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Sardoc, Mitja; White, John – Theory and Research in Education, 2018
Mitja Sardoc's interview with John White discusses a neglected aspect of the educational goal of equipping learners to lead a life of autonomous well-being--trying to ensure that they have adequate options from which to choose worthwhile activities and relationships. Following a brief account of the nature of autonomous well-being, White outlines…
Descriptors: Well Being, Personal Autonomy, Student Development, Values Education
Hooley, Diana – English Journal, 2007
One of the most important educational objectives of high school is to teach critical-thinking skills, and no class does this better than strategic debate. Professor Mike Allen, lead author in a definitive study on debate and critical thinking, lauded debate's promotion of critical-thinking skills. Additionally, researcher Joe Bellon discusses the…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Critical Thinking, High Schools, Thinking Skills
Solley, Bobbie A. – 2000
Spelling is only beneficial when it is connected to reading and writing. Upper elementary and middle grade students have a tremendous need to be heard, and teachers should focus on spelling for the power it holds in communication--people spell to communicate more effectively in writing. To teach spelling separate and apart from writing and reading…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Dolim, Michael; And Others – Man/Society/Technology, 1980
The inherent characteristics of industrial arts can provide many opportunities for promoting the developmental growth of children. Industrial arts curricular activities and learning experiences that are based on the student's developmental tasks can foster self realization and personal growth. (SK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Tasks, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Ediger, Marlow – 1992
Friedrich Froebel, an early advocate of the use of play in kindergarten teaching, argued that the ultimate goal of education was developing the creative person. According to Froebel, teachers could promote creativity through play by using gifts, occupations, and mother play songs. By contrast, Johann Herbart called for a subject centered…
Descriptors: Creativity, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education
Ediger, Marlow – 1997
Learning phonics can be enjoyable or it can be tedious. This paper presents several teaching approaches that can guide pupils to like phonics instruction and to become better readers. Guidelines to remember in teaching phonics are to: (1) make it a relaxed and informal learning activity; (2) decrease competition among learners while developing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education
Dickmann, Leonore W. – 1982
Self-management theory proposes that an individual organize activities around a set of goals that are carefully considered. These goals can help students develop a positive self-concept which in turn correlates with higher achievement. Primary grade teachers generally have ways in which to help learners see themselves as worthy, while in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation
Ediger, Marlow – 2002
Community service is excellent for students if done in proper circumstances. There should be worthwhile, carefully chosen, objectives for learner attainment. Learning opportunities need to be safe and emphasize the psychology of education. Noting that he has supervised student teachers in the public schools for 30 years, the author of this paper…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts
Lewis, Leslie – 1997
Achieving literacy, while often one of the greatest challenges a child can face, is one of the most important elements in building a base for success in education and in life. Three main strategies are found to be parts of the process of how children learn to read: (1) developing phonemic awareness through the use of phonics techniques; (2) being…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Emergent Literacy

Davidson, Shonnie – Education, 1983
Standard teaching methods do not work in teaching severely handicapped children. The teacher of the "specially handicapped" needs dedication, an undying "creative urge" to make a difference in a human life, personal insight, and sensitivity to an as yet unknown dimension of the human spirit. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Learning Activities
Oakes, Jeannie – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Results of the "A Study of Schooling" survey indicate that the practice of tracking in secondary schools makes it difficult for schools to achieve either academic excellence or equality of educational opportunities. Tracking, furthermore, forces schools to perpetuate social and economic inequalities. Eight footnotes are appended. (IW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Opportunities, Educational Quality

Marran, James F. – Journal of Geography, 1995
Asserts that the National Geography Standards identify what students should know and be able to do as a result of geography instruction. Identifies the action verbs used in the Standards' activity statements. Discusses these verbs in the context of Blooms cognitive taxonomy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends