A better understanding of economics enables people to understand the forces that affect them every day and helps them identify and evaluate the consequences of private decisions and public policies. Learning how to reason about economic issues is important also because the analytic approach of economics differs in key respects from approaches…

Discussed the development of a high school course on urban problems. (RK)

Discusses an English elective course entitled Supernatural Literature and Communication'' in terms of its literary value, course content, and improvement of basic language skills. (RB)

This is the third article in a debate over the proper goals of industrial-arts education in the high school. (Editor/GB)

Includes a list of some of the assignments made and poems written by several students. (RD)

Choice Chemistry is a multi-level course written in a style for use in Scotland (but adaptable for other areas). Underlying course philosophies (including mastery/personalized learning approaches), course structure, and course content are discussed. (JN)

The research reported here was undertaken as part of an assessment of the Global Awareness Program dealing with teacher attitudes toward global education in general. Overall, teachers expressed a positive attitude toward global education, and noted the lack of appropriate instructional materials as the biggest obstacle to the growth of global…

The draft version of the A-level biology common-core syllabus is currently being debated. The syllabus is included as part of a discussion highlighting its development. (JN)

Describes a secondary course on "American Pluralism" which emphasizes both content and process. The content and primary source readings, and how these lend themselves to students' use of interpretive skills are discussed. Examples from the test developed to evaluate the course are provided. (RM)

Two educators debate the pros and cons of discussing the sexual preferences of authors as part of the literary contexts of their works. (RL)

Presents data from a survey of the course offerings of 265 midwestern high schools that tend to support the belief that language arts minicourse programs still exist in spite of a trend toward a more traditional curriculum. Listed first in the data is the finding that every high school offered at least one minicourse in composition. (AEA)

Describes the content and development of a curriculum that provides an approach to descriptive chemistry and the history of technology through consideration of the pottery, metallurgy, pigments, dyes, agriculture, and medicine of pre-Columbian people. (DDR)

A ninth-grade English teacher at an urban California high school taught writing through focusing on tolerance. Books by young people who grew up with war, coupled with guaranteed anonymity, inspired and liberated her students to write about real, controversial topics in their journals, gaining them national recognition. Revising, peer editing, and…

Examines three different categories containing dilemmas teachers face when considering the use of young adult literature "problem novels" that deal with sensitive subjects. Concludes with guidelines for teachers to try to follow when selecting adolescent novels to discuss or recommend. (TB)

Discusses the four sections of the Advanced Placement (AP) human geography course focusing on agriculture: (1) development and diffusion of agriculture; (2) major agricultural production regions; (3) rural land use and change; and (4) impacts of modern agricultural change. Includes references and a resource list. (CMK)