This textbook is a teacher's manual for The Boys' and Girls' Readers series. Attention is directed to the following features of this intermediate series: To widen the experiences of boys and girls, a rich and varied content is furnished in the readers, organized according to dominating fields of thought; and to provide a truly efficient working…

This textbook is second in a series of arithmetic books that apply the principles discovered by the psychology of learning, by experimental education, and by the observation of successful school practice, to the teaching of arithmetic. Parts One and Two are intended for grades five and six respectively. Part One provides for mastery of the four…

This English textbook aims to foster and guide children's natural interests. The material is organized in three divisions, designed for use in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, respectively. The offering for the fourth year is greater in amount than that for the fifth and sixth years, in the expectation that some of it, if not adapted to the…

This textbook is part of a series that aims to develop all the mathematical power needed by the average person in the accurate control of his affairs. The purpose has been to teach first the most important topics of arithmetic and last those least frequently used. In addition to giving the child all the fundamental skills of calculation, room has…

This textbook covers two years' work intended for grades five and six. The book is divided into approximately 160 carefully planned lessons for each year's work. These lessons are grouped into chapters, each composed of a series of related units that center on a common theme, providing work for a period equivalent in general to a school month. The…

This series of "Lessons in English" comprises two books. Book I, intended to be used within the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, covers either two or three years, according to the amount of time allowed for language work, the age of the pupils, and their previous training. Book II (ED622251), contains a systematic course in…

This series of "Lessons in English" comprises two books. Book I, intended to be used within the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, seeks to create a liking for good literature by presenting worthy selections to be read, studied, copied, and learned; to help children to talk and write more freely about the many things that they see…

This is the second of a three-book series on English for the use of Elementary Parochial Schools. These books are based on the requirements in English of the Regents of the University of the State of New York and of the New York City Schools, and contain the grade matter called for in English of the syllabi of the parochial schools of most of the…

This textbook is designed to guide children to an intelligent appreciation and enjoyment of good English, to help them speak and write correctly, and to introduce them to the study of grammar. The book is divided into three Parts, intended for use in the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Years of school respectively. This edition has been carefully revised…

The fundamental idea of "Oral English" Books I and II is "appeal to the ear." In many books on oral English, both the eye and the ear are appealed to at the same time. In this book the first appeal is to the ear alone. Contents include 24 fifth-grade lessons; 23 sixth-grade lessons; 30 seventh-grade lessons; and 40 eighth-grade…

Ruben Perez, former assistant principal at Horace Mann Middle School in North Denver, achieved folk-hero status when he suspended 97 disruptive students on a single day. The school board reprimanded Perez for deviating from district discipline policy and transferred him to another middle school. Supported by disgruntled teachers, Perez is suing…

In a replication of two studies, the author found that sixth and eighth graders performed comparably to their counterparts of 60 years ago on reading comprehension and vocabulary tests. (MKM)

The investigation reported in this bulletin was undertaken for the purpose of making available a volume of evidence on questions concerning the early elimination of children during out-of-school hours. The inquiry was confined to the children of sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Information concerning the following points has been presented: (1)…

This textbook aims to (1) train the pupil in that part of arithmetic used in everyday business which he can understand; (2) develop his skill in rapid calculation by short cuts and time tests; (3) show the necessity for checking, and develop the habit of checking; (4) develop the habit of thrift by planning budgets, keeping accounts, and becoming…

This teaching guide for sixth grade social studies teachers focuses on the roles of women in European history and the roles women play in more contemporary European, American, African, and Asian societies. Study units provided include: (1) "Daily Life in Ancient Greece"; (2) a unit on the equality of the sexes in ancient Egypt; (3) a…