ERIC Number: ED001802
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1964-Sep
Pages: 12
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A PILOT PROJECT FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND REORGANIZATION IN AN URBAN AREA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Minneapolis Public Schools, Minn.
PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS WILL BE DEVELOPED, FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CHOSEN AS POTENTIAL DROPOUTS, TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON SPECIFIC NEEDS. THE CLASSES WILL BE TAUGHT IN A NONSCHOOL SETTING BY A TEAM OF TEACHERS IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS, HOME ECONOMICS, SCIENCE, MATH, COMMUNICATIONS, READING, AND FINE ARTS. THE TEACHERS WILL COMBINE THESE AREAS INTO PROGRAMS BUILT AROUND THE GENERAL THEME OF HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE AND ASSOCIATED WORK ROLES. SOME PROBABLE CONTENT AREAS ARE FOOD PURCHASING AND PREPARATION, FLOOR COVERING, DOOR AND WINDOW MAINTENANCE, FURNITURE MAINTENANCE, AND MUSIC APPRECIATION. THE COUNSELOR AND THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER WILL DIRECT PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PARENT COOPERATION. A CURRICULUM COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF TEACHING TEAM MEMBERS, THE PRINCIPAL, NEIGHBORHOOD AGENCY PERSONNEL, AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS WILL ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING CURRICULUM MATERIALS.
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Authoring Institution: Minneapolis Public Schools, Minn.
Identifiers - Location: Minnesota (Minneapolis)
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