The author compares and contrasts the mathematics curriculum in the USSR and the United States. The Soviet mathematics curriculum is not divided into separate courses, but instead consists of a series of steps teaching the method of thinking about mathematics problems. (BW)

Relating vocational to academic programs in U.S. high schools is a challenge. Usually, more academic subjects are required for graduation, while vocational study is squeezed into the electives. This is not a balance; what is needed is an interaction between the academic and the vocational, the product of which is a general education persuasively…