European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 20, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 education pro eco shows students importance of women by Daryl e.  Bureau Neu Brocke West Germany a distinguished group that included Grace Kelly Louisa May Alcott Susan b. An Thony and sojourner truth walked into fourth Grade class at ecu Beilcke Elemen tary to state their claims to Fame and to answer questions. Why arc you Guys famous asked one class member after hearing the five give a Brief presentation about them selves. I was famous for being an actress and marrying a Prince said 11-year-old sixth grader Crystal Barbro playing Kelly. "1 was famous for going to men s meetings and telling them that women had a right to Vole said Alicia Hart Field an 11-year-old fifth grader dressed As truth. Author replied Wendy Simpson 11. A fifth grader portraying Alcott. I be been arrested for something i believed in and i helped get women the right to vote said 10-year-old sixth grader Jody Stcin Hilbur As Susan b. An Thony. The four girls along with 25 other fourth fifth and sixth graders at the school look on the roles of famous women in . History As part of the school s Celebration of Federal women s week. The program was arranged for the second year by Diane Hendricks. Who teaches fourth Grade at ecu Beilcke. The girls who participated chose a famous woman then researched that per son. The first to choose a particular historical character got the Green Light to play that role. They like to be usually the ones i like Hendricks said. Susan b. An Thony and Harriet Tubman Are two of my  astronaut Sally ride teacher Christa Mcauliffe and civil rights figure Rosa Parks were other favourites. The research aspect of the project took about three months. How come your last name is truth sojourner truth was asked. Well i went into a lot of meetings and i was fighting for women s right Tovote and 1 always told the truth Hart Field answered. I Learned that woman arc very important said 10-year-old fifth grader Mindi Mcmann who portrayed Sally ride. Without them some things could t have  the famous women also paid visits to elementary schools in Idar Obj Stcin Baum older and rams Cin. And the girls playing the roles were not the Only ones to Benefit from the experience Hendricks said. One of the first Grade teachers Here was doing some Black history stuff and she said something about Rosa  Little girl raises her hand and she said i know who Rosa Parks was. She s that lady who came to visit us last year and she would t give up her seat on thebus then she married Martin Luther King " Hendricks said. They get them a Little mixed  the program also allowed the girls to uncover Little known segments of Ameri can history which Hendricks believes Isa More important lesson than the dress sets Lynda w. Sparks Heather Lloyd 12, As aviator Amelia Earhart studies her notes in the Library s tub. Ing up. "1 think they re getting some Confidence in themselves she said. Pride too. Pride in who they Are and what has happened in the past. I think most of the time women arc forgotten and by what mrs. Hendricks is doing women arc brought Back and we remember what they did Jody Stcin Hilbur said while in the role of Susan b. Anthony. Most people Only think of what mended and now we re reminding them that women were important  blueprint for action planned in teaching of science math Washington a saying that the Republic is in trouble a panel organized by the american association for the advancement of science has announced plans to work with school districts in four states to find new ways to teach science and mathematics. F. James Rutherford chief education officer of the association said teachers and principals in the school districts will work with universities and Industry to develop a blueprint for action for a fresh approach to science and math education. It s not a project to Patch up the system we have now he said but an attempt to create the schools of the  participating in the project arc the san Diego uni fied school District the san Francisco unified school District the Green county and Ogle Thorpe count schools in Georgia the Mcfarland Community schools in Wisconsin and four districts in san Anto Nio Texas the san Antonio Harlan Dale Northside and Edgewood Independent school districts the program Calls for up to 25 teachers from Ever Grade level in each District to create and test new approaches to science education. The project is supported by almost s2 million from the National science foundation $700,000 from the Carnegie corp.,  million from ism and $735,000 from the participating mines. Part of an association program called project 2061,efforts in the school districts arc designed to reorganize science education around a system that concentrates on training habits of the mind instead of memorizing vast amounts of detail. This is an Effort to move schools away from their fixation on teaching mountains and mountains of Iso lated facts about science and instead to spend the primary and secondary school years teaching student show to think evaluate and react to new circumstances throughout life said Rutherford. Science education in America is failing he said because it concentrates on such things As thousands of words the kids arc asked to memorize. You can Cut away a Large part of that debris and still get Down to fundamentals Deborah Larson coordinator for the program in Wisconsin said new methods of teaching science and math must be developed if american students Are to become scientifically literate. Now she said . Schools Are doing a poor Job of teaching technical subjects and Are graduating students who arc not prepared for an age of  Republic is in trouble she said. Illiteracy is rampant and if we d9n t bring it under control it will be the end of life in this country As we know  project 2061, named for the year that Halley s Comet will return to the Vicinity of Earth is a Long term Effort by several Hundred scientists academics and corporations to develop a plan to overcome what is considered to be a serious deficit in science Educa Tion in America. The program is directed by the association but supported by a combination of Federal and private  study establishes Broad outlines for the redesign of science education. Sweeping changes in the entire educational system from kindergarten through 12th Grade will have to be made if the United states is to become a nation of scientifically literate citizens the report said. Science literacy it said is essential if americans Are to combat global problems tied to the environment and to nature. Without the ability to think critically and independently citizens Are easy prey to dog artists  and purveyors of simple solutions to Complex problems the study  report proposes that All High school graduates understand How scientific endeavours work and How various Fields relate to each other. Be Able to grasp the fundamentals of nature and the role of humans in it. Acquire mental habits preparing them to be inquisitive critical participants in the affairs of the world. Dodds Roundup 4 Germany students picked for National math counts Wiesbaden West Germany the to four finishers in the Germany Region s March 12 math counts Competition have been selected to represent the school system in the National Competition May 12 in Washington. Seth Hammond a seventh grader at Parma sons Junior High and Ramstein Junior High school eighth graders Brian Herbst Christine Rios and to Lawson scored higher than All other school system contestants to earn the trip. The Frankfurt chapter of the american society of military engineers has agreed to pay the travel expenses for team members and their sponsor math teacher fran Bodard who coached the Ramstein Junior High school team. The Germany team is scheduled to compete against others representing the 50 states puerto Rico Guam Washington . And non Dodds schools overseas. Two Patch is students win leadership honors Frankfurt West Germany a pair of Patch High school students took top honors at the Germany Region s annual future business leaders of America leadership conference. Jennifer Soria a Junior and senior Chris Hubert were voted miss and or. Fla respectively based on test scores and their total involvement in the organization according to a conference organizer. The conference held in Frankfurt attracted 260 students from 22 schools and gave out awards in 29 categories. Patch High school finished first in the school Competition by accumulating the most Points in All award categories. Frankfurt High school finished second and Ramstein High school finished third