European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 thursday november 5,1992letters to the  it kiffo0mftumm cot. Genet. Townsnd Uttof  a Ernaro a. Szoyi Troski Ednor news and editorial to mind Eura pained my Hamitt Paul Cozby be a editor acting cry editor so Walt amp Lynw sport editor spatial see Kwa editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 Oroa Tachl 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As to tows news ext. 237,286,282,226,326. Sports ext. 228,260,263,332,321,221. Features ext. 23a 245.341. Letters to editor ext 206. Education Jimi Jonas ext 226. Business news ext 326. News bureaus  Germany not in Dougherty John Bohmer Sim scholar Bua tag 3ss0, new by race a it a 0k37-s717 map Fotene ets 4ssssss or pm hot 0631-52104 mmni0s91-s0sss. Non Naino of Nink non Janson bus Dong 21, wit my 0. 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A Teresa Yancey wll Flecken Germany a 4 learning starts at Home in response to a teaching standards getting lower and lower a oct. 9we need to clarify a few items. With Over 22 years of military service and several years with department of defense dependents schools Germany Region in be been privileged to teach both military courses and Dodds students. The writer May Well have a Learned to spell words very Well but it was certainly not due to Superior teaching. Probably this writer had parents who took the time each Day to ask a shows it going a or maybe to review his Homework. More probably he did not attend school where a Large percentage of the students have almost no self discipline where the majority of parents give lip service to the school rather than True support where teachers must interrupt their daily lessons to constantly reprimand chastise scold or discipline students Day after Day week after week. There. On behalf of the vast majority who Are outstanding underpaid professionals such As my wife i have one thing to say to parents. Get off your backsides get involved with your kids. You have a system that allows Only you to fail your child. Done to just let them pass. Help them help the educators make your child succeed. A a. Lindsay Kaiserslautern Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Eee letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which normally appears every Day except thursday and sunday. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address such letters to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Parents who complain that teaching Trioa infill Pripp in Phi a is no to what it used to be a Are Correct. In j�8 a Luence Levils my Day teachers could and did teach. Parents could and did instill self discipline in their children. Well we continue to teach because we care and our successes would be greater if All students came to school just to learn and did not interfere with the learning of others. Discipline and learning begin at Home. If parents Are unhappy with their child a learning they should examine their own efforts and Home life before insulting the most dedicated group of professionals anywhere. Dodds teachers. A Stephen a. Michael Wiesbaden German parents must help in response or More correctly in addition to the letter regarding the lowering teaching standards As pointed out by the writer the system must shoulder the Lions share of the blame. However the parents Are As much to blame As the system because they basically done to care what their kids do at school. In fact to most school is no More than a baby sitting service. Of course there Are those parents who care and spend time with their children but they re the shrinking minority. In eight Yean of marriage to a Dodds teacher Ive seen her frustration grow. Early in her 14year career there were the Odd one or two kids who would not Complete their schoolwork but with parental involvement that was normally rec now the number of children who simply refuse to Complete their work is staggering and when she Calls the parents to let them know their child is behind 10, 15,20 assignments the response is generally a Flat a ooh a the system ties the teachers hands and educators cannot make the child work. Granted there Are those teachers in the system who do not deserve to he id like to respond to a a done to blame the music a oct. 8. The writer feels its All right for rappers ice to and 2 Pac to say shooting cops is of. Teen agers Are very easily influenced and confused at that stage in life. In a world filled with drugs gangs drive by shootings and in some cases Lack of parental attention they done to need to hear crap like that. Cd Mon Wise up a staff sgt. Scott Burris Ghedi Italy frightening message this is in response to a listen to rap lyrics sept. 29. The writer was trying to defend two rap songs a ice to cop killer and  of. The police. Quoted from his letter a to listen is to hear to hear is to  i understand completely. Maybe More of the Public should understand As Well. Cop killer goes like this a i got my 12-gauge sawed off i got my headlights turned off in my bout to fire some shots off in my bout to dust some cops off a i understand that ice to is glorifying and condoning the murder of an on duty police officer. In my opinion he a gone so far As to suggest ways to do it and in fact advocates it. Another quote a every rap song has a  some message its the message of a popular rap group to the impressionable youth of America. Law enforcement officers have enough problems without having to Deal with the thought that the next car they pull Over for a minor traffic violation might be driven by an impressionable youth with this song Lanng on his stereo. The Public expression of the desire to police officer is disheartening a 0.?.�?� 5 live it Lut it a a a a a Myrneil Beri letter that supports defends and endorses this message is frightening. Era furious at these songs and the support they get. Somebody some Day will die As a result of one of these songs. That in itself is a tragedy. One last quote from his letter a a it san entertainers duty to give Back something positive to the  is it a a positive to suggest and advocate the murder of someone who a duty it is to serve and protect staff sgt James Webb Raf upper Heyford England 4 a condom classes needed in a writing in response to a condoms Arentt answer oct. 5. The writer said a vehement a a not to condoms and a a yes to abstinence. The writer was against the promotion of condoms. I strongly disagree with that primitive Outlook in a modern world. Nobody is being a forced to understand that condoms Are the answer to our aids  rather we re being reminded of the needs to decrease infections of the deadly virus. Classes that use graphic props and illustrations Are necessary if we want  pie who do use condoms to use them properly. Its when they Are used incorrectly that breakage usually occurs. Omni magazines september Issue states that unfortunately a teachers spend Only a total of 6.5 hours per year on the subject of sex or aids. As far As a understanding the dangers to such education a the writer needs to ask himself How much More severe the danger of a Lack of such education would be. It would be wonderful if today a generation practice abstinence but to think it will is pure fantasy. Its More than a Mere a a Assumption that teen agers will Experiment with sex its clearly a fact and is reflected in the Ever growing rate of teenage pregnancies. Statistics listed in Omni Tell us a Over 30 percent of 15-year-old girls have experienced sexual Intercourse today As compared with 2 percent in 1979,�?� and the a number of teens who become sexually Active everyday Quot is 7,742. That is Why any possible precautionary devices must be brought to attention and school is the Best place to Start. The writer mentioned giving teen agers the  before he decides to give his opinion i Hope he looks closer at reality and the Way things Are today to give the actual truth teen agers really need and not just his own moral beliefs. A let sets Heidelberg Germany a a a satisfied new car owners recently there have been a lot of negative articles in the stars and stripes about cafes new car sales. If we believed everything that was printed we would never buy a new  vehicle from cafes while stationed Here in Germany Well our decision to buy a new  vehicle was not tempered by the numerous articles we read and we can say we Are glad. We bought a 1992 Chevy Astro Moivan through cafes new car sales at Rhein main a our salesperson immediately put All our reservations to rest. They were most helpful angering numerous Calls and questions and believe us there were Many. He went out of his Way at times to help us you could say he went above and beyond the Call of duty. 4 a staff sol Mark and Cecil Singh Rhein main a Germany