European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 letters to the editor tuesday november 1,1994 european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Absher nows editor Bill Walker european editor. Bob Wicker sports editor George mane City editor to write us unit 29480 apoae09211 orpostfach11 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows ext. 237,255,282,226,326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263,332,321,221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208,400. Education Jami Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Effie Bathen. Room 117, Rome str 104, 69126 he Dolberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 Ord Llian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-10554. Kaiserslautern Germany Keifri Dougherty. John Bomar and Doyle Tillman. 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New York City Timothy Calll room 638, 201 Varlock st., now York 10014 Telephone 212-620-3333 telefax212-620-3268, Washington . Chuck a Vinch Cindy Kilton Oast a the Pentagon room 2e756 . Box 46095, Washington , 20050-6095 Telephone 703-897 6695 Tel fax 703-693-6368. Business departments maj Richard , Usa Deputy commander. Oclee Stet newspaper operation director manager Jeffrey h. Kingdom comptroller f free customer service for Home or office delivery inquiries or delivery problems Call 24 hours Germany Belgium Italy United kingdom Netherlands Spain Tel fax 0130-840048 07811-8775 1678-7-3456 0-800-89885406-022-7629 900-99-4955 06155-601436 Germany Augsburg civilian 0821-544529ktele just recently i Vas working in the motor Pool on a deadline vehicle and had to Stop working on it to go to a Brief ing mainly concerning the Tan Kertu i m a Light wheel vehicle Mechanic and have been to Field exercises in Gra Fenohr and Hohenfels. I have put in my time in the cold dark nights and have mat received any Type of be seen plenty of people receive awards for just doing their jobs. I just recently saw a commercial on american forces network concerning awards insulting comment o in response to army not so bad oct. 23i resent being informed that As a spouse i have nothing to do All Day except sit on my backside and that s Odd because Between taking you girls to soccer and scouts household chores Bills occasional minor Auto re pair and maintenance my own work an anything else that comes along while my husband is gone on his frequent Fiel problems and deployments it seems that there Are not enough hours in the Day. Since my husband a been in the army nine years i am accustomed to All this and to coping with almost army seems to assume that if you Are a spouse you must be mentally impaired and should be subjected to patronizing briefings aimed at first term spouses and first sergeants who attempt to control your private the family support Chain ends to treat spouses like children. Now to add insult to injury this female says that my life is great and since i get to shop in the Post Exchange and commissary have medical benefits and housing i should be grateful for food near or past its expiration Date a pm that never has clothing indy children s sizes Long Waits for inadequate medical care and substandard housing. Our Reward for this Plethos a of benefits pay so Low that an e-4 with two children can qualify for welfare being hauled away from our jobs at a moment notice to any part of the world and a Hus band who is never there for special Occa thanks to to Esheim i would like to thank the wonderful people in Derheim. Over the past several months we have had two major Hospital experiences. The support my family received was overwhelming. Every Day our friends and neighbors brought full meals and kind words of support. Derheim has gotten a 1 of bad publicity Over the past year. Although the Lack of outside support makes living Here hard the warm hearted residents make tithe Best Community in Germany. Thanks also go out to our 501st Mili tary police in friends. You Are the Best Bunch we be Ever had the pleasure serv ing with. Kandis Bingham Derheim Germany to our readers " let us know what you think we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155 601-395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Commentary by Scripps Howard news service the report United states history exploring the american experience is a controversial product of the Effort Sci improve education. Regrettably its failings Are at least As great As its strengths. Commissioned by the Federal govern ment and drafted by the National Center for history in the schools at the univer sity of California los Angeles this 270-Page Book sets out standards for what children should know by sixth eighth and 12th grades. It also gives examples of How pupils might demonstrate Mastery. While schools Are not required to adopt it some states might it does several very important things right. To appreciate them you have to realize How debased the social studies passing for history has become in Many four schools. At Long last the Urcla standards give appropriate weight to chronology the mental scaffolding needed to in by political correctness de stand the past. Wisely they urge1 these of stories Well told especially superbly written biographies from Early childhood on. They affirm that the Good historian avoids manipulation or indoctrination and acts As an honest Messen Ger from the religion a vital strand of american history that was foolishly purged from Many recent textbooks is restored to its proper place. And everything school never used to teach about indians Afri can americans and women is richly pre sent Here. High profile critics notwithstanding the Urcla standards do not slight the american founding in order to make room for fashionable themes. Children Are expected to be fully conversant wit the declaration of Independence the articles of confederation the Constitution the debates Between federalists and anti federalists the Northwest Ordi Nance Early state constitutions the billow rights and so on though a commit ment to studying original texts not just their significance should have been spelled out. What then Are the serious objections in a word Bias. Throughout the standards there is a Strong undertow of political correctness. American history is the continuing quest for social and eco nomic Equality which interests and greed continually Block. If the progressives have a limitation it is their antagonism to Radical labor no school system should consider drawing on these standards without compensating for this defect. The Best Avail Able antidotes Are the excellent material developed by the education for democracy project of the american federation of teachers in Washington . 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