European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday january a t9b7 . Teachers can learn from Japan Bennett says Washington a education Secretary Wil Liam j. Bennett said monday that american teachers could earn the same respect that their counterparts i Japan do if they were better trained and held to higher standards. Bennett commenting on toe lbs morning news on his department s 75,000-word study of japanese education said he would not recommend that Ameri can students Bow to their teacher when they enter the classroom As pupils do in Japan. I Don t think you la Ever see anything like that in the american system and i would t recommend it but it is symbolic of the respect he said. We Are looking at lots of ways to gel enhanced respect for teachers. Hold them to higher standards Reward sex Cullen teachers and you redoing to have that same kind of Atmo sphere in . Schools he said. If a make teach ing a More interesting profession where peo ple can see that the Eyck move ahead by doing Well. Well see some of the same respect throughout our system that we see in Japan. To Japan teachers Are paid a Tittle More but they re also asked to do a great Deal Bennett More he said including visits to elementary pupils Homes to Confer with parents. We think there Are some things we can learn fro them and some things they can learn from us Bennett said. They have High expectations of students. The give Homework and the Homework makes  the weak Point in the japanese system he added is the Lack of attention to the  America has the Edge in educating the gifted and the handicapped he said. Bennett released the study japanese education today on sunday. At an earlier news conference with japanese ambassador Nobuo Matsunaga which Bennett ended with a japanese style Bow the Reagan administration official suggested american teacher consider taking on More curriculum and counselling duties the Way teachers do in Japan if i were a teacher i would be enthused by the oppor Tup -.y," he Aid. Bennett said some aspects of the japanese system would not be exportable including the Tokyo govern ment s Strong role in education. Japan has a successful education system and we in the United Stales can have a successful education sys tem too Bennett said. We have in some places and we could have in More without sacrificing the values americans hold dear groups in the United states and Japan studied each other s educational system. They exchanged information and research material but issued their findings  report of the japanese Leam studying the . Educational system also recommended that american educators should ensure the Supply of qualified teach ers is adequate and find ways of working effectively with both gifted and Disalv Anugee  director of the study in Japan Isao magi president of the National Institute of Multi Media education told a Newt conference sunday that research ers there also concluded american parents Are not involved enough in their children s education an should show More interest. Matsunaga said Japan is considering Reform of its education system. We see the education Here is very free and demo cratic Matsunaga said. To some extent the control of the government is less than in Japan. This has it sown weaknesses and its own strengths. We Are looking Forward to learning from the american system Bennett noted that the japanese themselves have pointed to weaknesses in their system including a Lack of development in higher education limited special education for handicapped students the pressure connected with examinations and the ques Tion of whether creativity and initiative Are encouraged Bennett said research such As that involved in the dual studies which were conducted under a 1983agreement Between president Reagan and japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone is the Only area in which an increased Federal role might be useful. I m not saying Central government control in japans a deficit. Here it is something we could t do and would t do Bennett said i Don t want Congress voting each year on the curriculum. Can you imag Ine Bennett noted that the study says there Are an aver age of five applicants for every teaching Job in Japan. He said the United states spends More of its Gross National product on education but a higher percentage of school Money in Japan goes to teachers  study notes that japanese High school graduates attend school at least a full year longer than Ameri  Shimotori the japanese Emu by education attache who helped with the japanese report on . Schools said american students Are very relaxed when they enter College compared with those in school oriented japanese society. He said american student seem to enjoy life More i have children and i think they should enjoy their lives even in the Early at a Shimotori said. Astronomers putting pressure on son Diego Over Light pollution la Jolla. Calif. A astronomers at the University of California Here have persuaded local govern ments to dim outdoor lights that Blind their observatories but have run into opposition from school administrators. Several local governments including the City and county of san Diego have passed ordinances requiring most outdoor lighting to be Low pressure sodium lights the dim yellow kind seen in Many modern residential developments. The county ordinance also requires the Tower intensity lights which cannot exceed 180 Watts to replace burned out lighting in unincorporated areas. But most of us san Diego s 1,197 outdoor lights Are the High pressure sodium kind and University officials say they will remain so. The problem with the High pressure lights astronomers say is that their Glare smears across the spectrum of visible Light and can t be filtered White Low pressure tights Albect Only a narrow band and can be filtered out. The use of High pressure versus Low pressure out door lights has been an Issue in san Diego for years because of Light pollution affecting nearby observatories atop mount Palomar and mount Laguna. Converting to Low pressure lights at a cd would Cost si.9 million while Energy savings from Low pres sure lights would amount to 18,770 a year said assist ant vice Chancellor Jack hug. So a simple payback would take about 216 Yean hug said that is not a Good investment from a purely economic standpoint the University is within san Diego City limits but chief Deputy City attorney Fred Conrad said he would Nave to concede the University s argument that As a stale entity a cd is exempt from City zoning regulations. Astronomers Tike Robert Brugoto of Palon tar Observatory Are trying to change the University s position. San Diego and the other communities have recognized the significance of the observatories and they have recognized their pan in helping preserve them said Bucalo. Palomar s assistant director. One would Hope the University would voluntarily follow suit san Diego state University astronomy department chairman Burt Nelson said the administration of that school has promised to replace High pressure lights with Low pressure lights As they bum out. Low pressure lights recently were installed at a new parking lot at Sysu. Stateside Emigrant savings Bank sold to 2 . Developers new York a the Emigrant saving Bank founded in the 1850s to provide Loans for Irish immigrants and now the nation s 8th largest Bank is been sold to two new York real estate developers a newspaper re ports. Seymour and Paul Milstein agreed to pro vide 190 million in fresh capital 10 Emigrant to acquire the Bank said David Halvorsen an attorney for the state banking department which approved the Sale. The Bank had trouble fading a buyer Halvorson told the new York times. Emigrant like other savings Banks lost Money in the Early 1980s because of High in Terest rates and limits on what it could charge Tor Loans but it has been profitable with Cam Ings of about 126 million in the first ii months of 1986, the newspaper reported in sunday s editions. 15 elderly people injured in fire at housing Complex Monmouth Iii. A fire broke out sunday at a Public housing Complex for the elderly injuring is people one critically and forcing about 100 people to seek shelter else where official said. Seven women were hospitalized sunday at Community memorial Hospital two of diem in a coronary care unit said spokeswoman Leki Hennenfent. Among those treated and released were two firefighters and a policeman so hid it could have been so much worse than it actually was she added. The Eire broke out about 12 30 . On he fourth floor of the Oak Terrace housing com plex said fire capt. Mark Gladfelter. Seven up firm develops Cherry Flavoured soft drink Dallas a the seven up co. Is com ing out with a new Cherry Flavoured soft drink aimed at the youth Market a company spokes Man said. Regular and diet forms of Cherry 7up Are scheduled to be on store shelves nationwide later this month or in Early february said Jim Ball. 1 spokesman for or Pepper also owned by the Dallas investment firm that acquired St. Louis based seven up co. In october for 1240 Mil lion. The company has enlisted the Chicago Adver Tising firm of Leo Burnett with advertisements beginning in april saying in t it Cool in  Texas economic troubles Hurt Sale of souvenirs Dallas a a surplus of souvenirs from Texas 150th birthday has left merchants count ing losses rather than profits from the yearlong Celebration. The party s Over and we re All broke said Glen Courson owner of Glen s sporting goods in Irving a major purveyor of sesquicentennial and Texas Wagon train souvenirs. State officials had predicted Sale of officially sanctioned souvenirs would top $400 minion but it ended up at about 115 million. If the Economy had t have turned sour we would t have any of this left Courson said blaming the crunch caused by depressed Oil prices. Slacked in entrepreneur Joe Reynolds dining room Are boxes containing 8,000 Mesqui Centeny Al Lapel pins 900 key chains and 36,000 Banda Nas. Sale weren t nearly Abji we d hoped and anticipated but As for me and my wife we d do in again in a new York minute be said