European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes monday May 14, 1990 education trading places a hit at Pitburg High by Jim i Jones education writer  a West Germany a once a year visitors get to guess what a wrong with the pie lure at Pitburg High school. The school s principal wore a shirt and tie. Hut his Reddish hair was so Long it had to be pinned up and he wore lipstick. It was also Odd seeing a hallway wan l a amps Jimi Jonos Carrie Lle Lilke getting the hang of being principal for the Day. Deter with grading hair carded Lor a Hall pass. And it was strange that students with permission to skip were in class 1�?That�?Ts what visitors saw last week when principal . Klein or. Actually was student Carrie he hike those being carded in the hallway were teachers and students with excuses to skip went to class As instructors i or More than 10 years Pitburg High school students have traded places with educators on National teacher appreciation Day. The Exchange is sponsored by elite the schools chapter of the National Honor society. The program is not limited to teachers. The schools office staff its nurse school officer Supply person and other positions were All held by students. And its not just a Day of fun. Students take the Job seriously and Are Well prepared according to Brenda Lockwood the school s Media Center specialist and organizer. She said the program is meant to be a positive Endeavor. A students Are expected to dress and act professionally a and a to come out of this with a Clear anticipation of what education is like and what we actually do Here in school a she said a the value is they realize How hard we work. They go through the whole Gamut from pre planning to  the 17 Honor society students Many of their Peers and More than 95 percent of the teachers participate Lockwood said. Sch Lac seemed right at Home at Klein a desk As she made a Call to regional Headquarters. A this morning things were a Little wild but we re getting used to it a the acting principal said. Although they had t punished anyone they had made some decisions she said. She said that since shed done what principals do. She had a better understanding of the Job. So far that Day she had observed a computer biology and Spanish class. A i can see Why when we come to look for him he a not Here a she said. Student teachers had solid lesson plans she said in one class the student teacher was giving demonstrations. In science they had a test. But the acting principal said she was a a Little disappointed to see Quot a few classes where a the teacher  let them have the  Ian Camejo subbed for Angela Bais icy the Reading improvement specialists amps Jimi Jones Ian Camejo 17, showed a a lot of poise Quot while teaching a remedial Reading class. In a remedial Reading class. He was a really doing great a Baisley said noting that she was most impressed with his ease in relating to and controlling students. While Reading a play one girl was a acting up and he just gently tapped her on the knee. He a a peer but he has a lot of  for Camejo it was fun. Quot i enjoy teaching them. I try to be not like a teacher but just talk to them a he said. Camejo said the Only problem was deciding what his schoolmates would Call him a Ian my last name or or  authors try to stretch children a imagination by Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau Raf Lakenheath England a it a in t easy to produce an easy Reading children s Book according to award winning authors Helen Oxenburg and John Burningham. Quot there is a kind of misconception that it s an easy thing to do a Burningham Vav Cam a tinny on Itu or said. Work aside the London reside both agree that Reading books is Impo Tant for children. A a it a deeply important a said 51-Yea old Oxenburg who has three Childre a not Only the fact that they re read i but its the time the adult spends Wii the child. If they have fun doing that a i  us during Nam a my. N my Nave Iii uni a a 53, said during an autograph session at Reading wont become a bore or a Thor the Lakenheath fiom0ni,�, a i Burningham sees his books As tool stimulate a child a mind. A i quite like a a a. A r Silt a the Lakenheath elementary school. That is simplified becomes difficult. He and his wife were the schools guest authors As pan of the British Book fair the school set up recently to Cele brate National Library week. Burning him hoc of Piltin  Iii _1. P. Stretch the imagination of Small Chat Len to make them think about som Chi they normally  although they be shared the same it reer for the past two decades it was no a k. A. I a a a a t i we Taij a cock. Burning our me past Iwa a Cauca n a Nam has written and illustrated about 40 paf1 the couples original plan. And illustrate of no a Rye As. Wrilen they met while attending the it i and illustrated a schoo of am crafts London was studying theater design and he pursuing studies in Art. Oxenbury1 worked in film and theater but her and illustrated More than 50 bookscobaborafctf1 on c0ukple Jav he never Wei thu in huh Viiu Utica Iii Jav reer As an artist began after pro Tuc Christmas cards. Burningham decided to begin Cru his own books after finding him a rather exasperated by not getting cd missions to illustrate