Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 To School or Not to School 1
Chapter 2 Anything Leads Everywhere 8
Chapter 3 The Three R's, Plus: Some General Principles 12
Language Arts 14
Mathematics 26
History and Geography 30
Science 33
Foreign Language 38
The Arts 40
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 42
Health and Physical Education 43
Life Skills 45
Computer and Technology Skills 46
Evaluations, Assessments, and Records 49
Multimedia Learning 50
Chapter 4 Preschool 53
Chapter 5 Kindergarten 59
Language Arts 60
Mathematics 71
History and Geography 79
Science 90
Foreign Language 102
The Arts 103
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 108
Health and Physical Education 109
Life Skills 110
Computer and Technology Skills 111
Chapter 6 Grade One 113
Language Arts 113
Mathematics 123
History and Geography 129
Science 144
Foreign Language 157
The Arts 157
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 161
Health and Physical Education 162
Life Skills 163
Computer and Technology Skills 164
Chapter 7 Grade Two 166
Language Arts 166
Mathematics 172
History and Geography 181
Science 199
Foreign Language 208
The Arts 208
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 212
Health and Physical Education 214
Life Skills 215
Computer and Technology Skills 215
Chapter 8 Grade Three 218
Language Arts 219
Mathematics 227
History and Geography 238
Science 256
Foreign Language 265
The Arts 265
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 268
Health and Physical Education 268
Life Skills 269
Computer and Technology Skills 269
Chapter 9 Grade Four 272
Language Arts 272
Mathematics 278
History and Geography 284
Science 306
Foreign Language 314
The Arts 314
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 318
Health and Physical Education 319
Life Skills 320
Computer and Technology Skills 320
Chapter 10 Grade Five 323
Language Arts 323
Mathematics 330
History and Geography 336
Science 353
Foreign Language 363
The Arts 363
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 365
Health and Physical Education 366
Life Skills 367
Computer and Technology Skills 367
Chapter 11 Grade Six 371
Language Arts 371
Mathematics 376
History and Geography 384
Science 393
Foreign Language 396
The Arts 397
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 400
Health and Physical Education 401
Life Skills 401
Computer and Technology Skills 402
Chapter 12 Grade Seven 403
Language Arts 404
Mathematics 408
History and Geography 412
Science 422
Foreign Language 426
The Arts 426
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 428
Health and Physical Education 429
Life Skills 430
Computer and Technology Skills 430
Chapter 13 Grade Eight 431
Language Arts 431
Mathematics 435
History and Geography 437
Science 445
Foreign Language 446
The Arts 447
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 449
Health and Physical Education 449
Life Skills 449
Computer and Technology Skills 449
Chapter 14 High School: An Overview 451
Language Arts 456
Mathematics 459
History and Geography 462
Science 465
The Arts 468
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 469
Computer and Technology Skills 470
Chapter 15 Grade Nine 472
Language Arts 472
Mathematics 476
History and Geography 476
Science 481
Foreign Language 486
The Arts 486
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 488
Health and Physical Education 489
Life Skills 489
Computer and Technology Skills 489
Chapter 16 Grade Ten 491
Language Arts 491
Mathematics 493
History and Geography 493
Science 498
Foreign Language 502
The Arts 503
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 504
Health and Physical Education 504
Life Skills 504
Computer and Technology Skills 505
Chapter 17 Grade Eleven 506
Language Arts 506
Mathematics 508
History and Geography 508
Science 515
Foreign Language 517
The Arts 518
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 519
Health and Physical Education 519
Life Skills 519
Computer and Technology Skills 520
Chapter 18 Grade Twelve 521
Language Arts 521
Mathematics 523
History and Geography 523
Science 525
Foreign Language 527
The Arts 527
Health and Physical Education 528
Life Skills 528
Philosophy and Comparative Religion 528
Computer and Technology Skills 528
Epilogue: Moving On 529
Acknowledgments 531
Index 533