High School Mathematics Teachers in the United States

1931 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 409-413
Author(s):  
Earl W. Anderson ◽  
R. H. Eliassen

Prospective Teachers and their advisers are often searching for information regarding the extent to which a specific subject is taught in high schools, the degree to which it is combined with other subjects, and what those other subjects are. It was the purpose or this study to bring together such reported findings relative to the teaching of mathematics.

1996 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 758-768
Author(s):  
Steven L. Kramer

Block scheduling is not a new phenomenon. It has been widely used in British Columbia, Ontario, and Alberta since the 1970s. In the United States, block schedules have become increasingly popular throughout the 1990s, and currently they are spreading to high schools in many regions.


2009 ◽  
Vol 102 (8) ◽  
pp. 568-570
Author(s):  
Robert Reys ◽  
Rustin Reys

High schools are requiring students to complete more years of mathematics in order to graduate (Reys et al. 2007). This requirement raises several questions for schools, teachers, students, and parents. In particular, what mathematics should students study, and how should that mathematics be organized? High school mathematics programs today use two different mathematics course sequences. One sequence focuses each course on a specific subject (algebra, geometry, algebra, or precalculus), while the other integrates mathematical strands throughout each course. Choosing between subject-based and integrated course sequences stimulates discussions about-and often controversy over—which organizational choice is best and for whom.


1948 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
E. R. Breslich

The problem of selecting and organizing instructional materials for high school pupils is as old as the high schools. When these schools came into existence the courses in algebra and geometry then offered in the colleges were moved downward into the lower schools. Unfortunately these subjects had been organized by college instructors for college students and were in no sense planned to meet the needs and abilities of high school pupils. It was to be expected, therefore, that they would need to undergo considerable reconstruction. To the solution of this problem the mathematics teachers of the nineteenth century have devoted a great deal of time and effort.


1971 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-246
Author(s):  
Martha Ann McCormick

Can a college stimulate interest in mathematics in the high schools of its area? Can it, encourage more effective teaching at the high school level? Can it create rapport between the high school mathematics teachers and the college mathematics staff? We at Missouri Southern College believe the answer is YES ! We feel the MSC Math League has started us well on the road to achievement of these goals.


2009 ◽  
Vol 102 (6) ◽  
pp. 468-473
Author(s):  
Ellen S. Hoffman ◽  
Joanne Caniglia

In her award-winning book The Good High School: Portraits of Character and Culture (1983), Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot chronicles the life and complexities of six high schools across the United States. Through these narratives she tells stories designed to move and persuade. “I believed I could capture the attention of my listeners by conveying what was good about those schools,” she relates. “If we could hear the story better, we'd be in better shape” (cited in de Cuevas 1996).


2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Patterson ◽  
Emmett Perry ◽  
Carole Decker ◽  
Ruth Eckert ◽  
Susan Klaus ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Abdul Majeed Hussein Al- Zahrani, Khaled Saeed Al- Zahrani Abdul Majeed Hussein Al- Zahrani, Khaled Saeed Al- Zahrani

  This study aimed to identify the attitudes of mathematics teachers at high school towards teaching developed mathematics curricula in Jeddah through identifying their attitudes towards: (nature- importance- enjoyment- courses and training programs for developed mathematics curricula as well as the suitability of the developed mathematics curricula with the capabilities of the student). It also aimed to identify the extent of having different attitudes among high school mathematics teachers towards teaching developed mathematics curricula according to the variables (type of qualification- years of experience) and the interaction between the study variables. The study followed the descriptive survey approach and was conducted on (174) mathematics teachers at high schools of the Jeddah City Education Department. The study reached a set of results, the most important of which are: -  Attitudes of high school mathematics teachers towards (the nature of developed mathematics curricula- the importance of developed mathematics curricula- the enjoyment of teaching developed mathematics curricula- training courses and programs- the suitability of the developed mathematics curriculum with the student's abilities) came to a high level. - There were no statistically significant differences in the study sample’s responses about the attitudes of mathematics teachers at high schools towards teaching mathematics curricula developed according to the variables (academic qualification- years of experience). Based on the study findings, the researcher recommended the following: the need to pay more attention to the training in the new mathematics curricula for mathematics teachers; working on providing all possible means to develop training and its methods because of its positive impact on teachers' attitudes towards curricula; developing teachers’ positive attitudes towards improved mathematics curricula by setting up enrichment programs to help mathematics teachers deal with the improved mathematics curriculum.


1956 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 611-616
Author(s):  
Clyde E. Parrish

At the present time in the United States a shortage of scientific, professional, and technical manpower exists. The problem of alleviating this shortage belongs to American society in general, and in particular it belongs to the educational agencies of our society.


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