Teachers try something new - trading classes for a day. (Editor)

ARGUMENTS ARE PRESENTED IN FAVOR OF THE RECENT PROPOSAL BY THE AUTHOR THAT THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM CHANGE ITS PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO INCLUDE THE SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADES IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADES 9 THRU 12 IN THE COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS HELD THAT THE PLAN WOULD BE MUCH MORE…

The expansion of the junior and community college movement in the U.S. has created a significant problem for the traditional 4-year colleges and universities. A recent report indicates that there are more than 250,000 students seeking to continue their educations following completion of their junior college curricula, and 4-year colleges do not…

Despite the fact that the middle school has frequently come into being for noneducational reasons, many educators maintain that if a new school system could be organized from "scratch" with nothing but educational desiderata to guide its creators, the middle school would be the foundational arch of the system. This report analyzes and describes…

The plight of Latin studies in American schools is exposed in the introductory remarks in this paper. Personalized approaches to instruction are discussed, and the author enumerates ways in which the classics may be used to arouse the aesthetic sensitivities of children. Teachers are urged to try to make Latin relevant to the needs and interests…

This study reviews the educational background and needs of the immigrant Canadian student. His social origins are considered in a discussion of the diversity of ethnic background and educational experience which the group reflects. Remarks concerning bilingual education favor the maintenance and strengthening of existing bilingual programs. The…

The Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System was created by the Texas Legislature in 1965 to provide leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system, institutions and governing boards. The present document is the 1972 annual report of the Coordinating Board. Discussions are presented in the report on changing…

One of the major demands arising out of the movement of the junior college is that of increased space for junior college graduates in baccalaureate awarding institutions. In the state of Texas the 4-year higher education institutions do not have the facilities to accommodate this increasing number of students. Thus, the state is faced with 2…

The effects of several variables on the ability of students to solve open sentences involving multiplication and division were examined. The variables considered were sex, grade level, position of the unknown in the sentence, and operation. (SD)

Computational algorithms appearing in early American arithmetic text are discussed. (SD)

Allowing students to examine different ways of performing an operation is suggested as a means of increasing their understanding. (MP)

The author urges that subtraction be introduced by "taking away" rather than by equal addition; multiplication be first demonstrated in sets; division be understood as sharing; and unit fractions be denoted at first by using the written word for denominator. (MN)