This is intended to be a how-to-do guide for the elementary classroom teacher whose principal has recently said, "We usually teach more science. You know our children are living in a scientific age." It's for teachers who want to learn some down-to-earth things about how to begin to teach science if they don't know much subject matter, haven't had…

The education of crippled children must to a large extent be planned in the light of their physical education. Handicapped children need early the type of guidance and instruction that will help them to realize their greatest possibilities physically, mentally, socially, and vocationally. This publication presents some of the problems involved in…

This bulletin on intellectual growth and development during the adolescent period is a cumulation of (1) a study of the results on certain aptitude tests used in the War Department adapted for secondary schools (2) an analysis of the research studies on the subject of intellectual abilities at the secondary school level. It is published with the…

Public education in a democracy represents a partnership between home and school. When parents and teachers cooperate in full measure, home and school provide valuable learning experiences that are continuous, unified, and rich in meaning for all children. Because parents have much to give to the teachers who come in contact with their children,…

This is the complete report of 69 land-grant institutions for the year which ended June 30th, 1947. Too few of the institutions had sent reports by October 15th to make it possible, as has been the practice in previous years, to prepare a preliminary report for distribution at the November meeting of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and…

More than 7 out of 10 public high schools of all types in the United States today are located in rural centers of less than 2,500 population. The problems of providing education for all rural youth through the small high schools in these areas are manifold. Significant progress is being made, but there is much ahead that needs to be done. This…

Democracy is more than a creed or a doctrine. It must be a continuing force in the daily thinking, working, and living of all our citizens. American schools and colleges can strengthen democracy by practicing it--by showing concretely the basic advantages it offers to human beings. It is in the homes and in the schools, in home towns and local…

To preserve and perpetuate the ideals and principles of American democracy it is essential that they be understood. This publication, based upon research, brings to the school administrator, the teacher, or the layman an opportunity to further understand these ideals and principles. It presents a concise analysis and compilation of State laws…

The Office of Education has undertaken the preparation of a series of basic studies on education in a number of Central and South American countries under the sponsorship of the Interdepartmental Committee on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation. This series of studies is part of a program to promote understanding of educational conditions in the…

This presentation is an attempt to produce a framework out of the knowledge of the growth and development of children and youth for use in determining the school program. This is necessary at a time when education has accepted the objective of secondary education. Educators are in agreement with parents and citizens generally that all youth…

This bulletin tells how the boys and girls and staff of the elementary school at Culloden, West Virginia, recently took a critical look at their school program and decided that they ought to do something toward having more useful, interesting, and meaningful learning experiences. Accordingly, they began to develop a curriculum which was different…

"Vitalizing Secondary Education" is a report of the first Commission on Life Adjustment Education for Youth prepared in accordance with the recommendations of the 1947 National Conference in Chicago. It is a summary of some of the Commission's activities in democratizing American secondary education through efforts designed to retain in school all…

This is the final annual report of the 69 land-grant institutions for the year ended June 30, 1950. The institutions here reported are called land-grant colleges and universities because public land were grated to the States for their establishment or support. Some highlighted findings include: (1) Staff--There was an increase of 5.1 percent in…

The most common problem and characteristic associated with secondary education in the small and rural communities is its limitations--low financial resources, inadequate plant and equipment, small enrollments, restricted curriculum offerings, and small and overworked staffs. The purpose of this report is to show that these limitations need not…

This study of State Provisions for Financing Public School Capital Outlay Programs has been conducted in accordance with a resolution requesting the study. It constitutes the first comprehensive effort to analyze existing policies and practices of States which participate in the financing of local schoolhouse construction. It also develops and…