Jun 091992
 

1992-06-09.news-thumbVIDEO – DESCRIPTION:
On June 9, 1992, London, Ontario’s board of education held a meeting of its Program Standings Committee. There was concern in the community over the ineffectiveness of use of the “whole language” method, which was being used to teach children to read in London Schools. Freedom Party had published a guide titled “Just Say Know to Whole Language”, which informed area parents of the philosophy and purposes behind using the Whole Language approach. The community was rightly alarmed. At the board hearing, Freedom Party president Robert Metz did a presentation based upon FP’s guide, and it landed him in the middle of a news report on CFPL TV in London that day.

Metz’s presentation was just one of dozens of anti-“whole language” presentations made to the London Board of Education by parents and educators. In his presentation Metz offered a solution to the education dilemma: parental and taxpayer choice in how their education tax dollars are spent.

During his presentation, Metz reviewed the literacy problems faced under ‘whole language’ and contrasted them with the positive approach of phonics making it clear that, “Given a choice, I would never have my child exposed to the ‘whole language’ cult.”

Video Details:

Television Station: CFPL-TV (London)
Reporter: Bob Smith
Featuring: Robert Metz (president and leader, Freedom Party of Ontario), Bonnie Cumming (concerned parent), Sandy Sydorko (Home & School Association), Darrel Skidmore (Director of Education), Cheryl Miller, Peter Jaffe
Recorded: June 9, 1992
Aired: June 9, 1992
Color/BW: Full colour
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyjHoTCrXMo