September 1993
Teacher Magazine, Vol. 05, Issue 01
Education
Math's Angry Man
Saxon, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, is a controversial math textbook publisher whose back-to-the basics philosophy elicits both praise and scorn—and not much in between.
Education
Extra Credit: Tune In
September 7, 14, 21.
PBS premiers “The Next Generation: An Innovation Mini-Series.” The three one-hour programs profile leading scientists from the United States and abroad. The first episode, for example, focuses on a botanist who cross breeds plants and a DNA researcher who is trying to identify a cancer-causing gene. Teaching guides will be sent to science department heads at 25,000 public and private high schools. Each segment begins at 10 p.m. (EDT).
PBS premiers “The Next Generation: An Innovation Mini-Series.” The three one-hour programs profile leading scientists from the United States and abroad. The first episode, for example, focuses on a botanist who cross breeds plants and a DNA researcher who is trying to identify a cancer-causing gene. Teaching guides will be sent to science department heads at 25,000 public and private high schools. Each segment begins at 10 p.m. (EDT).
Education
Extra Credit
*December 1. Talent Search.
Following is a list of application deadlines for grants, fellowships, and honors available to individuals. Asterisks (*) denote new entries.
Following is a list of application deadlines for grants, fellowships, and honors available to individuals. Asterisks (*) denote new entries.
Education
A Palatable Choice
During a family vacation to Disneyland last December, New Mexico legislator Robert Perls spotted a newspaper account of a new California law permitting the creation of charter schools. Intrigued by the concept, which gives educators wide berth to design and operate publicly funded schools, Perls called his state's legislative-services bureau before he returned home and asked the staff to begin drafting a bill that would allow charter schools in New Mexico. A freshman representative who does not serve on the legislature's education committee, Perls nonetheless persuaded his colleagues, over the objections of the panel's chairwoman, to pass the bill.
Education
Opinion
Connections
There is no doubt about the seriousness of the problems we face or about our need to address them. The key question is, Can we solve today's and tomorrow's complex problems with yesterday's solutions or must we find new paradigms?
Education
Extra Credit
Following are resources that teachers of special needs students may find helpful.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Something of Value
Character education has become a movement. Its curricula are being taught in thousands of classrooms.
Education
Toxic Materials?
Over the past few years, the mass media and aggressive environmental groups have issued dire warnings that the Earth is gradually warming and that its protective ozone layer is eroding. The consequences, they say, will be catastrophic.
Education
The Last Frontier
After the broadcast, the class began a discussion on whether a local Taco Bell franchise in nearby Billings, the state's largest city, would need a machine with that kind of production capacity. Some calculated that it would, others that it wouldn't. Finally, one student came up with an idea to resolve the debate once and for all. “Hey,” the child said, “let's call Taco Bell.”
Education
Putting Portfolios to the Test
Cross has kept folders of student writing for years. But now, for the first time, the Vermont Department of Education wants a peek.
Education
Staying Focused
Under Alvarado's leadership, District 2 has attracted the attention of researchers and policy- makers who are looking for better ways to help teachers.
Education
Soul Searching
Debate about prayer in schools is heating up after graduation ceremonies included a religious elements.