Summarizes a survey which suggests that there is a very real demand for secretaries who can take shorthand. (JS)

The business education department of Hazelwood High School, St. Louis County, Missouri, has developed a prototype career education program that introduces students to specific jobs in the area of accounting. (LH)

Suggestions for incorporating career planning into shorthand courses are presented with emphasis placed on the student becoming aware of occupational information and opportunities. (LH)

It is the job of the shorthand teacher and the typing teacher not only to disseminate information but also to be certain that the information is understood. If students are able to apply their knowledge and skills to other areas, then they have truly added to their command of knowledge. (Author/BP)

Ten suggestions for making business education classroom activities more realistic are described. The object of the suggestions is to teach students to think--to be responsible individuals who will perform to the best of their abilities on all facets of the job. (Author/BP)

Stating that certain instructional practices may be one reason for decreasing shorthand enrollments, the author suggests that shorthand teachers examine their classroom techniques in order to improve student learning. Some specific steps in scheduling dictation and transcription are given. (MF)

The most obvious curricular implication of the shorthand/word processing issue appears to be that students who aspire to secretarial careers will be transcribing from both shorthand notes and recorded diction. Skill development in both these areas should be practiced. (TA)

Implementing the basic concepts of career education in the accounting program requires major changes in both content and methodology. (MS)

Consumer protection should be a major objective in high school business law classes. Suggested units are the nature of law, sources of legal assistance, sales contracts, use of commercial paper, and rental or ownership of real property. (MS)

Teachers must be aware that less able students are more dependent for a successful learning experience upon a supportive teacher than their more capable peers. Business and office education teachers are fortunate in that their fields are relevant to student needs and interests and involve much "learning by doing." (SA)

Data from career resources can provide topics for discussion and motivate students to study procedures for processing data by using system and procedure flowcharts to break down jobs into a series of simple steps and to trace the flow of work from one job or department to another. (TA)

Personal development courses teaching business education students how to function in a work environment are suggested for curriculum development, along with several learning activities. (LH)