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The Center for the Study of Social Organizations at Johns Hopkins University has developed suggestions for evaluating, preparing, introducing, playing, discussing, and modifying simulation games for classroom use. The teacher must first evaluate the game materials and the simulation model in the light of the abilities and interests of his students. The key to a successful game experience, for both teacher and student, is adequate preparation. The playing session will run more smoothly if the teacher plays the game with several students in advance. The introduction of the game should be as short as possible, conveying two points: (1) the purpose of the game, and (2) how the game operates. The teacher needs to be flexible and imaginative, answering questions on mechanical problems of the game to insure smooth functioning. The students should discover for themselves the points of strategy. A post-game discussion of: (1) real world events, (2) strategies, and (3) values, is necessary for maximum effectiveness of any simulation game. Simulation games are easily modified to suit the abilities of the players or the objectives of the curriculum. (Author/KJ)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert