The Reconstruction of the Junior High-School Curriculum of Los Angeles

1924 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Susan M. Dorsey
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
High School Curriculum

A Problem-solving Component for Junior High School Mathematics

1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Roger P. Day
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Eighth Graders ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
High School Curriculum ◽  
Mind Set

While teaching junior high school mathematics at the Stavanger American School in Norway. I sensed the need to challenge the students' perceptions of mathematics. The seventh and eighth graders seemed most concerned with producing correct answers. They saw little need for questioning, evaluating, checking, and comparing. They simply wanted to be shown “how to do it.” I set out to implement a problem-solving component within the structure of the junior high school curriculum that would alter this. “right-wrong-produce an anwer” mind set. This article reports my experience and sets forth ideas that may work for you.

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