European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday december 25.1388 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters writer favors educational equity Over minority recruitment during his recent Heidelberg visit Dodds director or. John l. Sure Tuple said he is joing to have his recruiters comb College campuses for minority Stu dents soon to be Lolin teachers. One presumes thai minority status will be sufficient to waive the Normal two year experience requirement imposed an other candidates. The reasoning Tor this in t quite Clear except thai or. says some schools have More 1han 50 percent minorities but he does t say How Many minority teachers Are on Board at those schools and Mare to the Point it in t Clear what such has to do with the Mission of Dodds if one presumes that to be education. Professional educator always think in terms of inputs new programs More dollars for materials another building higher salaries and now More minority teach ers. Educators rarely want to Deal with output Why Doc society spend resources for schools what do they have a right to aped for that investment most educators will Leil you that education is too intangible to be measured. Is thai True or is it just school of education baffle gab what does one need to have a Chance to succeed in our society As we near a new Century As a minimum Johnny needs Basic skills. Can he read write and figure can he reason Well enough to find information he does t have in his head does he understand his society and his responsibilities to thai society docs he have the cognitive an social skills to enter a wide Range of beginning jobs and Advance in thai Job Market in the United states we have decided to afford a system of schools As the Best Way to Start in life. School credits and a diploma should be meaningful milestones along Hal path. What arc the realities ninety nine percent of the Stu dents who enter Junior High school unable to read write or count leave much the same after three years. Such students become disinterested and disaffected and either Drory out in place taking up space or More Likely heir hostility disrupts inc environment for others. We need to set standards and evaluate student according to those standards. If a student fails to achieve that Standard we need to know Why and devise strategies to try to Correct the problem. Schools cannot cover up problems they Don t know How to solve by passing students up the Grade ladder without regard to accomplishment. Instead of a diploma which Only certifies that a student has spent so much Lime in school we should be certifying certain competencies. We need to set goats and measure results accountability. We need detailed measurable educational objectives. I Don t know if bringing in inexperienced minority teachers Wilt help establish that badly needed system of Quality Assurance. It would appear however that it is nothing More than a Public relations gimmick. Equal Opportunity is Fine but we also need equity in results. Germany editor s note John l. Stremple director Dod office of dependents schools Alexandria a replies help with financial problems available we Al the Schweinfurt Arnty Community service consumer affairs financial assistance program would like to respond to the supervisor who recently whole concerning the army s involvement with soldiers debts. We feel Hal there Ceisl Many resources that com Manders and first sergeants May draw upon to prevent the financial problems of their soldiers. Since an ounce of prevention is Worth a Pound of cure com Manders can mandate attendance Al consumer affair classes provided free of charge through acs. The primary Mission of acs is to help relieve com Manders of the need to be financial and personal coun Selorus. A coordination of efforts Between acs com Manders and first sergeants. In the Schwei fun military Community works Well not Only to solve problems but also to Prev Cal i hair exacerbation. We Are Here to help but leaders must care enough 1o refer soldiers to us before it is too late. Al is to the leaders advantage to care about their soldiers financial and personal Well being since a worry free Soldier is by far a More productive Soldier. Caring and compassion Are one of the trademarks of an effective military Leader Here at sch Linfuh acs we receive a lot of positive feedback from both clients and their supervisors about the prevention services we have available. We provide services such As Check Book maintenance budget classes and a Deb liquidation program to help soldiers get out of debt by formulating a workable plan of pay ment and individual budget counselling. We inform them of problems others have experienced so thai they May not experience the same prob lems. We also provide informal Ion classes for service members and their families. These classes contain information about the German phone system electric Ity and rent expenses avoiding landlord problems and again the services of our acs financial Counselor Leaden make use of All the resources you have a your disposal. Acs is Here and we care. Julie z. Key Jih Schreck Penny Wright consumer affairs financial assistance program staff -. " Schweinfurt West Germany remembering the less fortunate ones during this Holiday season 1 would like to remind Sunol to forget those less fortunate than ourselves. Being overseas we. Tike to haughtily celebrate our traditional festivities along with enjoying inc Gai ties of our Host country. We gel so involved in our own enjoyment Hal we tend to Overlook the hardships and struggles of some of our fellow soldiers and their families. We Forgaci Hal soldiers especially lower enlisted and those with Large families arc waging a daily Battle just to make ends meet on this highly inflated econ omy. Also we forget Lac feeling Flono Linss Felt by the married but unaccompanied and the single Soldier. Those of us who arc fortunate enough to have our families with us and arc afforded the Opportunity to celebrate in Bur traditional Man incr Ili uld contribute to the Relief of our fellow soldiers. We. Can do Hii donating to programs such As toys for tots and Utu food drives or just invite a single Soldier to Christma dinner. I believe Pur Good will will be Graily appreciated. X i. -. Sri. Sammy hires adding in West Germany some Holiday plants May be poisonous it s Holiday time again and Beautiful Holiday greens and plants Are Nice to give As gifts. However some plants can cause illness or loss of life. Do you have hyacinths Narcissus or daffodils around the House their bulbs can cause nausea vomiting diarrhoea and even death if eaten. Rhododendron and a akm have leaves and stems that can kill a child. Iris and dumb Ane arc other potential killers along with the seasonal favourites of Mistletoe Holly and Point Colias. Train children not to Chew anything Oiler than known foods. In any Case of poisoning or suspected poisoning Call the Poison control Center. Be prepared if at Alt possible to Letl them the name of the Plant involved. Save evidence that might help identify the Plant have a Happy and Safe Holiday. Marie Annette Chapman West Germany Reader writes open letter to photo thief the writer mentioned several Points 1 would like to Clar Ify and expand upon. The a Idem and experience require ments for All teachers in the department of defense de Pendents school Dodds ire listed in the of Crocus employment opportunities far educators brochure. Dodds does not currently Hutu a two year experience requirement for any of ill teacher. Teacher applicants with at least one full year of professional experience generally will be selected Over otherwise equally qualified applicant without such experience. All Candy Dales including minority candidates must inert teacher certification requirements for their specific leaching assignments or Dodds will receive citations from the North Central association of colleges and school who evaluates Dodds schools for accreditation i As the director of do dust As Well As other officials responsible and concerned about Dodds believe that having minority teachers in the school system reflects the diversity found in school system in the United states providing a Quality education for students. Stu dents need a variety at either role models an teachers do More than teach. The Basic values attitudes and Behaviours demonstrated in the school affect student achievement and beliefs about themselves and others. 1 agree that students need Basic academic skills but they also need non academic skills that Are Job related persistence in beginning and completing tasks the ability to work As a member of a team and the ability to work with people who Are culturally diverse. Arm Landers dear Ann Landers nest june 1 will be married 25years. Our children arc grown and have become productive responsible and caring adults. For at least 20 years i be dreamed of leaving my husband after the children were out of the Neil and on their own. T xxx a some wives suffer with Alco & hoi in husbands or those who a Eft asses is abusive or won t work or ignore ,vwjccs5k? the children. Not mine he loves his work loves his family and does t drink. What my husband does is live his life through comedy. The moment 1 utter a word my husband snaps Back with some lame gag. It is worse when there Are Oiler people around. He loves to go into his sophomoric comedy routine. He has a joke for everything my exasperation and humiliation and the emptiness i fed is indescribable i want to cavi this Man. I have no respect left for him. He often makes me the butt of his jokes and i am sick to death of it. My question to you is if i end my marriage will i Hurt my grown children emotionally they arc my Only love. 1 quit laughing a Long time ago. "".-. Elmira. , i air Why Don t you discuss it with your children it would be useful to icam Haw they perceive their father s life Long comedy routine a person who Tri realizes every con Vars alien has o severe emotional Prii Mem. The jokes redesigned to mask his real feeling. He is a very lonely Man and too insecure to let anybody Khz Cluse to him. Humor is it Treut do Lancer. Small homier your marriage is i empty. Dear Ann Landers my sister is 82 and 1 am 85. We never got along the Way Sisters should but i could always manage with her. My husband is 88. She has repeatedly made remarks like i could have married Oswald but he married you because he knew i was t interested once several years ago 1 asked him about this and he replied the woman is crazy. I would t spit on the Best pan of last week Oswald fell at a family gathering and my Sibler said i m glad you arc stuck with him and not my husband refuses to go to any affair where my sister might show up. This Means i will not be attending family parties and celebrations because i would never go without Oswald. Please Tell me what to do. No Nam to please dear . If your sister succeeds in excluding you from All family affairs be will bar won if great Victor. Tell Oswald that you both should attend everything Annj if he does t Hunt to speak to her let s of will i would like publish this in the newspaper. This is to the person who stole my picture of ins Titan hat tans who performed live Oil nov. 23, in garlic do Germany. My husband bought this picture for me from the Manhattan group and it was autographed especially for Toni i left it on the table during the concert but when the performance was Over it was gone. It is situations like this thai make me very sad. Why did t the person who mole it ask me for Money to get his her own picture i would have preferred 10 give the Money and not have my picture stolen this has Madame very upset. We do not have that much fun in lift anyway but when i am confronted with people who to not care about other people s feelings that makes me sad. Ton a. Roper Bercie Haven West Germany i ill you. Dear Ann Here s a brain Buster for you. There arc four words in the English language than end in two Are angry and hungry. What Are the others.? if you know you re one in a student dvar student sorry i Don t Hart clue but i la bet my readers Hill come up with the answer. How about it
