Student suggestions for solutions to mathematics problems should be invited and investigated. Described are examples which introduce the concepts of slope, translation of axes, and curvature. (RS)

Areas within the communications frame-work that many of us need to shore up" are concepts concerning communication, listening as a tool of communication, word power and the importance of word choice, and small-group communication. (Author)

Describes how small engine repair and marketing can be merged into a venture for the student to earn-and-learn while pursuing a course in power mechanics instruction. (GR)

A paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1969). (Editor/RD)

Described is a means of involving high school students by making their history class into a simulated meeting of the United Nation's Security Council. (LS)

Examines specific computer literacy topics for grades 4-6, emphasizing programing in the BASIC language. Included for each topic are educational objectives, suggested curriculum area for implementation, and activities. (JJD)

Students are matched into pairs for an activity designed to challenge their stereotypes about other ethnic groups. In each pair, one person responds to stereotyped statements, and the other person predicts the first person's response. Students compare responses and predictions in classroom discussion. (IS)

Suggestions to help teachers organize small groups within the elementary classroom setting are provided, and group task roles and group maintenance roles are examined. Four small-group activities dealing with the American cowboy are described; for example, groups are asked to write a poem about the American cowboy. (RM)

Students from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and faculty members and pediatric residents from the Children's Hospital National Medical Center developed a new curriculum for the third-year pediatric clerkship. Students were asked to complete a log and check the appropriate learning activity. (MLW)

A classroom illustration of a multiplication game is presented followed by an analysis of the game. (MNS)

Offers three ideas for classroom activities in a "dip-and-save" format: (1) introducing formal map study in the third and fourth grades, (2) teaching reading readiness to prekindergarten and kindergarten children, and (3) teaching plant propagation and care in first through sixth grades. (RH)