Educators and Parents at last night's Star Forum pondered the problem of the emphasis on the 3 Rs-reading writing, and arithmetic-in our schools. A pr(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Educators and Parents at last night's Star Forum pondered the problem of the emphasis on the 3 Rs-reading writing; and arithmetic-in our schools. A professor said he sees high school graduates who can't read and write properly; a trustee blamed parents for abdicating responsibility and a teacher said schools are over-loaded with non-educational duties. A parent said educators are addicted to fuzzy thinking; a Ministry of Education official defended flexibility.