European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 23, 1989 the stars and St Hopes Page 3 math teachers unveil new standards designed of help students learn How to reason Washington a the nation s male teachers on tuesday released standards designed to make sure Stu dents team to explore and reason As Well As add subtract multiply and Divide. Our children arc " internationally competitive in. Arithmetical skills said John Dossy chairman of the stand Ards commission of inc National Council of teachers of mathematics. It is in the application of mathematics in geometry measurement and data analysis where our students arc falling Short. Dossy. A math professor at Illinois state University cited studies showing Basie skills have improved Over the past. 20  today Only about one Hal of american 17-year-Olds can say whether 87 percent of 10 is less than 10, greater than 10 or a Quad to 10" or figure out How much carpet is needed to cover a. Floor he said. The Council s curriculum and Calua. Lion standards a collection of 54 guide lines for kindergarten through High school were two years in the making and aim to raise the level of applied male skills. " applied mathematics is not just fora couple of geniuses in Itic country said Sally ride a Stanford University physicist and former astronaut who appear Dat a news conference with the male teachers. She said the new standards should make applied math accessible to All Stu dents but teachers parents and students will have More work to do. The country is going to have to make it a higher prior  generally the standards seek to ensure that students value math become examples of How educators can improve May i fetch no Washington a Here Are some examples of ways to improve math teaching As suggested by the National Council of teachers of mathematics in the group s new curriculum and evaluation Standard. To relate Moth to Dally life students could be asked it design a dog Kennel Given a piece of plywood 150 centimetres by 300 centimetres. -. Use sampling and statistics techniques to determine what constitutes an average student in terms of age height a color favorite music or television Shoby -. Calculate How much Money will be in a Bank account after 10 years Assum ing an initial $100 Deposit and 6 percent interest compounded annually calculators and computer spreadsheets Are suggested for this exercise. To evaluate student comprehension a student asked the perimeter of a Sis sided figure could add the numbers on each Side and get the right answer 23, without knowing what perimeter Means. But the student would have to demonstrate understanding of the concept if asked to draft six sided Fence Given 23 Yards of fencing. Students pulse rates tory. What would be considered the Normal pulse Rale for students in your class suitable for Small group work a calculator and com Puter Are essential " you Are considering buying one of two ears both four years old. One costs �3,000 and gets 20 Miles per gallon the other costs s4,Soo and gets 35 Miles per cation which is the Best buy if you plan to keep in two years what other information do you need confident in their abilities solve prob lems and learn to communicate and to reason mathematically. Tom Romberg a University of wis Consin mathematician who headed the Council s school math commission said the Challenge of How to motivate Stu dents was Central to our thinking. To Many students math is a very Dull subject. One major Point is that technology belongs in the classroom said Shirley fryc. The Council s president she said research shows no ill effects of using calculators in the Early grades and while Rote Drill should not be abandoned Nei ther should in dominate the classroom. The group recommends every student at every level have Access to calculator Sand computers calling them fast pen its that allow students to expand on their Basic skills. It also Calls for cooperative group activities that better reflect the Way problems arc solved at work and in the Community. The guidelines place a Premium on relating math to daily human activity and teachers Ore told not to let students rely on Rote memorization alone. A Divi Sion concept May not be Clear for exam ple until the teacher says that four Candy bars divided in half make eight pieces. Fryc said inc Council is preparing videos of exemplary teaching techniques will publish articles on How to Leach Geo Metry and other math subjects and is training leaders to help implement in standards. We look at a decade of work ahead of us in making these changes she said. The National education association and the american federation of teach ers issued statements praising the coun cil s Effort and urging math teachers 10 use the standards in their classrooms. Eduction Secretary Lauro Cava Salso issued a , Call ing the standards valuable guideline for a revised math curriculum that Cap Tures students interest and at the sometime builds a solid foundation of knowl  Tro boning up on repairs musicians attending an instrument repair course being held at Tompkins Barracks in Schwetz Ngen. On the other Side of the table read Loghe expert advice is sgt. Dale Barton chief instrument repairman ror Usarek looking so optically at the slide from Tut ailing trombone sgt. Sam a. Burrs foreground is in Jung to figure out Why Insuk that should be Sweet comes out sour. The 3rd annd div Soldier from Frankfurt West cd Musty is one of the army reverses its decision allows go Mother s discharge Newport news a a the army did an about face and agreed to discharge a Soldier who sued to get out of the military so that she could Mother her 6-Itionih-ofd daughter. A feel . I m really Happy. That they be finally figured out that 1 was right and that Justice  spec. 4 Cheryl Beckman 21, said tuesday at Forte Uslis. The army s Phe sent Cnoc declaration said after further review officials at fort Eustis approved her request for Dis  her group commander col. David a a Halcli would not comment Buckman s attorney Kenneth e. Labowitz said twas unlikely the decision would set a precedent because his client s request met the army s requirements for hard ship discharges. I suppose it s like the discovery of Gravity. It s not All that big a Deal Hunsaid. It s been there All  Buckman joined the army 2 4 year Sago and gave birth to Lauren Ashley in september. Soldiers have the option of resigning during pregnancy but Buck Man had declined hoping to balance motherhood and her military duties. But in october her husband Chris took a Job in.tacoma.wiish., and the next month Deckman was ordered to report to South Korea without her daughter. By Carnan asked Tor a hardship Dis charge which was ruled legally sufficient by an army staff judge advocate. But Halcy rejected the request. Last week Rickman sued in Federal court seeking a reversal of the army Rul ing. The army postponed her departure for Korea until inc suit could be settled. Nasa administrator who led Agency after disaster resigning Washington a James c. Fletcher who reluctantly agreed to be come head of la . Space Agency after the challenger Accident in 1986, announced tuesday that he is resigning effective next month Fletcher 69, submitted his resignation to  and said he will leave the National aeronautics and space administration on april 8. It has been a pleasure to serve you both in your capacity As vice president and in recent weeks As president Fletcher said in his letter of resignation. Fletcher first served As Nasa administrator from april 1971 to May 1977. Inlay 1986, after the challenger disaster in january in which seven astronaut were killed then president Reagan asked Fletcher to return to the Job until the shuttle program was restored. He supervised the Effort to redesign the rocket engine that caused the Chal Lenger Accident and helped to develop a new management system that pails a greater emphasis on Quality control an safely for the shuttle program. Nasa announced that on april 9,Nasa Deputy administrator Dale Myers vill become acting administrator until an appointment is made