John Levi (Arapaho)

Implicit in the national "who-struck-Juan" debate over the increasing illiteracy demonstrated by high school graduates has been the idea that at the root of the whole problem is today's teacher. After all, the simplified reasoning goes, it's the teacher who is supposed to be teaching. More likely there are a variety of causes: lack of disclipine, too much television, perhaps an emphasis on "soft" courses.

But how does John Levi, teacher, athletic director and coach feel about education today? "We need to go back to the basics, the four R's: Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic and most of all, Responsibility. At the same time, we need to continue to make our schools and subjects relevant so that students can realize their efforts will pay off in the long run."

It's the same "relevance" that guides him on the Board of Trustees as he closely monitors the Indian Center budget. "Some departments need more money," he admits, "but we'd like to support almost any relevant activity even if only one Indian can be benefited."