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■■"■ '■ - ■ She adds she is in favor of the ■ my of a high pupil-to-teacher ratio, ■ believing that it efficiently utilizes the I school's and teacher's facilities and "it s I worked for everybody in my ■ tion." W Mrs Sobin said she is "against the I new math, believing that understanding ■ in math is accomplished more by drill ■ than by lengthy explanatlons using the ■ vocabulary which young children aren t ■ I Td the prudent uülization of taxpayers I I money." I I Mrs Sobin said she pledges to give her I atSon to any individual grievance of I student, parent and taxpayer. I Mrs. Sobin, 45, graduated ;rOmNJw I ■ aS a scholarship student at Purdue ■ University in West Lafayette, Ind . PSÜBBT real - , ' man associated with Reid Realty Co. ot Ypsilanti, is a candidate for, the Ann Ar bor Board of Education. The election is JUIïam seeking a position on the Board of Education on the basis of my background and experience. As a parent and a taxpayer, I am concerned with the quality of education in our schoolsl "Ann Arbor has a very progressive I school system, and certainly one of the I I best in this área. We must continue to I I provide quality education for all our 1 I dren in light of current economie 1 I ties. "We need to direct our attention on all I I the students within our system, the high I I achievers as well as everyone else. I I ing programs, for example, should be I designed to treat the entire school I lation, rather than selected groups. I ly motivated students must not be 1 I nored. i "Every child needs to be equipped I I with basic rkills, especially reading and I I writing, which need high emphasis I I ginning at the elementary school level I I and equal interest and emphasis I I throughout high school. "Vócational programs need to be 1 I cused on and deserve our special I I tion. Many of our students go into the I Ivvorking world immediately after I I graduation from high school. They needl I and deserve to be equipped with highlyl I marketable skills. 1 I "Our school system must continue to I I be concerned with the effectiveness of I our discipline policy. We must créate a I safe and secure environment in which I ■ our children can learn. "We must provide the best conditions I I for our teachers so thafthey can f uè'tó So fne'bêst' jdVpossible in ■ ing our children. We must continue to I eruit the best teachers and pay good I laries to ensure a quality education. I "As a board member, I will urge for I re-examination of all school programs in I I consideration of economie conditions. We I I cannot grow as we have in the past: This I I means that we have to be both efficiënt I I in maintaining our current resources, I I and innovative.in offering programs that I I will benefit all students. "I will also look carefully at our I I ditures. We must elimínate inefficiency I I while upgrading our standards. "Finally, I feel the Board should be inI dependent from the administration, I while working together with it in a j ■ structive manner." I Mrs. Henson, 31, earned her bachelor's Idegree in English literature from the I U-M in 1969 and master's degree in eduI catión in 1974 from the U-M. She taught I six years in Michigan and New York. I Mrs. Henson has served as a mental I health volunteer tit Binghampton State I Hospital, N.Y. and at the Washtenavv I County Crisis Center. She taught religión I at St.'Thomas School in 1973-74 and was I a volunteer teacher at Maxey Boys I Training School in 1968. Mrs. Henson lives with her husband ■ and two children at 2755 l'age Ave.