School violence can lead to a disruptive and threatening environment, physical injury, and emotional stress, all of which can be obstacles to student achievement. Educators have responded to the perceived threat of school violence by implementing programs designed to prevent, deter, and respond to the potential for violence in schools. In…

As revealed by its title, this booklet shows how schools can be made safe and welcoming places for children. Such schools are likely to foster children's learning and their motivation to continue learning throughout their lives. The booklet has been prepared for inclusion in the Educational Practices Series developed by the International Academy…

Philosophy was created by accident out of nothing. The verb "to be" can be confused with "to exist." The accidents of the fact that the "copula" is both a transitive and an intransitive verb are sometimes thought to have plagued ancient Greek thinking until Aristotle discovered logic and thus saved the world from…

This booklet discusses action against bullying and gives information and practical ideas for the teacher and the school. The introduction explains why bullying should be a concern and how the booklet is to be used. Other sections deal with what bullying is and with anti-bullying action. Also included are four Action on Policy papers that can be…

Parents often use vocal responses to control their child's behavior; most analyses of vocal controls have only examined the verbal content of those controls. To examine the roles of content and form (pitch, loudness) within vocal controls, 32 parents responded to their child's apparent performance. Parents received information about their child's…

Research has not investigated ways in which grandparents indirectly influence grandchildren through interactions with the parents. This study was conducted to investigate factors affecting mothers' willingness to accept suggestions from their own mothers about disciplining their child. The study also examined whether mothers' disciplinary actions…

Describes a successful inschool suspension program in four suburban Minneapolis schools. (IRT)

Makes a case for the return to teacher guidance in the classroom after the student freedom of the progressive era. Reprint from January 1938 "Elementary School Journal." (JMB)

Children's level of moral intentionality was compared with mothers' self reports on anticipated power-assertive discipline in a case of child misdemeanor. Findings indicate that power-assertive discipline is associated with less advanced moral development in children. (GO)

Differences were explored in the way 55 mothers disciplined 28 gifted children and 27 nongifted children (4-7 years old). Both sets of the mothers and gifted Ss participated in structured interviews, and a measure of child problem behaviors was also obtained. While results did not substantiate the hypothesis that mothers of gifted children would…

The concept outlines included in this study guide were used as the basis for development of examinations for Academic Decathlon programs at the local, state and national levels. The subject areas covered are: Economics; Fine Arts (Visual Art, Music); Language and Literature; Mathematics (General Math, Algebra, Geometry, Calculus); Science; Social…

A teacher of teaching methods reflects on the trauma of his own introduction to teaching young children. (Editor)

The questions that are central to the curriculum field--why certain things should be taught, who should get what knowledge, what rules should govern the teaching of school subjects, and how the components of the curriculum should be interrelated--indicate that curriculum development is not a neutral, technical activity. Curriculum development…