The Real Energy Crisis

Eileen L. Poiani
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Eileen L. Poiani: Saint Peter’s College

A chapter in Mathematics Tomorrow, 1981, pp 155-163 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract She stood at the podium wearing a pastel dress stiffened by yards of crinolines, hands shaking a little, internal butterflies fluttering. The audience of about 300 of her classmates and 1,000 parents and teachers was hushed and awaiting the beginning of the annual ninth grade promotion exercises. She took a deep breath and began her speech: The launching of the first Sputnik by the Russians and the sudden awareness of Soviet superiority in one area of science has had the effect of a stunning surprise on the American public... . Our schools will be called upon to supply an increasing number of persons with a wide range of skills, many in new fields resulting from the growth of technology. The welfare and security of our people as a whole may well depend on the extent to which we are able to educate each young man and woman to his or her full capacity... .

Keywords: School Counselor; Elementary School Teacher; Math Anxiety; Mathematical Association; International Business Machine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1981
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-8127-3_17

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