The public special education system of the Republic of Azerbaijan is built on the Soviet science of "defectology." In this system, most government-provided educational services segregate children with disabilities in special schools and home environments, separate from children without disabilities and from society at large. From 2005 to…

A shortage of male teachers at all levels of public education is not a new phenomenon. Gender disparities in teaching have been around for more than a century in the United States. While roughly 39 percent of all elementary and secondary public school teachers were men as early as 1869, only 29 percent of teachers were men by the turn of the…

West outlines the scientific method as a proven problem-solving method for young children across the curriculum and in all areas of life and learning. She emphasizes that doing, thinking, and talking with peers when problem solving are as important as writing conclusions. The article walks readers through a second grade class's experiment in…

Discusses objections opponents of public sponsorship of preschool education might have and points out consequences of failure to apply research findings concerning brain growth periodization. (RH)

Provides a humorous 1920 description of the characteristics and development of the ideal nursery school teacher. (BB)

Answers questions about nutrition. Presents guidelines for providing nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and snacks, and for encouraging good eating habits in young children in early childhood educational settings. (BB)

Maintains that the English language reflects sexist, male-centered attitudes that perpetuate the trivialization of female experience and socialize children into gender roles. Changes in the language are fundamental to improving the culture's construal of women and women's interpretation of their lives. (BB)

Discusses some teaching strategies and classroom activities that kindergarten teachers can use to enhance the natural development of writing--from scribbling to writing meaningful messages--in children. (BB)

Describes the "writer's brief case," a take-home activity for kindergarten children designed to extend the reading-writing process into the home. (BB)

Focuses on federal legal requirements for public schools, Head Start, and community-based early childhood personnel, and the rights of parents related to public education services for children with disabilities, ages three through five, in community-based programs. Discusses the responsibilities of each party regarding making individualized…

Discusses ways in which early childhood teachers can write, shape, and present poetry to young children. (BB)

Develops a rationale for using action books with preschool children of three-six years. Offers guidelines for selection of books, and gives an annotated book list of humorous action books that teachers and parents can use with young children. (BB)

Discusses development and implementation of a writing workshop that combined prekindergarteners' language development with first graders' writing experiences. (BB)

Presents the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) annual report, which covers a number of the Association's accomplishments and challenges. Issues covered include teacher preparation and compensation, accreditation of high-quality early childhood programs, developmentally appropriate early childhood education, and early…

Presents a self-evaluation tool for educators that assesses the way they feel, act, and think about girls and boys in the class. (BB)