Why do secondary schools follow the practice of having student assemblies? What are these assemblies expected to accomplish? Who should be involved in planning them? What types of programs best suit educational, cultural, and informational purposes? How can systematic evaluation or appraisal of student assemblies be achieved? These and similar…

Education certainly encompasses more than that which occurs in the classroom. Every educational experience the student has in or out of class during his formative years will help to determine what sort of adult citizen he will become. There is a possibility that this topic may excite controversy, because many people are convinced that education is…

Student councils must be "people-conscious," perhaps doubly so since the success of any council ultimately depends on its ability to relate to its student body--to young people. Many councils, ingrown after years of self-perpetuation, are failing because they no longer get through to people. Speaking to no one but themselves, they have lost their…

Over the years, it has been painfully apparent that student interest and participation has dropped off dramatically in those student councils which have dragged their feet, contenting themselves with sock hops and candy sales. At a time when many new groups are appearing on the scene, espousing a variety of causes, student councils must work…

It is obvious that there has to be a program of student activities in existence before it can be evaluated, but evaluation need not always be accomplished last. It can provide feedback into a program and improve it. A worthwhile evaluation, however, is often difficult to find. Before an evaluator can go to work, he must have clear in his own mind…