Work experience for youth with disabilities is one of the most critical factors that sets the stage for their postsecondary employment success. Research and practice show that youth benefit from frequent and continuous exposure to real work environments throughout the secondary school years and beyond. These experiences, however, occur only when…

After two decades of efforts at curriculum reform, the United States has yet seriously to embark on the task of developing an active learning approach to mathematics in the elementary schools. (Author)

A rationale for using mathematical games as an instructional procedure to introduce and practice skills is discussed; two mathematical games for classroom use are briefly described. (DT)

The social science finding that two-thirds of a population of successful males are first-born sons provided the motivation for a problem solved by a 12th grade honors class. The class proved that the probability of choosing a first-born son from a male population is about two-thirds. (JP)

Imagine a wooden cube painted and cut into "unit cubes." A typical activity consists of predicting the number of unit cubes with exactly three faces painted, two faces painted, etc. This article presents extensions of this activity designed to help students develop analyzing abilities and powers to generalize. (JP)

Students in a methods course on teaching elementary mathematics participated in a mathematics laboratory in a public school. Evaluation indicated that reactions and attitudes were favorable toward the experience. (JP)

The St. Paul, Minnesota program, Law for a Better Society, is described. Seven steps and ten hints, gleaned from experience in the program, are suggested to help teachers construct their own law-focused community action programs. (JH)

Discussed is a way of playing with numbers that leads to interesting results and provides well-disguised drill. (JP)

Argues that the classroom situation may be a detriment to learning. (DD)