Nobody gets left out in this instructional setup where the philosophy is: Give a student enough time and opportunity for practice, and chances are he can master any learning task. (Editor)

The author's specific instructions (which are presented) for converting machine shop tools to the metric system involve students in a do-it-yourself conversion process. (HD)

To find out why some girls are reluctant to join all-male shop classes, a New Jersey project enlisted nine area vocational-technical schools to ask them. Each school placed girls in traditional male shops, gave them pre- and posttests, and had them keep daily logs. The reports indicated that the girls were less worried about handling the work than…

Unit added to metals cluster gives students practical lessons in the business end of manufacturing as well as in application of metalworking skills. (Editor)

A shop instructor with 25 years of teaching carpentry and cabinetmaking shares his philosophy on running a productive shop, tying his theories to accepted principles of individualized instruction. (Editor/HD)

Cost of metric conversion in school shops is examined, and the author categories all the shops in the school and gives useful information on which shops are the easiest to convert, which are most complicated, where resistance is most likely to be met, and where conversion is most urgent. The math department is seen as catalyst. (Editor/HD)

The author proposes and describes the use of twin facilities--a teaching lab and a production lab--in instances where the instructor is responsible for both teaching basic principles and skills of graphics and for the school's administrative printing requirements. (SH)

Describes the Occupational Laboratory Achievement Program in Warren, Ohio, city schools designed to help vocational students, particularly disadvantaged youth, to acquire skills and maturity before being placed in the Ohio Occupational Work Experience program operated specifically for academically disadvantaged students. (MF)