The Activities Person (AP) may have many different titles, but the responsibility for management of the school's activity program is the primary duty. The responsibilities of this role are identified. (Author/MLF)

Reprints an article originally published in 1940. Discusses four factors concerning teachers' defense role: (1) paying teachers while being trained for military duty; (2) receiving credit toward tenure and retirement while in service; (3) making pupils aware of the realities of the world crisis; and (4) the schools gaining by having teachers get…

This document contains abstracts of 37 presentations made on the the topics of: professional criticism; athletic directors; public relations; cheerleading; evaluation of coaches; risks and participation forms; noncertified coaches; nonteaching coaches; coach burnout; salaries and merit pay for coaches; conduct standards; financial matters; and…

This study of 2,300 secondary school administrators in the U.S. Office of Education (District VI) suggests that assistant principals are more powerless and have a higher level of alienation than do principals. Moreover, promotion to principal is no longer ensured, as assistant principals are routinely assigned to student discipline and other…

Discusses a study to determine whether the extent to which vocational agriculture teachers were employed on a twelve-month basis was related to Future Farmers of America chapter activity level. (JOW)

Discusses factors in the deterioration of public education, including the imposition of nonintellectual functions on schools by social engineers. Argues that pedagogic experts and textbook producers share responsibility for this deterioration. Suggests steps for improving educational quality and concludes with a discussion of the purposes of…

Teachers acting as sponsors or coaches for student activity programs can benefit from in-service training. Topics that should be explored with them are listed. (Author/MLF)

Given the assignment of school newspaper adviser, an English teacher should consider the desired content and focus of the newspaper. Policy, philosophy, and procedure can be developed by the adviser with the help of the staff. To motivate student participation in the production of the paper, the editors and entire staff need to develop a sense of…

Using humor, illustrations, and practical experience, the author suggests that theories and philosophies of education offer the teacher of English little help because of the infinite number of exceptions to any theories when it comes to teaching English, as well as the enormous number of administrative, disciplinary, and extracurricular demands on…

West Virginia University's interdisciplinary approach to preparing elementary and secondary physical educators. (JS)

A survey of vocational educators (N=190) of hearing-impaired students revealed that: 57 percent had had coursework in education of the hearing-impaired; 78 percent felt that they should belong to a national professional organization (52 percent did); and less than 33 percent had attended a national association convention over the last two years.…

A series of articles focuses upon the need for vocational agricultural student organizations to be member-centered and to serve nontraditional students. Emphasizes the necessity of using the talents of each member in order to achieve quality in an organization. (JOW)

An Arizona high school's security program includes using teachers as security personnel for campus events, cooperating with juvenile probation officers, and assigning local police to daily patrol and night events. (MJL)

A personal narrative that recounts difficult decisions a teacher must face and make in responding to student writing that communicates serious emotional or social problems. (CRH)