This manual provides a brief discussion of the philosophy of the Elements of Mathematics Program (EM) of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP), a listing of its basic goals, discussion of the roles of logic and intuition in the program, and suggested models for implementation. Sections on independent study, teacher preparation for…

This pair of brochures describes the elementary curriculum of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP). Many of the topics and exercises unique to this program are illustrated. The educational philosophy underlying the program is briefly described. (SD)

To prepare vocational-technical teachers to work with dropout-prone youths in laboratories within the school and to discover how successful a special vocational-technical program would be in assisting those students with special needs, 24 dropout-prone occupational exploration students were chosen to participate in a 6-week summer experimental…