This article examines the salience of collective "memory" and "remembering" among a group of students in Hip-Hop Lit, a hip-hop centered English literature course that I co-taught at "Howard High School," an urban high school in the Northeastern United States. Specifically, this article examines the memory work that occurred within Hip-Hop Lit in…

We are providing our secondary students with an unbalanced, inaccurate view of world history, this can lead to greater social injustice. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: (1) examine the reasons for and issues with providing a gender balanced view of history in order to lead to a more well rounded illustration of history; and (2) demonstrate…

High school English teachers need to respond to the diversity of cultures that our schools possess, and be open-minded in our construction of the curriculum that English classes should encompass. There is a disconnect between the "core" books that drive curriculum and what really interests students. I am invested in the process of altering the…

These proceedings contain the papers of the 14th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2017), 18-20 October 2017, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) and endorsed by the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in…

To combat the trend of mandatory physical education courses only through the tenth grade, dance teachers must offer a quality program which will motivate students to elect dance courses. A dance program at Woodrow Wilson High in Long Beach, which has students on waiting lists, is described. (MT)

Reviewing the history of the development of comprehensive high schools, the author reflects on an appropriate role for vocational education in the comprehensive high school and the necessity for overcoming the vocational stigma. (SK)

The quantity of schooling students receive in different curricular areas makes a powerful contribution to differences in achievement both within and between schools. These variations in quantity arise from differences in course offerings available to students in different high schools, as well as from variations in course selections by students.…

Offers a defense of teaching science fiction as an elective in the high-school English curriculum. (RL)

A survey of 43 Israeli students investigated their attitudes toward technology education as a high school subject. It was attractive as an elective course for its contribution to creative, hands-on, and practical thinking skills. The course changed student attitudes toward technology. (SK)

The Rumson-Fair Haven Senior Elective Program was developed and implemented by students, faculty, and administrators over the three-year period from 1971 to 1974. The program offers high school students who complete graduation requirements in the first three years of the four-year program a combination of the following options for the senior year:…

Describes a New Mexico high school's method of handling advanced-placement courses in a 2X4 block schedule that raises passing rates, compensates for loss of contact time, and gives most students opportunities to take desired AP courses. AP electives demand prerequisites and are scheduled only during spring semester. (MLH)

This article describes the three fundamental strategic principles--to be curricular, developmental, and democratic--that have been designed and implemented in the Mamaroneck High School's integrated arts program, a four-year, sequential, elective program that includes dance, theater, and music. An explanation of the ways in which the dance…

The purpose of this publication is to encourage and assist high schools in designing elective English courses and programs for grades 10 through 12. After pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of using electives, the discussion shifts to salient questions concerning the planning, construction, and implementation of elective courses and…

The purpose of this study is to compare the academic performance of male and female students in high school elective science courses. The data for this study were drawn from the grade books of six teachers of elective science courses and consists of the grades earned by the males and females during one academic year. The number of students…

Presents a statistical analysis of courses elected by students in "reformed gymnasium" (liberal arts high school) in six states of West Germany (1976-77). Since the reform, several states show a marked drop in foreign language enrollment; others, a gain. Suggestions are given for counseling students. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)