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Abstract
This is a report on three papers presented at the Midwest Economics Association meeting in April 1971. The authors give their views on “What's Wrong with the Principles Course.” Mandelstamm comments on the use of TV, problems involving assignments and examinations, excessive course content, and student demands for “relevance.” Petr attacks “methodological misunderstandings,” apathetic teachers, the content of the typical principles course, and the paucity of intellectual effort demanded of students. Segebarth explains the situation in junior colleges. All three a uthors call for changes in the teaching of basic economics and offer specific suggestions for improvement.