New Math Workshop At Tech Aims To Reform Teaching
More than 100 elementary teachers and principals attend a three week series at Texas Tech led by Dr W Robert Houston of Michigan State University. The program emphasizes broad concepts and the set theory approach to modern mathematics and the idea that teaching should stress what to teach as well as how.
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New Math Program Gains National Attention
Dr B and June West of Eastern New Mexico University discuss the new modem math approach as Texas schools plan to adopt the program. A state committee will select texts for 12 months, enabling public schools to begin using the method in elementary grades. West will represent international groups at a Paris conference July 31 to August.
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Skydiver Hangs From Hot Lines For Two Hours
In a hearing the High Plains delegation and domestic agar beet and cane growers sought increased allotments and new cre ware allowances. They met with U.S. Rep. George Mahon who assured support for the project.
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ENMU Prof To Attend European Meetings
Monroe Michigan AP reports ENMU professor will attend international seminars in Europe. The article details a discussion about set theory and education, illustrating how basic arithmetic notions underlie later math. It cites Dr. Houston and local teachers analyzing a parachute jump incident and classroom implications for elementary to college math.
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