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This report considers the following issues, trends, and recent activities in science, mathematics, and environmental education: (1) inadequate achievement in knowledge, concepts, skills, and processes pertaining to these subjects; (2) curricula which do not provide the content needed for current and future academic and personal needs, do not reflect existing knowledge of learning and instruction, are not considered relevant by many students, and do not encourage the use of instructional materials besides textbooks; (3) lack of time devoted to problem-solving in mathematics and science; (4) inadequate emphasis on environmental education in terms of curriculum development, materials, and time devoted to the topic; (5) recent research describing effective instructional techniques; and (6) recruitment and retention of qualified teachers. In addition, recommendations for needed action are provided, as is a list of references. (PS)

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