European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 20, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 showman has blast with Cannon and a in teaching science education by Dave Walcza education writer Ober Wesel West Germany Telljohn Hunt that his classroom technique is Mere showmanship and hell take it Asa compliment. Darting from table to table the Long time educator spices his lessons with plenty of wow boy and whew and whether he s firing off a plastic foam Cannon or dangling a Tablespoon from his nose Hunt strives to include one key ingredient. Entertainment he said. I thin teaching is an Art. And if it s an Art you have to  Hunt got his Chance to perform Las week before a Tough audience. Class room teachers drawn from 19 elements Ries formed the backdrop for Hunt s pro ducti9n of classroom Eye catchers for teaching science. Hunt s presentation was one of dozen Given last week at the Germany Region s annual Small schools conference. In a interview following the second of two 50 minute sessions Hunt said he Hope teachers got the message behind his classroom madness. You have to get emotional in Al this he said. The More emotional you get the More the kids like  Hunt 49, is Only in his second year with the department of defense dependents schools. But the educational pro Gram manager at Hanau High school has25 years of classroom teaching experience to support his theory about science education. In 1976, Hunt wrote a National Sci ence foundation proposal for Elemen tary and Middle school teachers designed to sever classroom teachers links to text Book Only instruction. He advocates that teachers give students hands on lessons in science what he terms a process is Brenda Hosier John Hunt science approach. He developed this own classroom tech Nique around what he Calls Eye catchers five to 10-minute demonstrations that result in everything from Clouds to can non fire. Hunt insists that a lesson include on Cannon blast or one smoke ring. Never both. The problem with us teachers is weary to teach too Many concepts in a Given Day he said. So Why not entertain undoing one concept if i can maintain their interest i can teach them. They can learn. If they re not interested i can t teach them and the won t  after his science presentation the for Mer san Antonio High school principal and Texas am professor handed out pamphlets detailing Eye catching proce dures. But the catalyst needed to makes a Gus Schuettler Heather Kissel s White mouse seems unaware that it is involved in a worthy cause the Pursuit of science. The ninth grader bought the mouse for study in he biology class at Pitburg american High school in West Germany. Fourteen year old Heather is the daughter of tech. Sgt. And mrs. Edward f. Kissel. Those procedures work can t be found on the printed Page Hunt said. If you look at the Good science teach ers in Dodds. Look at their Energy Levels he said. Look at the entertain ment level As they teach. They love their work and the kids respond just As  school ploy weaves tapestry of Black history t to a to to �7   by Daryl e. Green Kaiserslautern Bureau Baum older West Germany like a Heri Tage conscious Johnny Appleseed a substitute teacher at Baum older High school has been travelling fro class to class dropping the seeds of Black history. Thomas Jefferson. He had How Many children Germon m. Smith asked a recent class of teen agers. Answers of eight five and 12 came from the Black White hispanic and Oriental students. By who Smith countered. A White woman and a slave were the answer shouted Back. He had 12 by a slave and eight by his White wife Smith informed the class. Smith the daughter of a Black Mother and a jewish father grew up in Philadelphia during the race riots of the 1960s and remembers having an afro that Wen from Elbow to  her hairstyle has changed but her commitment Tob Lack americans history continues shifting from the streets of Philadelphia to the Baum older military Community. Smith has created the production a family tree to weave the Youthful talents of different races cultures and school departments into a Patch work pattern depicting the struggle of Black America. The show is scheduled for thursday at the Wagon wheel theater As part of the Community s Salute Tob Lack history month. The role of the Church in Black history is the focus of the show which brings together More than 100 Stu dents from Baum older High school and about 35 from nearby Smith elementary. The production use the High school s drama dance and music departments and features music from a new Orleans funeral scene from the Broadway musical purlie the dances of Pearl Primus and Martha Graham and spiritual songs. It teaches you to really appreciate who Black peo ple Are said 15-year-old Kristi Mckellar. The Church was the Center of the social development of the Black american from slavery and even from Africa Smith said. The minister was your confidant he was your confessor he was your adviser. From birth till death he took care of your social emotional spiritual  that Central figure of Strong moral character has been lost Smith said. We have been struggling just to keep the family together let alone bring the Churchmack into  when Black americans had trouble believing i themselves during centuries of oppression they could still believe in the Church she said. As a result Man influential leaders within the Black Community have been clergymen including Martin Luther King Adam Clayton Powell jr., Benjamin Hooks and Jesse Jack son. While the school is using the play to highlight Blac americans accomplishments Smith used the preparation and rehearsals to get teens thinking. And through group discussions Between juniors and seniors Stu dents came to grips with racial prejudice stereotypes and slurs. I remember before it became fashionable to recalled Black White people used to Call me coloured Smith told the students. I used to have some Cleve answer like what color am i Pink Blue Orange but i be grown up since then she told the Stu dents. Nothing anyone can Call me is going to kill me or change who i  is Daryl Green Germon Smith left reviews Ojetta Nicholas role in Baum older High s production on Black history