In considering the use of open education to meet the needs of present and future generations, this article attempted to answer a few basic questions: 1) Why will not the old ways do? 2) Where is it all leading? 3) What are the characteristics of this new system? 4) What should this new system be like? (Author/RK)

First-year teachers frequently find themselves in anxiety-laden situations. Probably because line and staff policy has not been made clear. To overcome this problem an effective program of teacher supervision must be planned. Three key factors for such a program are discussed. (Author/RK)

Discussed the development of a high school course on urban problems. (RK)

The purposes of this article are to give a brief summary of the present scope of career education, its role in the curriculum, and to raise several crucial issues. (Author)

Author considered a restructured plan for secondary education - the universal high school. (Author/RK)

Defines inservice, provides criteria for planning and conducting successful inservice programs, discusses its critical elements, and examines the roles of the administrator and the teacher in successful programs. (FL)

Traces the development of the performance appraisal program of the Hicksville, New York, public school system, which was designed to improve instructional programs. Describes the strong opposition the program received from teachers. (FL)

There are four elements which the author has found to be essential for success when designing and conducting staff development programs: awareness, application, implementation, and maintenance. Each of these elements is discussed in detail, followed by the warning that the four-phase model requires school board commitment to insure its success.…

Described is a program, with developmental stages and focus areas, which has the potential for guiding supervising teachers, university supervisors, and coordinators of field experiences as they design and implement inservice programs directed toward improving the student teaching experience. (KC)

As part of its Secondary Schools Project, the Greenfield (Massachusetts) Schools established an Office of Program Planning and Grant Writing to direct a grant writing team of teachers, administrators, community members, and university personnel. This article describes the development of the Grant Writing Office and its success in soliciting funds.…

Provides some suggestions for implementing the metric system including the need to establish a learning motivation for metrication within students. (RK)

Long aware of the correlation between various skills, English teachers need suggestions for systematically relating these skills to each other and to course objectives. Here are six suggestions for developing reading skills in the English classroom. (Author/RK)

Describes the program developed by one California school district to meet the requirements of legislation concerning the training and evaluation of probationary staff. (FL)

Describes the educational program in Micronesia, showing how it incorporates local customs and lore into its curriculum. Gives an example for a social studies unit on the power of magic. (FL)

Article deals with some positive actions that have been taken by the staff, administration, and board of education of Lewiston-Porter Central School of Youngstown, New York in regard to student involvement in the planning process. Specific methods of student involvement were briefly outlined. (Author/RK)