TY - BOOK AU - Reeve,W.D. ED - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA. ED - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA. TI - The Place of Mathematics in Secondary Education. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics U1 - 510 PY - 1940/// CY - [Washington, D.C.] PB - Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse KW - Acceleration KW - Cultural Background KW - Curriculum KW - Educational Objectives KW - Educational Principles KW - Evaluation KW - Instruction KW - Mathematics Education KW - Reference Materials KW - Reports KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Teacher Education KW - Two Year Colleges KW - Yearbooks KW - Reports, Descriptive KW - ericd N1 - Availability: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., 1906 Assocation Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091; Educational level discussed: Two Year Colleges N2 - This yearbook is the final report of the Joint Commission of the Mathematical Assocation of America and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The report contains discussions of the following: role of mathematics in civilization, general aims of modern education, general objectives for secondary education, place of mathematics in education, curriculum, one organization of instruction, a second curriculum plan, problems of retardation and acceleration, the junior college, evaluation of pupil progress, and teacher education. The major portion of the report is devoted to discussions of general principles. In several instances, such as programs of instruction, specific proposals are presented more in the form of acceptable possibilities rather than as the only answer. (LS) ER -