There is a second barrier to widespread adoption of projects like the contest's winners. There is insufficient curriculum support for educators with slightly less energy or creativity than our 15 winners. Even teachers who wish to pursue this approach may not know where or how to begin. A series of instructional aids that could be used by teachers could help remove the second barrier. Other examples could be found in the arts.
Technology can play a very important role in shaping units for learning workplace know-how.
A teleconference among novices teachers and one of the contest winners may help the novice design their projects. A sample spreadsheet and similar materials could guide the creation of a curriculum for a school store. The combination of administrative support for connecting school to work and the right set of curriculum aids could make the 15 winners a widespread, rather than exceptional, part of the middle school experience by the turn of the century. Such a transformation would truly be a memorial to Sidney P. Marland. In the meantime, we congratulate the winners and thank all the others who submitted their projects to the Contest.