Section 170 of the 1954 Internal Revenue Code is discussed with regard to the consequences of various types of inter vivos charitable gifts. Frequent complications occur when the donor claims the gifts as deductions on his income tax. Available from: the University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia 23173. (LBH)

Suggests that before secondary principals can deal effectively with discipline problems, they should graph disciplinary incidents according to the school calendar in order to identify peak behavioral problem periods. (JG)

Discusses some transition problems faced by schools and industries in converting to the metric system, including limited availability of metric equipment, costs of converting, and a lack of metric-oriented textbooks. (MLH)

Review of problem-based learning (PBL) finds that innovation is comprised of four elements: an ill-structured problem, substantive content, student apprenticeship, and self-directed learning. Research evidence suggests that PBL is better than traditional instruction on long-term information retention, conceptual understanding, and self-directed…

Highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration. Further, it outlines the conditions under which diversity can be brought to the forefront as one of society's strengths. (GR)

The cognitive effects of self-referencing in math word problems were studied in 100 third, fourth, and fifth graders solving compare-unknown and referent-unknown problems. In general, self-referencing (referring to "you") facilitated encoding processes in solving these problems. Self-referencing appeared to decrease the load on working…

Presents an activity to involve students in mathematical communication and creative thinking. The activity is similar to the "pass it along" gossip game in which each person in a chain adds a piece of information. The class analyzes the resulting mathematics problem using George Polya's problem-solving techniques. (MKR)

Presents responses to a problem that appeared in the April, 1999 issue of this journal. The problem involves finding kite heights compared to each other. (KHR)

Frustrated by her ninth graders' misbehavior with a substitute teacher, a high school English teacher shelved her recriminations and engaged miscreants in a problem-solving exercise examining the incident. Establishing a protocol to talk about problems openly, without fear of retribution, made a big difference. Boys admitted to some poor choices;…

Coping strategies used by 84 sexually abused children ages 7-12 were evaluated along with related symptoms and factors. Avoidance behavior was associated with fewer behavioral problems but greater sexual anxiety. Internalization was associated with increased guilt, and active/social coping was associated with no symptoms or benefits. Expressive…

A survey was conducted to catalog the assessments used by 125 practitioners to evaluate the problem behaviors displayed by clients with mental retardation. Results indicate most practitioners rated functional assessment procedures as extremely or very useful. Findings are discussed with emphasis on the difficulties in conducting functional…

Addresses a problem originally published in the September 1994 issue in an article entitled "Creative Teaching Will Produce Creative Students" by Krulik and Rudnick. Problem stated: "Find all rectangles with integral dimensions whose area A and perimeter P are numerically equal." Presents solution to a rectangular solid,…

Describes a physical education program for troubled youth attending an adolescent treatment center which promotes physically and psychologically safe, fair and flexible participation, with students encouraged to play just for fun and lack of competence considered an opportunity to learn. The paper incorporates the "Circle of Courage" to…

Discusses problem solutions for questions originally posed in the column "Food for Thought from Jay's Diner." (YDS)

Describes the entire process involved when an untried problem was presented to a group of teachers. The lessons learned from their struggles are helpful reminders that open-ended problems should be presented to high school students. (Author/NB)