Learners are increasingly accessing free online and open resources, tools, and spaces where they can develop their language skills beyond the classroom, alone, or in collaboration with others, and often whilst engaging in purposeful and enjoyable activities. Teachers need to find ways to explore and connect these activities productively with the…

In 1964-65 a teacher at London's Kidbrooke School gave a speech that appeared critical of the Labour government's nascent comprehensivization policy. A "Times" editorial based on her comments influenced the tone and content of the crucial parliamentary debate of January 1965, which continues to have implications for the organization of…

Presents a simple graduation speech that encapsulates the speaker's steps toward his or her own commencement, using humorous anecdotes. Advises would-be speakers to replace characters and incidents with those from their own school experience. (MLH)

Offers tips to journalism teachers on finding guest speakers for their classes and on preparing the speakers, the students, and themselves for the speakers' appearances. (GT)

This paper calls for a coordinated effort of the public, the juvenile court system, and the schools to alleviate juvenile problems in the 1980s. The following needs are discussed and deemed necessary to this common effort: to identify the problem child at the earliest possible stage; to develop new approaches to the challenge of the child advocate…

Presents some guidelines designed to facilitate ghostwriting assignments for the individual who is practicing or learning the skills for the first time or has limited experience. (RB)

The topics of six speeches presented at the 1969 American Vocational Convention include a bilingual office occupations project, distributive education in a rural setting, vocational subject mix and on the job training curriculum, integrated shop programs for small high schools, and innovations in industrial arts and home economics. (BC)

This paper discusses the training of department heads to be administrators. Some of the suggestions discussed are to increase their pay and time to do the job, let them share in decision-making, provide specialized training, and expose them to all levels of administration. The paper concludes that many good principals do not achieve their…

Several aspects of the curriculum problem are considered here. The first, Scope of Population Study, attempts to provide a general delimitation of the field by identifying overlapping and related areas of study. A second aspect, Goals of Population Study, identifies three general goals: 1) development of an understanding of the significance of…

Presentation given at a seminar on "Teaching Excellence at the Annual Industrial Arts Spring Conference (31st, Oswego, N.Y.)

Examines how speeches are used to entertain, inform, influence, commemorate, and inspire; suggests teaching strategies to be used with famous speeches. (DD)

The director of the National Institute of Education (NIE) discusses what needs to be done and the findings of some of NIE's research efforts. (MLF)

Advice for teachers in aiding students to gain confidence in public speaking. (CH)

Difficulties specific to the Virgin Islands and the general rapid advances in technology require the rethinking of the role of libraries. Libraries and media centers should be called "information centers" to reflect the explosion of information which is outdating the traditional media. Plans are underway in the Virgin Islands to develop…

Examines and suggests improvements in the broadcasting speech event (radio newscast reading) in forensic competition. (PD)