The article favorably reviews "PREP for Effective Family Living," a curriculum designed to help adolescents develop social skills and prepare for adult family life. Curriculum strengths include organization of objectives and format of the student materials. A weakness is lack of clear correlation between the student handbook and the…

Describes techniques to integrate the reading of newspapers into mathematics instruction. (RS)

Explains the economic concept of Rational Expectations (RE) and demonstrates how it can be introduced to British 'A' level students. Illustrates the implications of RE for the Cobweb and Augmented Phillips Curve market models. Outlines some attractions and limitations of rational expectations. (Author/DH)

Provides an annotated bibliography of 12 free publications which, taken together, provide a supply of readable articles for high school economics instruction. Among those listed are "The Background and Issue Bulletin,""Brookings Review,""Business Review," and "Coordinated Action." (JDH)

An annotated bibliography which includes factual overviews, personal accounts, fiction, and news analysis of the Vietnam war is presented as a guide for educators who are teaching secondary school students about the war. (MBR)

Discussed is the case of a warrantless in-house arrest of a man accused of drunk driving. Various points of view are presented. (RM)

Shows how adolescent literature has expanded to include numerous works that teenagers can use to understand their problems. Shows cycles in political climate, selection of manuscripts, and censorship. Things showing constancy are views of leaders in the field, the juvenile series, and the wide range of quality of the books. (EL)

Discusses ways to approach teaching the mole concept, dealing especially with the mathematical idea of ratio and the chemical idea of the minuteness of atoms. (MLH)

Tax instructions suffer from vocabulary and concept loads, but make a useful teaching tool. (Author)

As an outline of school educational activities, curriculum has been the focus of educational reforms in the past several decades (e.g., National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1980, 2000). In contrast, there are very limited research efforts given to examine the nature of mathematics curriculum and its roles in teaching and learning…

Suggests ideas and materials for developing a media sourcebook useful to English teachers. (RB)

Suggests numerous sources where photographic materials are available to teachers, including magazines, local camera shops, and professional organizations. (RB)

Lists some of the more popular and creative resources for film study which are geared to the needs of secondary teachers. (RB)

Presents nine techniques for improving students' language abilities. (RB)