The High School Chemistry Committee: A progress report

DeRose, James V.

doi:10.1021/ed056p612

J. Chem. Educ.

1979

DOI: 10.1021/ed056p612

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The High School Chemistry Committee: A progress report

James V. DeRose¹

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“…In September of 1979, the HSCC published "A Progress Report" in JCE in which James V. DeRose made several statements referring to the creation and initiatives of HSCC. 7 Those statements mirror some of Bodner's assertions about the proposed high school organization.…”

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“…In September of 1979, the HSCC published “A Progress Report” in JCE in which James V. DeRose made several statements referring to the creation and initiatives of HSCC . Those statements mirror some of Bodner’s assertions about the proposed high school organization.The success of HSCC’s effort will depend on extensive, thoughtful, and dedicated participation of high school teachers throughout the U.S. working both at the local and national levels.…”

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“…The HSCC was created to establish “the high school teacher as a vital, responsible and contributing participant in the chemical education community” . A national organization for high school teachers can be the realization of this goal, but it is up to the teachers to make it happen.…”

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“…A national organization for high school teachers can be the realization of this goal, but it is up to the teachers to make it happen. “This goal will be achieved when local leadershigh school chemistry teachers working with chemists and college chemistry teacherstake the initiative to do so.” Joseph Lagowski’s history lesson makes it clear that we have reached this milestone in our history because of the vision and dedication of many before us. It is our generation’s responsibility to take on that torch.…”

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The ACS Board has recently committed resources to a national organization for high school chemistry teachers that may finally provide a long-awaited professional home for that community. This organization will facilitate collaboration between teachers and also with college professors and chemists working in the field. The success of this initiative will depend upon the support of current ACS members at every level of the organization.

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“…He actively chaired the steering committee for a new ACS publication for high school students, ChemMatters, from 1982 to 1988. He was the founding chair of the ACS DivCHED High School Chemistry Committee and in that capacity was responsible for inaugurating High School Days at ACS National Meetings (5).…”

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Editorial The Magical Touch of a Perceptive IndividualThis Journal has been built by the efforts of a broad range of people. Its editor receives much of the kudos, but no editor should or would claim credit for all or even most of the Journal's success. Many others play crucial, but less obvious, roles. Jim DeRose was one of those individualsone who had a profound influence on the fact that this Journal is coming to you today. I am sorry to have to say "Jim was". He died on November 29, 2003. The entire JCE community mourns his loss, but more importantly all of us should celebrate and emulate the "magical touch of a perceptive individual" (1), something that Jim exemplified. Jim DeRose's contributions to this Journal alone would place him at the forefront of chemical education. In the 1970s advertising revenues were falling and publication costs were rising. Those managing the Journal's business affairs suggested that the Journal might have to cease publication. In 1974 the Board of Publication talked Jim DeRose into becoming Publications Coordinator because the Board needed someone who exhibited integrity, sense, industry, and tenacity. Within a short time Jim put the Journal on a sound financial footing that remains to this day. "James V. DeRose literally saved the Journal of Chemical Education from financial ruin when he took over as Publications Coordinator in one of its darkest days." (2). In addition, in the early 1980s Jim was a driving force behind the expansion of Journal content to include many more articles written by and useful to high school chemistry teachers. He worked very closely with Mickey Sarquis, the first editor of the modern Secondary School Chemistry section, to define content and recruit high school teacher-authors.There is much more to tell about this extraordinary individual. He began his career as a high school teacher in Easton, Maryland in 1940 and subsequently taught at Chester and Marple Newtown High Schools in Pennsylvania. He was a superlative, innovative teacher who won many awards including, in 1970, the ACS's highest award for a high school teacher, the Conant Award. At Marple Newtown Jim developed an independent study program for high school chemistry students because he thought that the activity of prime importance for students was "learning how to learn whatever they need to learn" (3). That he was well ahead of his time is also evident in a 1971 JCE article that sets forth criteria for evaluating the success of his and his colleagues' teaching (4). Two decades after taking his course a student wrote, "It was really a tripartite course in chemistry, how to learn on your own, and how to treat others. The kindness and respect with which you conducted self-paced chemistry have made a lasting impression on me."Jim was also a joiner and leader. In the 1960s he was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Science Teachers Association, and he was the organization's president in 1965-66. He was on the Board of Directors of the Chemical Bond Approach (CBA) curriculum pro...

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