European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 23, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9 children need time with you author educator tells Parent education by Cary Pomeroy staff writer Frankfurt Germany until parents take control of their children the United states can expect an increase in teen age pregnancy rates drug abuse and poor academic achievement. These trends according to or. Jawanza Kun Jufu hold especially True for americans Black youth. Kun Jufu is an author and educational consultant for the Urban league National association for the advancement of coloured people and numerous school districts around the United states. He told a group of about 220 adults at the Frankfurt elementary school gymnasium last week that the onus was on All parents. A parents Are the primary educators of their children Quot said Kun Jufu adding that they need to bring their children Back Home. A if you can control but one hour of your child a Day we want you to first of All control the dinner hour Quot said Kun Jufu the father of two sons. A the dinner hour is the most important hour of the Day. But children Are anywhere but  the average father spends seven minutes a Day talking to his children while mothers average 34 minutes he said. A compare that time with other activities such As television friends Quot Kun Jufu said. A it s obvious Why parents lose a because they spend so Little time with their children compared to the  he said the average child a room is stocked with a stereo television and videocassette player. A we have Given our children things Quot he said. A and we have not Given our children any time. We have confused needs with wants. And it s not our children a fault. You know their desire for those Tennis shoes they got that really from their parents who want a Bow or  Kun Jufu said that the pressure on Black families is greater because their children a More than any other race Quot suffer from a severe Lack of identity. A a it a important our children know who they Are a said the author of to be popular or smart the Black peer group. A because if you ask them some will say negro coloured Black afro american african or american. And i think that s one of our unique problems Many of our people do not know who they Are. A not Only do they not know who they Are a said Kun Jufu who has also written countering the conspiracy to destroy Black boys a they Don t care to know who they arc. And i believer that s even  Kun Jufu admitted to an interviewer that his guilt edged thrust at parents is somewhat but purposely misleading. A normally. 1 cheat Quot he said. A when i speak to teachers. I Tell them they re the primary educators. Because what i see around the country a and probably now around the world a Are teachers blaming parents and parents blaming children. And anytime you blame somebody it lets you off the  Kun Jufu s visit sponsored by the Frankfurt chapter of the Nat i. Was the latest measure taken by the Frankfurt military Community to address the growing number of teen problems. Kun Jufu s visit was preceded by Arthur e. Thomas president of Central state University in Wilberforce Ohio who delivered motivational talks to Frankfurt students and parents last month. The military Community has also initiated a program called Quot Stop the violence Quot w hich is aimed at ending violence Between various factions of american. German and third nation youth in the City. The program is supported by Frankfurt s City government. Quot last summer we did some soul searching with what was going on with our youth in the Community and we found very very quickly. We re not going to solve this by ourselves Quot said col. Ken Luibl Frankfurt s Deputy Community commander. A it s going to take the combined Effort of everyone to solve this thing with our a amps Gary Pomeroy or. A Munzu Kui Mufti. A obvious Why parents lose youths Quot Luibl said. Quot All of us believe in youth. Without parental involvement we May never Ever  Kun Jufu s parting shot let the children know they have to share a Large degree of control and blame in All of this. Students need to a take the responsibility Quot if their parents and teachers do not do their jobs he said. A ultimately unfortunately it is up to the individual to make a difference he said. Quot we cannot use excuses to explain our circumstance in life Quot Wil Flecken volunteers hooked on tutoring by John Millar writer Wil Flecken Germany a sgt. Howard Harper spent a lot of time teaching the Little girl How to write the letter j. A in third Grade she still  make a a shed make it backward a Harper recalled. Because of the letter a the Little girl was falling behind. The class curriculum for third graders at wild Flecken elementary school was designed for students who already knew How to write the alphabet. A the More i started volunteering Quot Harper said a the More i saw a need. The children needed extra  the problem hit close to Home for Harper a Mechanic in cob 11sth support in at Wil Flecken. Hey has three children who attend Wil Flecken elementary and Middle school and one was having problems keeping up with schoolwork. And although other department of defense dependents schools have summer catch up programs wild Flecken a does t. A a lot of the kids need it to keep their skills up or to catch up Quot said Susan Hilton who teaches eighth Grade Reading and compensatory education at Wil Flecken. So deciding something should be done to help the youngsters Harper rallied volunteers from All walks of life in the Community to form a summer tutoring program. Called the student academic program a network of some 40 volunteers held tutoring session for two weeks in june and one week in july. A total of go pupils came in during their summer vacation to get a jump on the next school year. But that was just the beginning. Many volunteers who helped children during the summer continue to spend time in the school As teachers helpers Harper said. A the Community has said it would Tike the program to go on through the school year Quot Harper said. Quot we be got the volunteers to do it. People Are coming up and asking me about it every  plans Are also being made to Start an after school tutoring program in october he said. Teachers will identity pupils who could use help and ask parents if they would like their child to meet with tutors after school. One Volunteer already on Board is spec. James Gonzales a single Soldier assigned to harpers unit. The tracked vehicle Mechanic spent his lunch hours and some time on weekends tutoring during the summer. Now that school has started he volunteers As a teachers Helper. Quot the Only Way kids Are going to learn is if they see you re willing to help them out and spend a Little time with them Quot Gonzales said. A amps John Millar sgt. Howard Harper sits with student tutors from left Lyca Webster Leah Webster and Shirley Schulze. Another co b Soldier spec. Herbert Diffin continues to help out in the school after tutoring his lunch hours away during the summer. He had never tutored before taking part in the summer program but got hooked on volunteering after helping kindergarteners with their work. A when i went to school i did t concentrate a said Diffin a Mechanic. A if i can help someone else do better than i did its  using his lunch Breaks for the project said the 34-year-old single Soldier a makes me feel Good to do  staff sgt. Joe Rios also of cob dropped out of school when he was a youngster. But tutoring Rios said gives him a better understanding of what his own children learn in school and How they learn it. He also said it does no to take a Genius to Leach an elementary Pupil mathematics. Quot in a no math Whiz but 1 can help them Quot Rios said. Even pupils themselves joined the Volunteer corps. Wil Flecken seventh grader Shirley Schulze taught first and second Grade Reading Over the summer. She said she and other Pupil tutors had an Edge on the adult volunteers. A i was a kid myself. Sometimes grownups forget what its like being a kid going to school. I had total control Over them Quot she said of her students. Quot they would listen to you because you re a kid  a a it a the whole Community working As a whole. To would never get it off if there was just one group of people. Everybody has to put in a Little bit Tor it to Woik right Quot Harper said. A i think its real Nice that the Community takes an interest in their kids Quot said assistant principal Jan Beck about the program. A it provides a service we can t , a the teachers they do a real Good Job a Harper said. A shut there a Only so much you can do during the