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Schimmels, Cliff – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Citing the rising frequency of automobile recalls as proof of the decline of the automobile industry, this article humorously proposes six suggestions for reforming the industry. The suggestions are remarkably similar to recent proposals for the reform of schooling. (PGD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Humor, Manufacturing Industry, Program Improvement

Rochelle, Larry – English Journal, 1980
An imaginative, humorous alternative to the present state of affairs in secondary education, calling for students and their mothers to exchange their daily drudgery. (JT)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Humor, Life Style, Secondary Education

Nolan, B. C; Nolan, C. R. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1999
Modern school executives have a bewildering number of management philosophies to choose from and a seemingly limitless supply of buzzwords and fads. In this poem, St. Peter (Heaven's chief executive) has trouble forming committees of subluminaries to help him decide which managerial types should enter the pearly gates. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Committees, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Gay, E. Nola – Ohio Media Spectrum, 1994
Provides a satirical view of the extinction of school librarians. Highlights include educational technology development; changing professional environments; mainstreaming; certification; and the industrialization of education. (AEF)
Descriptors: Certification, Editorials, Educational Change, Educational Development