European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 7-period Day Here to stay at Dodds some schools still oppose extra class in daily schedule in Mary  education writer although the change is us controversial As Over an expanded course Load for High school students is hereto stay. Officials of department of defense dependents schools arc forging ahead with 14-Monlh-old orders that All High schools must increase the number of subjects students can take each semester from six to seven. In Dodds Germany the slowest to implement the change All 28 High school principals recently were called to regional Headquarters and told further foot dragging would not be allowed. Each High school will offer a seven credit year said Dean Wiles education division chief for Dodds Germany. Their principals task was to work with i hair faculties to develop  the possibility that the change ordered by Dodds director Beth Stephens might be scrapped was raised last summer. At that Lime Lawrence Korb then assistant Secretary of defense for Force management and personnel told school officials they would be Given More authority to make their own decisions including whether to implement the seven credit year. But Korb resigned sept. I and Stephens has not announced any change to her original order. The seven credit year was designed to improve the Quality of education by giving students opportunities to take More classes As Well As a wider variety. Most Dodds schools already have made the change. All 14 Mediterranean Region High schools and 11 of the 12 Atlantic Region High schools expanded course schedules for this school year. However High schools in Germany walked. Seven implemented it and three continued already existing seven period programs but the other in asked for a one year delay. Stephens permitted one year waivers. Many teachers oppose the change which they say forces them to work harder without getting any More pay. And teacher unions Are fighting on their behalf. There is Universal dissatisfaction with the seven period Day said Ernie , european director of the overseas federation of teachers which rep resents teachers in the Dodds Mediterranean re Gion. Our position is it is blatantly unfair to require a teacher to work longer and not pay them for  Union officials expect a ruling in april on a grievance Oft filed the first Day of school. A hearing on the grievance was held dec. 10-11 in Verona Italy. The overseas education association which rep resents teachers in the Atlantic and Germany regions wants Union representatives to negotiate schedule changes with principals in he schools that have not switched to the seven credit year. Discussions arc now underway. If principals won t negotiate the sea will file a grievance or an unfair labor practice complaint said Mike Mauer an sea attorney in Frankfurt. Most schools shortened class periods from 55 to 45 minutes to add an extra class to daily schedules this year although any scheduling method is allowed As Long As students can take seven courses. Many teachers complained they Don t have enough time to teach classes and that students arc falling behind. Some students cannot successfully handle the extra work they said. And teachers said they Don t have time to Grade papers or prepare for classes. Many principals also Are  or concerned about the change. I m worried about something that forces every kid to Lake seven credits said Laurence Phi not. Princi pal of Nuernberg High school. Since Only about 20 of his students will Allend col lege Philpot said most Don t need to take the extra courses and Many May do very poorly in their classes because of the expanded class Load. Phil pol like Many principals in Germany is moving slowly with plans for implementation although he said the seven credit year will be in place next school year and is being discussed by the school advisory Council. Sec re going to go slow he said. We re going to see what a few other people  schools that already have made the change give it mixed reviews. Bonn High school which has had a seven period Day for several years reports Good results. Principal Lowell Jacobson is a supporter. If schools Are for kids kids should have More courses to choose from. That is the Crux of the  he said there is a lot of resistance. A significant amount has to do with resistance to  Robert Kubrack principal of Giessen High school said implementation of a seven period Day went fairly smoothly this school year. He found he had enough classrooms and teachers to do the Job. We would have a hard time going Back to a six period Day he said. Even if seven periods weren t required i would have to offer it because students need the variety of  cant. Tooth s fluoride gun slops the attack above or one of the cavity creeps. Below Light coated count calculus senior airman Volo led Elk and dark Robed or. Decay senior airman Glenn Trace make insidious promises before they re foiled by the heroic capt. Tooth. A Pupil gets the word Brush Doss and avoid Candy. Kids earn How to give cavities the Brush Story and photos by Jean Albright Pitburg Bureau b1tburg a Germany three cavity creeps or. Decay count calculus and professor plaque stormed into classes at Pitburg elementary school on the first Day of dental health month with handfuls of sugar and bags of Candy. Capt. Tooth alias . Scott b. Acton was right be Hind them to save the Day with his tooth saving fluoride gun. In spite of Acton s disguise his Brief lecture on Brush ing and flossing was interrupted by pupils insisting that capt. Tooth was the Guy who had worked on their Teeth. Acton is a dental health technician who often works with youngsters. Teachers say that kids remember something like this for a Long time school nurse Kathleen Sci Stcin said. Weeks later you can offer them Candy and they la still have this in mind. They la accept maybe just a Little bit of it and then Brush their Teeth right