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Often, they hear about the opportunity to proctor exams through retiree groups or by word of mouth and are anxious to relive the “experience of going into a classroom,” says Field Manager of Exams and Registrar Services Mike Fournier. In many cases, Fournier explains, they just enjoy being around students. He recalls a proctor who was overjoyed to see a student she one of her former high school students, who had been in her sophomore history class. But sometimes the age of the retirees-turned-proctors can make for a precarious situation, he says...
Many students say they think proctors waste time with their lengthy exam introductions, but Fournier (who does acknowledge that some of the proctors are oddballs) insists that it’s their job: “The proctors are required to read a statement out of the handbook and it’s quite lengthy. They’re required to read it verbatim,” he says. Although some experienced proctors have developed abbreviated introductions, many new proctors follow the rules to the letter...
...public elementary schools--usually right after classes. Hundreds of schools accepted the clubs without hesitation, while others--afraid of blurring the line between church and state--refused. When the Milford Central School District in upstate New York barred the local club four years ago, its leader, the Rev. Stephen Fournier, fought back. If the Boy Scouts could preach their moral message in the K-12 school's convenient location, he asked, why couldn't the club? Fournier lost in the lower courts but hopes to win this last appeal in the nation's highest court...
...Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): "It would be hard to expect a child of four or five to have a conversion experience with integrity." Fellowship leaders say that attitude underestimates the spiritual aptitude of kids. "I'm not saying a child is going to understand what Calvinism is," says Fournier. "But he can understand what it is to put his faith in Christ...
...Lane, the long-term-care facility where Fournier lives in Shelton, Wash., has embraced the Eden Alternative, a growing movement whose aim is to revolutionize and deinstitutionalize the long-term-care industry. By infusing centers with life, giving power to front-line caregivers and making the emotional care of residents a priority, Eden has taken hold at more than 300 homes nationwide...