Disappointed by his students' familiarity with United States rivers, lakes, and states, the author questions educational theories that don't include memorization of factual knowledge. (DB)

The proper function of education in today's society is discussed. (DB)

The Democritean pedagogic credo says that: (1) man can be changed and shaped through education; (2) education should function in correspondence with the theoretical and practical needs of man; (3) education has a strong ethical and ascetic character; and (4) difficulty must be accepted as a unique means of education. (RM)

The nature of design problems presented to students and the balance of concerns represented are essential elements of curriculum strategy. Education should build, not just transmit, knowledge, organizing information about the built environment, its natural ecologies, acts of inhabitation within it, and the opportunities for thoughtful speculation…

Defends the educational value of reading Herodotus and Thycydides in the junior high social studies curriculum and challenges the principles of expanding horizons and relevance in curriculum. A main source of these principles is John Dewey. Students must be exposed to ideas relevant to their stages of psychological development. (AM)

Describes the four main types of British art curricula. The content, objectives, and underlying principles are examined. Available from Carfax Publishing Company, P.O. Box 25, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 1RW England. (AM)

While agreeing with Ben Brodinsky's assertions, the author contends that admitting the truth of some of the New Right's criticisms does not imply that the means by which they propose to solve the problems are appropriate. Those concerned about the New Right's threat to the public school system are advised to organize. (Author/MLF)

To imply that art activities are right hemisphere functions, that reading problems are primarily a function of left hemisphere dominance, and to suggest that education should shift its emphasis from verbal learning to visual learning in order to obtain parity between hemispheres is to draw false conclusions from hemispherality research. (Author)

This article describes the premises and procedures of Georgi Lozanov's method of foreign language teaching, called suggestology or suggestopedia. (SJL)

In separate articles, the authors urge administrators to carefully consider what is essential to education before making budget cuts. Both articles are speeches delivered at the 1981 American Association of School Administrators convention in Atlanta. (Editor/SJL)

The author presents a rationale and specific techniques for teaching grammar in the high school. (SJL)

Presents four principles (aesthetic knowledge, aesthetic response, aesthetic creation, and aesthetic evaluation) by which the arts must be anchored to basic education. (Part of a theme issue on the crisis in music education.) (Author/SJL)

The authors review some of the literature which discusses the controversy over the value of homework and then offer 11 prescriptions for teachers to follow when making homework assignments. They suggest the need for additional research into the learning processes in children. (KC)

This article assaults the definition of the characteristics of a theory of education; the discussion covers the place of morals within such a theory, the Hirst-O'Connor controversy, and other views of theories of education. (KC)

Outlines the structural elements useful for systematic construction of an industrial arts curriculum. Steps include (1) curriculum foundations (definition, rationale, goals); (2) curriculum content (scope, sequence, specifications); and (3) curriculum evaluation. (SK)