Every teen can be a leader. That's because leadership is not just about taking the lead in big ways, but in everyday small things, too. The 21 sessions in this youth leadership curriculum guide teens to explore ethical decisionmaking, teambuilding, what it means to be a leader, how to work with others, risk taking, communication, creative…

Adolescent pregnancy and AIDS warrant a reexamination of child welfare workers' professional values toward adolescent sexuality. Presents an exercise designed to assist practitioners in understanding the hidden values that influence intervention. (SAK)

Following an article which describes one teacher's attempt to reduce sex role stereotypes in her first and second grade classroom, the author presents a test for teachers to determine whether they are unconsciously promoting sexism in the classroom. (KC)

Presents an exercise which is designed to identify behavior characteristics and attitudes and enable individuals to identify and understand personality traits that have essential implications for becoming a successful entrepreneur. Discussion includes the personality traits of the successful entrepreneur and situational factors contributing to…

Outlines important teaching issues faculty should discuss, including the definition of education; the kinds of facts, values, and opinions teachers should try to pass on; and ways of evaluating what is getting through to students. (CRH)

Focuses on the importance of fostering positive attitudes toward reading. (AEA)

Suggests that the First Amendment is about tolerance of others enjoying their freedoms. Presents an activity for learning about the holidays that are celebrated in the United States and elsewhere. Encourages teachers to have students survey community attitudes about holidays. Includes a list of children's literature concerning religions and…

Points out that schools should instill in students a love of reading. Presents a checklist for assessing reading attitudes, and several instructional strategies for promoting positive attitudes. Suggests that the teacher is often the most powerful force in promoting positive attitude development. (ARH)

Suggestions from contributors include techniques to (1) motivate reluctant readers, (2) set up a student book exchange, (3) encourage students to reread assigned stories, (4) develop reading skills through filmstrips and captioned television, and (5) measure student attitudes. (AEA)

Suggests three beginning exercises for a yearbook staff: respond to and discuss an attitude survey about yearbooks, complete a self-evaluation form, and get to know the names of people who fill important positions at the school. The survey, self-evaluation form, and list of positions are included. (TJ)

Science teachers have been encouraged to teach "authentic science" instead of the false and mythical images of ideal science most often found in science textbooks. To help teachers in this task information is provided on conditions for learning and on how to evaluate student responses to statements which focus on the nature of the…

Provides a description of a project using a draw-a-scientist test to probe students' perceptions of who does science under what conditions. Details are provided regarding the methodology with research instruments included. Instructions for participating in a national study using the draw-a-scientist test are provided. (DDR)

Three steps in teaching reading to Upward Bound students are considered in this paper: individualized needs assessment, determination of students' attitudes toward reading, and the actual instruction. In discussing the diagnosis of students' individual needs, the paper describes the Nelson Reading Test and additional diagnostic tests that may be…

Offers a test for identifying students with writing apprehension and offers strategies for dealing with these students. (SRT)

This packet of materials is for use by school librarians participating in a study of eighth-grade students' attitudes and the relationship of these attitudes to use of the school library. Included is a schedule of activities and an outline of procedures to be followed in the following activities: selection of students to attend six consecutive…