Non-college Students Research Articles

An Academic Course for Non-College Students

An Academic Course for Non-College Students

A Critical Examination of the School Dropout, Reluctant Learner, and Abler Non-college Student Problem

A Critical Examination of the School Dropout, Reluctant Learner, and Abler Non-college Student Problem

The Problem of a Non-College Preparatory Curriculum in Mathematics and Suggestions for Its Solution

Most mathematics teachers have been aware that the non-college student has been neglected so far as getting his rightful share of mathematics has been concerned. In most instances the awareness was passed passed off with a shrug of the shoulders and the blame for not establishing these courses, passed onto some one else. The need has become so acute that the tail is wagging the dog and it would seem that some action may be taken to aid in solving the problem. If you will check the number of graduates in your high school and the number of these graduates who enter college, you will find that only about 15% of the group go on to college. It must be admitted then, that we have constructed our mathematics curriculum largely for the 15% and the remaining 85% have received little or no consideration in mathematics and most of that was a make shift, hit or miss proposition. In some high schools, it is possible for a pupil to graduate without being required to pursue any class in mathematics. If a search were made, I suspect that many more high schools are permitting this situation than we know. Mathematics teachers as a group are rather complacent and hold the dignity of their profession on a high plane. This is as it should be. Since we are supposed to know the meaning of facts as expressed in figures, then we must admit that 85% of a graduating class is a greater responsibility than 15% of the class. To reach 85% of the class, I hope that we will bestir ourselves from this smug complacency in academic mathematics and lend a helping hand to those who need, but seldom get any mathematics. We must become mathematical missionaries and carry the gospel truth to the majority who need aid in mathematics other than that prescribed for the selected few who go to college. We must show the way or continue to see school subjects with less concrete usefulness and more aggressive leaders reducing our mathematics time in the curriculum.

The Art of Teaching: The Language of Mathematics

Every body of knowledge has its own language, and most, at the same time, share a common language with the mother tongue. This is true of mathematics, just as it is of biology, art, or French; and it will be the purpose of this article to reflect a bit on the implications of this language area for the secondary school teacher of mathematics. Since there are so many more non-college preparatory students in secondary schools than there are college preparatory students, the point of view here is that of the teacher of the non-college preparatory students.

Vitalizing Junior High School Mathematics for Non-College Students

It is interesting to note that in contrast to the now apparent decrease in Elementary School enrollments, our Seccondary Schools continue to grow. Statistics show an increase of nearly 2,000,000 pupils during the past decade, to an all time high of 6,650,000 in 1940-41. We are told that the tendency for an increasingly large proportion of our young people to remain in school through the Senior High School will doubtless maintain this high enrollment for some time to come.

Mathematics of Aviation

The rapid development of aviation in this country and the great interest shown by our young people should be a challenge to all teachers to make the most of its educational possibilities. The United States government has established pilot training schools in every section of the country, which are open to both college and noncollege students. Thousands of private pilots are now being trained, and the future program calls for lhe training of 30,000 pilots per year. The Air Youth of America, an organization sponsored by the National Aeronautics Association and Winthrop Rockefeller, is forming Model Airplane classes in every city in the country, and the membership is increasing very rapidly. In my own city of Wichita, Kansas, more than five hundred boys and girls have joined the classes. These classes are held in connection with the public schools, after school hours.

Curriculum Adjustments in Pacific Coast High Schools To Meet the Needs of the Non-College Student

Curriculum Adjustments in Pacific Coast High Schools To Meet the Needs of the Non-College Student

Seminaries and Non-College Students

Seminaries and Non-College Students