European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 18, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 education news Ramstein teacher wins presidential award by Bureau Ramstein a Germany Sherril. Houp a teacher who likes to make math fun will be honoured in washing Ion . As a Winner in inc i9k6 in Sci Dan dial awards for in sent e and mathematics teaching. The National science foundation established inc award in 1983 to Honor oils Landing Middle and Junior and senior High school teachers of science and mail who serve As models for their Fel Low teachers. Houp a mathematics teacher a Ramstein Junior High school is begin Ning her fourth year at Ramstein her third year As head of the math depart ment and her Ullh year As a teacher. Al though excited about winning inc award she said she feels thai a number of teach ers Al the school Are just As deserving. Houp was nominated for the award Bya former assistant principal at the school Cathy Dupont. My whole idea of leaching is caring enthusiasm and motivation Houp snid you care about them students As individuals. You want to Sec them grow she said the sense of caring seemed obvious to students and teachers Al the school. She has a genuine interest in the Stu dents and Energy hat just won t quit a Euclyn Hin Lon an English and read ing teacher at the school said. I think she s said Susan Edwards one of Houp s algebra la dunes last year and one of her genre try Stu dents this year. She slays after school Allic Lime and i m up Here with her Al most every lunch period gelling extra s&5 Prum by Tracy Bamer mathematics leather Sherri f Loup. Shows her students i hat math can be one thing Houp helps her students do is to Leam to like math. "1 try to show them that math can be she said. Her method of teaching was very effective to maid Robert Ristucci a former algebra student now in Houp s geometry class we never finish a prob Lem without understanding. And she gets out of the books a lot to show us How we can use what we re learning in real mar Victoria Pyne an English teacher at the school has a unique View because her son Timothy is one of Houp s Stu
