AIDS AND MEDIA - BUT FOR CONTENT'S SAKE

(pp. 1 - 4)

Dr. Henry J. Warman

Graduate School of Geography

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

Abstract

Many colleagues of the writer of this article will be surprised by some of the statements that follow. It will appear at times as though he is denying his own brain children. However, it is the writer's earnest hope that such statements will be regarded as those of a doting parent who desires the best for all of his children.

DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD ECOSYSTEM

(pp. 5 - 9)

Dr. Clyde F. Kohn

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Abstract

Throughout most of the world, teachers, subject matter specialists, supervisors, and school administrators are conscientiously seeking the kind of education which will enable young people to understand each other better and work together for their common good. As educators, we realize that one of the great imperatives of our times is to help our students find ways of carrying over, from, smaller groups to increasingly larger ones, and finally to the world as a whole, those attitudes and values, which make for decent living in a complex world society. Such an objective is not an easy one to achieve, for it must be sought in a way that no conflict arises between national and international interests and loyalties. It is important for our young people to realize that world mindedness and concern for peoples of other nationalities are not inconsistent with loyal citizenship of one's: own country. Indeed, national interests today are bound to suffer if international understanding is ignored.

MACOS (MAN - A COURSE OF STUDY): GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH FOR INTERMEDIATE SOCIAL STUDIES

(pp. 9 - 11)

M. Josephine Winslow; Sixth Grade

East Pike Elementary School

Abstract

"MACOS" which means "Man - A Course of Study," is a new elastic course which provides content concerning man: his nature as a species and the foci that have shaped and have continued to develop his humanity. It is taught as a social science subject in the curriculum of upper elementary and middle school levels. In this article the presentation is at the intermediate level, particularly its application via the environmental approach.