There is an exponential growth in the number of schools that offer American Sign Language (ASL) for foreign language credit and the different ASL curricula that were published. This study analyzes different curricula in its assumptions regarding language, learning, and teaching of second languages. It is found that curricula vary in their…

It is inappropriate to apply chaos theory to teaching and teacher education, primarily because of the inherent difficulties of applying methods and criteria developed for the physical sciences to nonphysical phenomena such as human behaviors. Nor is it clear that chaos theorists intended that theory to encompass teaching, learning, and the process…

Alternative conceptions of classroom learning are explored in this paper, with a focus on challenging current assumptions about learning, teaching, and creating conditions to improve schools. The constructivist view is offered as a different approach to the behaviorist concept of learning and the metaphor of the classroom as a workplace. From a…