and students ranging from kindergarten through college. A highlight was a preview showing of 15 20-minute tele vision film programs produc ed by the Agency for Instruc tional Television through a consortium that involved 46 states and four Canadian Provinces. Oregon participat ed in the consortium and the State Department of Educa tion and OCEE have coopera ted to make it available in our oublic schools this year. Workshops already have been conducted by OCEE for Oregon teachers and the series is being aired for 9, 10 and 11-year-olds. Themes of the series include such econ omic concepts as choice (scar city and opportunity cost), personal decision making, tradeoffs, increasing product ivity, voluntary exchange, buyers and market demand, sellers and market supply, market prices, interdepend ence of the market system and market intervention. Title of the series is "Trade offs" and it may be in use in your particular school district right now. It, like the general purpose of the Joint Council, is designed to help people better understand their individual roles in a changing economic environment; to think through economic problems to reach logical conclusions, and to be aware of costs and benefits involved in economic decision making. Michael A. MacDowell, pre sident of JCEE from New York, succinctly explained the fervor with which economics educators approach their task by stating: "The economic understand ing of every citizen determines how he votes on economic issues and how he handles his own and his family's economic affairs. "Objective tests show that only a Bmall portion of high school and college grad uatesthe potential decision-makers of the nation have an elementary know ledge of economic concepts and reasoning." He said that inadequate economic education is a seri ous problem because a sound economic climate which so vitally effects management, labor, the aged, the ill, minorities, stockholders, fa rmers and every other seg ment of society depends on the economic literacy of the voter. "Economic understanding is essential," MacDowell con cluded, "if we are to meet our responsibilities as citizens and participants in abasically free enterprise economy. Harvest dance slated for Dayville A Harvest Masquerade Dan ce will be held Oct. 21 from 8p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Dayville Community Hall, preceeded by a community potluck dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. Music will be furnished by the High Mountain Ramblers . of Portland, featuring tradit ional and contemporary soundsT"" s. JL
