Finish That Seam

When your mother was a little girl, often seamstresses stayed in the house for a week to outfit the family each year. Then the inside of a dress was just as finished as the outside. Those seamstresses took pains to finish each seam so that they could be sure it wouldn\u27t ravel. Recent graduate research at Iowa State has taken guesswork out of seam finishing. Findings will mean no more unnecessary sewing or hopelessly raveled seams for the modern dressmaker

Jack-of-all Trades Cookbook

Back in the 1800\u27s, when the homemaker was automatically given the role of everything from doctor to druggist, the cookbook had an honored place on the bookshelf. Besides recipes and menus, it gave advice on a variety of family problems including etiquette, money, cleaning and also such things as how to make paste and cement

The Story of the Ghent Altarpiece

Once upon a time in the little town of Ghent, Belgium, two brothers named Van Eyck painted eighteen panels of an altarpiece for the cathedral of Ghent. About 600 years later, the seventeen remaining panels were sent to Pau, France, for safe-keeping. That was in 1940, and was just at the beginning of the altarpiece\u27s 5 year adventure before returning to its home

Chlorophyll, Green Drug of All Trades

Chlorophyll, the same green color you see in grass on your lawn, in leaves of all plants, will soon be a much demanded drug in your medicine cabinet. Scientists tell you to use it for Johnny\u27s scraped knee, for your own sore gums, for cabbage smell in your kitchen, or for Sally\u27s poison ivy rash

Summer-Time Is Job-Time

You\u27re looking forward to 3 months of sun, brilliant with the glow of new experiences. Chances are you want to work next summer, but you\u27re wondering how to go about getting that job. You\u27re wondering what sort of a job would suit you and what that job might teach you

Make It a Record Christmas

For you who leave your Christmas shopping until the holiday vacation, records are the answer to your What shall I give? questions

Case Study: Attitudes of Rural High School Students and Teachers Regarding Inclusion

This case study was intended to explore the premise that the perceptions of the stakeholders regarding inclusion should enhance the implementation of the process in a k-12 rural setting. Therefore, rural high school students’ and rural general education and special education teachers’ perceptions of inclusion provided the primary focus of this case study. Data analysis identified that while overall general education teachers supported the idea of inclusion they did not believe that they were trained. Additionally, the students supported the concept of inclusion when they were allowed choice in which classroom they were placed and if the teacher allowed choice in classroom activities. Also the classroom size was identified by all stakeholders as an issue by being affected negatively by the addition of more students being placed in inclusive classrooms. Implications for the teacher training, and the allocation of resources in rural settings are significant