Economics can be a tough subject, so good teachers find creative ways to teach it. However, only a few economic literacy programs promote "an economic way of thinking" and teach students how to analyze relevant economic problems, says Burton Folsom. Having examined several economic education programs, the author has found that many…

Describes how the Honolulu Theatre for Youth and Very Special Arts Hawaii developed the annual THEATREFEST, a successful program celebrating the work of young playwrights and performers. Discusses how the project came about and how it is yearly put together. (SR)

Contains an interview with Hawaiian writer Graham Salisbury about his young adult novels, such as "Blue Skin of the Sea,""Under the Blood-Red Sun," and "Shark Bait." Discusses the struggles and conflicts of boyhood. (TB)

Hawaii's Young Playwrights Workshop is a place for students willing to explore new worlds with discipline, self-reliance, and creativity. In the Workshop, students discover their own way of creating plays. The article explains how the teacher encourages students to be creative, letting go of preconceived ideas about writing. (SM)

Explores the personal and informal dimensions of listening to and making music, noting the varieties of genres and cultural representations in Hawaii. The article explains how to expand one's experiences with music and discusses how to select musical activities. Descriptions of pitch, time, medium, form, and expression are included. (SM)

Reports on progress in incorporating equity indicators into curriculum development and program-evaluation design with specific reference to the completed program evaluation of the Hawaii Algebra Learning Project. Contains 18 references. (DDR)

A secondary teacher in Hawaii's Kamehameha schools describes how she teaches her students about video and television production. Because it is a school for native Hawaiians, the program emphasizes cultural documentation. Through the program, students learn to research, interview, organize video footage, write, rewrite, and use technology. (SM)

Surveys textbooks to examine how the deposing of the monarchy in Hawaii is treated. Suggests that teachers present three questions: (1) was the United States responsible for the overthrow of the monarchy; (2) how was the overthrow treated in textbooks; and (3) is it correct for the United States to deny responsibility? Argues that textbooks…

If educators listen carefully to the voices from the classroom, they discover the importance of teaching students how to "look through" the lens of information and communications technology while simultaneously "looking at" technology in a critical fashion. By making time for this deliberate oscillation educators enable…

Although there are only about 2,000 active speakers of the Hawaiian language, there exists a coherent system of nonverbal behavior which can be identified as Hawaiian and which contrasts sharply with middle class white American behavior. Teachers of Hawaiian children should be aware of this in order to avoid potential misunderstandings in the…

A Hawaiian hula instructor describes how she teaches hula dancing to her students, explaining that there is no difference in how she shows them how to do something within or outside of the classroom. The article emphasizes the importance of students understanding and experiencing what they are being taught. (SM)

The year-round school is an educational change effort that seeks to affect per-pupil costs and academic achievement. The experience of a Maui school district shows that it must be planned in the context of the change process, expectations for success must be carefully developed, and the context of change may change, requiring a reassessment of…

Hawaii's history of immigration, language policy, and education are directly related to the issue of bilingual education in its schools today. Beginning with missionary contact, English became the dominant language of the islands, in terms of official policy if not in terms of numerical superiority of English speakers. Until World War II, there…

Examines the emergence and fragmentation of the panethnic Local in Hawaiian interracial relations. It explores, within the fractious debate over affirmative action in the 1970s and 1980s, the underrepresented island minorities' challenging of the privileged Local elite that intensified inter-Asian-Pacific tensions and fragmented the panethnic…

Relates one secondary geometry teacher's experiences learning and using the computer program "Geometer's Sketchpad." The article describes the program and provides examples of ways this teacher uses it in combination with more traditional teaching tools. (SM)