Teacher expectations are the key factor in the design of a therapeutic learning environment which will increase student retention, improve levels of learning, and result in better student motivation. Five specific suggestions are made by which teachers can demonstrate positive expectations for students.

Discusses the way Piaget's theories operate in the classroom. (ED)

What do you do with 100 or more children who would rather be in a warm art room than outside on the cold playground for 45 minutes at noon? The solution, games: to arouse interest, to teach basic art principles, and to reinforce art concepts. (Author/RK)

Examines how young children learn and develop and some generalizations about teaching them in order to relate these factors toward planning music experiences. (Author/RK)

A study of sixty third-grade students at Henry Barnard School, Providence, Rhode Island, concluded that an elementary industrial arts program contributes to the career awareness of such students but that mental ability has a greater influence than instructional strategy. (MF)

Author remembers some of his first classroom and playground experiences at his new infant school. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the development and application of a model of cooperation-competition in an undergraduate college class as well as its theoretical framework and programmatic implications. (Author/RK)

Calculators are a big help in extending classroom activities and this article took a look at how the students of tomorrow might use them. (RK)

Fifth- and sixth-graders previously exposed to cooperative lesson structures more frequently chose to continue working in that manner when offered the option of individual effort in simulation game situations than did pupils who had not previously worked cooperatively. (MJB)

Through careful planning, a little imagination, and utilization of all the resources available in the area, a one-day outdoor education day can provide meaningful, direct, first-hand learning experiences that can serve as a springboard for interesting, relevant, long-term study both in the classroom and in the outdoors. (Author/NQ)

Kids learn food facts to keep fit in fun-filled ways. (Editor)

The value of a school garden as a learning laboratory is discussed and guidelines for developing a successful planting program were explained. (Author/RK)

The theme of this paper is the arts' responsiveness to the need for accountability to ourselves, to higher education, and to the outside world in new and more visible ways. (Author/RK)