Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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( takes some experimenting for Metals shop student Kevin Lex to find the trouble in a malfunctioning gasoline motor. The problem of how to vole inieliigently was dealt v ith in all-ichool TV programs featuring soc a stud- ies teachers before election. 1 B ' HnQH I Knowing how to find the facts was half the battle for term-paper writers such as Tammi Wentz, who solves her problem in library. Facing up to problem of developing self-con- cept, students in Mrs. Halley ' s home ec class mask their personalities. Learnine B Problem-Solving 47

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Learning geography through puzzle-solving are Mrs. Tyler ' s students — Sherry Smith, Rhonda Youngblood, Connie Morehouse, Shari Sutton. If it ' s a problem, it lias a solution If school is a laboratory for life, then solving class problems should help in combatting more serious ones later in life. And problems to solve in the class- room were plenty. Besides the obvious math problems, there were the hypothetical financial ones in business and agribusiness classes; the dilemmas of government discussed in social studies courses; the more personal problems solved by guidance, health and the new home- living subjects. Even the agonizing income tax re- port problem was introduced in civics classes to those taxpayers of the next generation. 46 Learning By Problem-Solving

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In National Math Test Kevin Claytor and Brian Davis High publications ratings are rewarded with deco- compete against fellow students Their scores will rated cakes. Staffers Karen Clamme, Bill Beymer, be compared nationally. and J.R. Stallsmith indulge. 48 Learning By Competing