The principal will play a key role in designing educational systems that free the human spirit to exercise initiative, to experiment openly, to enter fully into the enterprise of living and learning as complete people. (Author/WM)

The present hierarchical relationship between school and central office is examined. An alternative decentralized system is suggested as a way to make open education possible and to bring about humanization. (Author/DN)

Argues that we cannot transplant'' the open classroom from its English culture base and expect it to work in our society. Suggests that we be wary of cheap'' innovations and that open classrooms should be viewed as an alternative to our formal programs rather than as a panacea for all our ecucational problems. Recommends the evolution of a small…