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But he acknowledg U # . & | w ;%:: y ) bonstroeaden way Mr. Owen has been able to be â€"that Grade 5 was his favourite Te & : "Awy _ | onal means, t ts s J niche. s40 . ~E & f " e | Fellow teacher Shelley Ferguâ€" a oneâ€"on oneilemmng catalyst to 4 \fi I ioh‘ on § 4 % k & o g> | x‘.nl(g1\,’5 it was not unusual to so many children, in so many Most teachers have an age |@. );&, ie C ki s] 71 8E t _ E. â€" | come into Mr. Owen‘s classroom _ grades, for so many years. Ehey particularly enjoy," he says. gge ht ‘;: g3p i ""p .. se vuuir ’(U\’CO\'(‘I’ ©25 children all "He made me think and take . "In Grade 5, the kids are old ‘E‘:fi{’«. in ut " ie 4 o o is l | engaged in different things. another look at the way I do. enough (0â€"11 years old) to be indo D pro@wig map Rfiiy?? :Js m l engageo MOnpeotn LCC en mane anmenay. pendent, but not so old that they E»,v;’»:? jirignk _ K : t j : ‘He always believed in kids things, tegsis: isassociate fr cher, You .. BM uetl 1e it TK c q9 o coaadl? MA (6 f t © In fact. Mr. Owen ("Owie" to . disassociate from the tea is \ionoit unc P tÂ¥ ¢ learning the way they wanted to L ILS has taught at least one _ Can reason with them, and there ["5o isauid y 0 sys \f oi learn, but it is a big challenge to _ the kids) 3 are all sorts of ways you can conâ€" 'iia es l . .2 uis _ m mmemmnnimermee _ mm nect with them and motivate them SS2 h + ?\k ‘Kth' Cstre} dg;reSident and CEO Michael Slftfofn at 4 M f t Pb stle heas 1e s wi e Publishers office sgs fefss0f 90 fYtoop 2o jagcss © 8 o tolearn." .. Bob Owen ta I : mberland . : S3E.EE3aa8bobEe§3HS SoeénE568$9f}e5§85BE | . After his first two years teachâ€" . the official opening of the new NorthU Prioto ay Teb Amsosn 8B4EZ8E v§ 6 5 3:52%5~m:§‘ig85 wgi:m§§g§§ gfi ing at a fourâ€"room school in Cout _ Gobourg, July 10. f S genf? .e css Lo@Gg="~â€"g"4r2"ris d PEeserba 44 3 > tice, Mr. Owen spent five years at h © room," he smiles. ~easmecie=s onf°f o 5N. 4@ t B07 160B Bi« o s 5 To Emavwer th, Stage" approach. ‘be this attachment had 88 sensgs yegsfrareey 5 ggBRELTâ€"Er. o . & a § S Coon Senlonnia n arkwor { "He‘s so lightâ€"hearted; he takes MaÂ¥l e e do ann meorchent €28 3 ae B P Es EBs SEoRs 50e 5 s 3 But for most of his career, the pas ; i comething to * $ Sas 5 s 15 uo BR D 8t 2R BSaseskrnoie o3 S e fadk, ; ;," marvels Mrs. som te o & g@ i §§5°G § 298B s 229 2 § 6 Rom maobss§88 OS §.3 § 23 years, he has been at Grafton ?Q”Ififi” 52 egi}a’de 8 teacher. (Lesley says "zany") style. He | 19872 ec s8Le cifgffst fF REEsiFsGeSESSC § a 3 a Public School. . “'?‘lrxére‘s so much to worry about â€" always taught in his sock feet, for S§§&° J52 ; A E 22 5 E2 ~g sefi gifccer?â€" :H 3 3/3 He always saw his position as _ teaching these days, but nobody _ instance, because he was comfortâ€" : sass : 6205 Rs 323 s§iGe bf@st Blaâ€"bed8g~s ° d98 °8 3 teacher as an extension of his own . 1N LEGCWLE sove femear able that way. $88 Fresigus Pe Ss§812B CessEseRrsss,s § qs o ; : Being theclhssi ts t3 us R he has b known to ogS g2a5wS5 on ge0gk aiatlssa1ms}s I m yS &3 school days, being "the class She recalls that, whenever she And, he has been Ses earrgs 88 5. &3 Fsofbesaflls 18 s § °OF=qp C clown." His teaching style _ feeling worried or blue about . enter his classroom through the Se> q r22f&s =~g srEst 16 ‘o R segh P§i4, & w $ reflected more of that MMIOYVINE â€" The job â€"or about life in general â€" _ window, if he was late and didn‘t gas frsfsâ€" 11. fsoes 2 foirs §E & E':r 5 § y tteso t 4 uen csard be esuncaionitod | wantito pase ty tha principal‘s 352 oc o ce o yFEPs°8 ‘@B.3 rmmmmmerrmmemnmnmemcmmmmmmunoanaretany 10 . Je office. Small wonder his students sfaimifâ€"ae4ufies fteds s3 (ionyhar? n3 pg | ao s n 1 . uP regarded hi fth | $ ; "Think of sunshine," he‘d say. Xe%gr‘ fi im ?Sé)neo t erg: d CUiV/ofsz stt as o atsad h. C tered, she says, by advising them, & SXP We m s e raten anencmensaien omcs on on 1 3 6 9 f school‘s PA system on his final Cc "Remember why you became‘a : ; fas 28 â€" 9 o a day, Bob Owen says he had tried gesese s@Bksgs iess soB&gs ersopliy 95 ‘ fet + Y ay 2280880 s 23 § SSuya°f8LegsRERL_ET 288 25° 8 m tea;h:e ‘ the years, he has menâ€" _ to prepare himself for the wrench s8oER¢geâ€"8°0WDeERHS 55 20935841020 € m Over the years, t 1 . ag hil â€"pgg®s Nopr S Sase iacs, sR 383 5 29225 98 I m tored students and his fellow â€" of leaving the classroom, the chilâ€" & 3 § A ' j f 1e4495FE B E8 feBgsgfEftEBr8ErOgsis of teachers, forming bonds that will â€" dren; but he had not realized how <250p48g48 °879 § ig«@5s §fR‘1f2sEofEas kE gg H : lways be close. He and his wife, _ tough it would be to leave some of FeatsgenesdeagffigtEsc:I0}fs, 45532 08 CA Reciey, an educational assistant, â€" his colleagues. J §ES 328 nffrsigs $ 5997088 Bbaenldenfasfs 15 O w . have traveled as far as Florida to _ Mrs. Ferguson feels she is losâ€" Saicolt PefifsffEf‘r fegei5g®resftle 2" d the wedding of one of his â€" ing a vital touchstone: "Now I will sig8s&s Pacsecf ffBr fecssectgf&llfs : y Some reach out have to look somewhere else for $aB84G8 =f.8B0 maag C 5 peS8fSEStedIQRRQ ho _ former students. Some re: theks: Msooense HEe lb m thack."" §E28BSE S8gyamg L8 fs o 2 $F22m°i 00E L nd touch him by phone; othe 0 keep me on track. ‘ &8eocys 408 u13 yase. neifacâ€"siâ€"kesr> 3 to send cards She notes the children were sorp°8 gF7588s sBR3 Ssp@e3g858F9Ebf y sabai s oo o isimagl. doepl * i Sbeogs Poiefs solsg $ragsps54g28,902 J= U“ and newsletters every Christmas. bly saddened" one of their ltEs . <fesgsf Seks $P Seegfes8stT: :s ~g ~ _ "T‘ve even received pictures of â€" favourite teachers will not be back 5 o a S â€"g~o s s 50 al o hB ie* ; ivery i s § 22e â€" Sig 25 S aesee S22°83 &>°22s 2B (-'f CID one former student in the delivery . on staff in the fall. f seggss BSs:bgt sasZf aBpfaS Ee pg6 ~ omm Some of the kids were erying. todlman o or c io Ad " ad o‘ PX W ied & > | He‘d i ted ; & l ('D | nvested a lot of time in 53g1¢g0or, poopee: TE?,..;â€" i onimnms maw., T MOHERIT : m | gllifi BlOb dlfiln’tjust teaicfh ;he 3 5 uy f C Fo 3 §8 tss 7 se [ . iess weingl ;. N ooiee m ‘Ficulum. He was a real father $09i¢~ emoapaale stt © & > figure who taught those kids so $ofg:0‘.,. Agr e f , n U‘ much ife." j 8 3 3 . W 5 ncsecthil .. PAnm : h C f about life," she explains, a 4 §8 § 8 3 ,,::g ie :s .. TTR t Hifa catch in her voice. 8 & 0 c l e O : j : f 82 %g ® 5 ( (aglenun r Â¥ . dt : e O (D Gol)f wfll‘be one pursuit for Mr. s7°ga3¢f. . l â€". frees > Te â€" \ | Owen‘s retirement years. He can $§52 io . u... $ 'f $V _ +. devote more time to the 150â€"yearâ€" 3 w s k Plis: h Y j i ; j i $ 92 28 p v S : L Mr. Owen will also be back in %leds}lmus(% $s %rdmah? Township ; 53. o ho t _ l j schools doing some supply teachâ€" coup}irc?n\?)iztm }nfig t A&dvtis_et 3 $5° & io .‘ stt tm i â€" i ing. So, kids, don‘t ose winâ€" 1 ol Neloine } :’_â€": E g n# gi *HS?&\T ie â€" Iae t _ . _ * * do%vs You nevel}ogxiut)}zv when their daughter, Dr. Sarah Owenâ€" § .38 498 :\@ ings Cifes. /o yR n k w 6 4 lep ht onl ; ; Eh: Vandersluis, who lives and works zs 9 3 \% se f 1 | Owie" will pop in, slip off his & A $58$359; [ C~â€"Câ€"~upa"? 3 t hoes, and spread some sunshine o ue ind Ofcoutse ho will en S3 u8 $ ! iss.s} t . A f P tinue to work for the Colborne og=G7} )e T ESMNM Chronicle B y