Message-Id: <v01540b17b16bc10f889f@[192.174.2.173]>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 09:24:05 -0800
To: pinhole@exploratorium.edu
From: pauld@exploratorium.edu (Paul Doherty)
Subject: Horst Smetanig - Austria
Would any Pinhole members be interested in a visitor?
Paul D
>Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 15:50:12 +0200
>From: Adolf Hohenester <adolf.hohenester@kfunigraz.ac.at>
>Reply-To: adolf.hohenester@kfunigraz.ac.at
>Organization: Karl-Franzens-Universitaet Graz
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>To: pauld@exploratorium.edu
>Subject: Horst Smetanig - Austria
>
>HORST SMETANIG
>PLUEDDEMANNGASSE 1/10
>8010 GRAZ
>AUSTRIA
>
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>
>
>Dear Mr. Doherty !
>
>My name is Horst Smetanig and I´m student of the University in Graz,
>Austria.I´m studying physics and geography for teachers and I´ll finish
>my studies in January 1999.
>I got your address from Mr. Dean Zollman.
> By reading articles of „THE PHYSICS TEACHER" I realise, that there
>are differences in physics lessons between schools in USA and Austria.
>In your country physics lessons seem to be more oriented to experiments
>- more on the practical physics side.
>This is very interesting to me, because when I become a teacher one day
>I would prefer to teach in this way.
>
>I am contacting you because I would like to go to schools in the USA
>after my study (in february or march 1999) for some months, to watch
>physics classes and to learn from this way of teaching.(Maybe I start
>writing a dissertation about it.)
> At this time I should already have the degree of Master of Science
>and if it would be possible to come to USA I would offer my whole
>knowledge for helping in the schools (for example as german native
>speaker,...)
>
>I would very much appreciate it if you could send me contact addresses
>of schools (and teachers) that may be interested in me visiting them.
> If I could choose I would prefer to go to W California, because in
>San Francisco there is a museum that would be very interesting for me
>too (the Exploratorium).
>
>In the hope that you can help me, to realise this dream !
>
>Sincerely yours,
> Horst Smetanig
>
>
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>You can also contact me through my professor Adolf Hohenester
>
>Telefon: +43/316/380/5193
>Fax: +43/316/380/9816
>Mail: adolf.hohenester@kfunigraz.ac.at
>