IN GRADE 9, ANCIENT HISTORY IS STUDIED DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER, FOLLOWED BY MEDIEVAL HISTORY THE SECOND SEMESTER. IT IS HOPED THAT MOST STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE THEIR HISTORY STUDY IN THE 10TH GRADE WITH MODERN HISTORY, BASED UPON THE CULTURAL CONCEPTS PRESENTED IN THE 9TH GRADE. GEOGRAPHY AND CIVICS ARE OFFERED AS ONE-SEMESTER ELECTIVES IN 9TH…

THE MAIN SOCIETAL GOAL FOR ACADEMICALLY RETARDED INDIVIDUALS IS TO MAKE THEM HAPPY, SELF-ACCEPTING, PARTICIPATING PARENTS AND CITIZENS IN NONSKILLED OR SEMISKILLED VOCATIONAL FIELDS. TO FULFULL THIS OBJECTIVE, THE SCHOOL ASSUMES A MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY IN HELPING THE RETARDED CHILD TO DEVELOP PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT, SOCIAL ADEQUACY, A SENSE OF VALUES,…

This publication is a curriculum guide for conducting courses in power and transportation technology, and was prepared as a result of a Summer 1972 workshop. The courses suggested herein are recommended for the ninth grade level. Keeping in mind the different amount of time available in different institutions for such courses, the publication…

Author recommends a daily progress sheet and a research diary as organizing aids for social studies. (GB)

This syllabus provides the rules, requirements, assignments, and sample materials that were used for a college course in public speaking. The materials to be found in the syllabus include grade requirements, individual course assignments, sample speech outlines, and discussions of the various types of speeches covered in the course (eulogy,…

COMMUNICATION -- THE PROCESSES OF SPEAKING, THINKING, WRITING, READING, AND LISTENING -- REPRESENTS A MAJOR PART OF THE MEANS AND GOALS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. COURSES IN SPEECH AND DRAMATICS SHOULD BE BASIC TO A STUDENT'S PROGRAM. THE COMPONENTS OF ANY GOOD SPEECH PROGRAM INCLUDE BODILY ACTION, DISCUSSION, DEBATE, LISTENING, ORAL…

THE DEVELOPMENTAL READING IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12 WAS PRESENTED, GIVING PROCEDURE AND TECHNIQUES, READING MATERIALS, BASIC SKILLS, ENRICHMENT, LESSON PLANS, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECOMMENDED READING. BASIC SKILLS CITED WERE--PHONETIC AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, COMPREHENSION, LOCATION, SKILLS, VOCABULARY, AND ENRICHMENT. EVALUATION, ORGANIZING, AND…

ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FACT THAT THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM HAS A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF THE MID-20TH CENTURY, THAT TEACHERS MUST STEER A COURSE WITH IMAGINATION AND SKILL. AN OUTLINE OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3 IS PRESENTED AS A STARTING POINT FOR STUDIES IN GRADES 4-6. STUDY…

This paper presents an innovative way to teach Introduction to Political Science by breaking with the convention of teaching a survey course of all political science subfields. Each student is invited to be a participant-observer and apply political science perspectives to the data collected from his/her personal polity. Readings, research, and…

GENERAL POINTERS ON A NURSERY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ARE GIVEN. SUBJECTS DEALT WITH ARE--CHARACTERISTICS OF 2- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS, DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS, THE CURRICULUM AND THE TEACHER'S RELATIONSHIP TO IT, SCHEDULING, SUBJECT AREAS OF ART, MUSIC, LANGUAGE, DRAMATIC PLAY, NATURE, AND OUTDOOR PLAY, SANITATION AND SAFETY,…

THE 6-YEAR SEQUENCE AVOIDS NEEDLESS REPETITION IN COURSE OFFERINGS. ADAPTED COURSES WERE DEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF STUDENTS LESS WELL QUALIFIED TO PURSUE GENERAL ACADEMIC COURSES. APPROPRIATE TEXTUAL MATERIALS AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES WERE GEARED TO MINIMUM ESSENTIALS. EACH YEAR'S PROGRAM IS OUTLINED BY UNIT AND INCLUDES…

THE PROBLEMS AND AREAS OF COMMUNISM THAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOLS WERE PRESENTED. CHAPTER I, "THE SCHOOLS AND THE STUDY OF COMMUNISM," EMPHASIZED THE NEED TO STUDY COMMUNISM IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THE INTENSE FEELING COMING OUT OF COMMUNITIES FOR SUCH EDUCATION. THE SECOND AND THIRD CHAPTERS WERE SELF-EXPLANATORY,…

USE OF THE GUIDE IS INTENDED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF AVERAGE STUDENTS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. ALTHOUGH THE INSTRUCTOR IS GIVEN AREAS OF MODIFICATION FOR BELOW- AND ABOVE-AVERAGE PUPILS, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE OUTLINE BE FOLLOWED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE. THE ENGLISH COURSE IS ARRANGED INTO CERTAIN FIELDS OF STUDY INCLUDING GRAMMAR AND…

The 135 clock-hour course for the 11th year consists of outlines for blocks of instruction on series resonant circuits, parallel resonant circuits, transformer theory and application, vacuum tube fundamentals, diode vacuum tubes, triode tube construction and parameters, vacuum tube tetrodes and pentodes, beam-power and multisection tubes, and…

A two-semester terminal course in French, based on a text entitled "Cours Elementaire" by Dale and Dale, is articulated in this curriculum guide. The purpose of the course, which is designed for students who are not interested in completing a three- or four-year program, course content, general plan, and teaching strategies are examined. A plan…