April 2, 1974 - Macalester College students, under the guidance of Professor Raymond Mikkelson, used a five-week interim period to study games and invent their own. Course included mainstream games Monopoly and Clue, as well as war theme games, such as Gettysburg.
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April 25, 1974 - Loomey says volunteer literacy teachers are more effective than paid teachers because the student feels more cared about.
May 24, 1974 - Community education will be examined in a new Minneapolis film, "A Sense of Community." Senator Jerome Hughs of the Senate Education Committee, Minneapolis School Superintendent John Davis, William Grimshaw of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and filmmaker Lee Bobker called a press conference to discuss the making of the film.
June 10, 1974 - Kathy Garvey, a 5th grade teacher from Anoka, asked her 11-year-old students to write down their concept of the role of women. Garvey shares some of the responses and the stereotypes reflected, even at a young age.
July 12, 1974 - Dr. Margaret and Norman Silberberg, authors of the book “Who Speaks For The Child,” provide commentary on overemphasis on reading in school curriculum and resultant problems.
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July 15, 1974 - An interview with Minneapolis Public Schools' Poet-in-Residence Stanley Kiesel about insipiring children and introducing them to poetry.
July 28, 1974 - G. Theo Mitau, Chancellor of MN State College system, gave speech titled “Minnesota: A State and it's Politics.” This was part of summer evening extension classes, U of M’s “Minnesota Parties and Politics” course.
August 4, 1974 - On this Forum program, Millard Gieske speaks on “Third Party Politics” in Minnesota, and explains what causes third parties and why they die.