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FOUNDATIONS is a monograph series intended for those working to better science, mathematics, and technology education in the United States. This volume examines opportunities and challenges for those on the front lines of science education in elementary and middle schools. Designed as a resource for teachers and administrators who have not yet implemented a program of inquiry-based science education, this volume serves neither as a textbook nor as the final word on the subject. It is rather a short introduction for those beginning the complex and difficult journey of science education reform based on the experiences of educators working in the field today. Chapters include: (1) "The Challenge and Promise of K-8 Science Reform"; (2) "A Vision of Effective Science Education"; (3)"Planning for Change"; (4) "Leadership"; (5) "Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment"; (6) "Professional Development"; (7) "Financing Science Education Reform"; (8) "Collaborators in Reform"; (9) "Equity"; and (10) "Postscript." The appendix includes resources for science education reform. (JRH)

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