European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Eight year old Keith Watkins ponders an English  Joys of teaching. And learning by Ken George staff photographer if it s True that you can judge a teacher by the faces of the pupils then Carrie Martin is a dynamite teacher. A recent visit to her Darmstadt Germany classroom turned into a lesson in the rewards of teaching a a primer in the Joys of learning. Her second graders a in a scene played out in hundreds of other classrooms each Day a were alternately playful quizzical and engrossed in their work. Their expressions reflected fascination puzzlement wonder and Surprise. Quot she s the Best teacher i be Ever had Quot said Joshua Echols with All the certainty and experience of his 7 years. Quot she is Nice and helps me learn things. If i ask her a question she always explains and then has me repeat it. And she does no to Embarrass me if i Don t know  eight year old Christine Redd also is a fan. Quot miss Martin makes All of us learn Good stuff. She teaches us How to study and gives us free time. I like my Mommy Best but miss Martin is second. She smiles a lot and is pretty  Martin 28 is a graduate of Mississippi state at Starkville miss. She has been a teacher for six years. Quot kids really need Praise Quot she said. Quot especially Dodds students because they Are required to move around a lot. That creates constant changes in their  Martin said one of her primary goals in the classroom is to help pupils develop a Good concept of themselves. To help accomplish that she said she works with the children to set goals and then achieve those goals. The rewards of teaching often Are ephemeral at Best. They occur in those moments when knowledge leaps across the Gap like a spark when child flings up his or Ner hand with an exultant Quot i know i know Quot Joshua Echols explains his class project to attentive classmates. Monday april 20, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 15