Guidelines to reduce the preparation time for talks advocating various specialized types of education; otherwise known as 28 tips on how to sell whatever is the latest thing. (Author/MLF)

Humorous observations and suggestions by W. James Popham regarding the current state of school reform in the United States. (PKP)

Writing under a pseudonym, the author recounts in a humorous style his experiences serving as an assistant principal under four different principals. Suggestions are made for effective ways to utilize the abilities of assistant principals. (MLF)

Presents a facetious, ingenious resolution to the percentile dilemma concerning above- and below-average test scores. If schools enrolled the same number of pigs as students and tested both groups, the pigs would fill up the bottom half and all children would rank in the top 50 percent. However, some wrinkles need to be ironed out! (MLH)

The author presents a well-structured argument for including humor and laughter in the classroom. He includes ideas and resources for nurturing humor. (MD)