Teachers rated responsibility and expected performance of first and second grade students. Actual classroom interaction was observed; high or low expectation was related to teacher praise or criticism. Other relationships between teacher expectation, perceived personal responsibility, teacher rating of responsibility, and teacher feedback behavior…

Current reports and recommendations on needed improvements in American secondary education, part of a long history of criticisms of the high school and of proposals for its reform, were discussed. (Author/RK)

Advises student newspaper staffs of their First Amendment rights, cautions against potentially dangerous practices, and tells what newspaper staffs can do to protect their rights and avoid legal problems. (GW)

Lead and learn. Children take charge of skills workshops and interest areas in a room specially designed for their needs. (Editor)

Aspects to be considered in planning to teach student rights and responsibilities in the business law course are discussed. Topics that might be included (e.g., the right to public education, freedom of expression, student publications, dress codes, patriotism and religion, search and seizure) are suggested for adding relevance to the course. (TA)

Education students studying Early Childhood Education at the University of Alberta learn about principles underlying open education. Through self-experiencing an alternative way of organizing children's learning experiences, they can develop their own philosophy of education. (Author/RK)

Links thinking to intellectual, moral, and emotional responsibility and invites school administrators, teachers, students, and parents to think about thinking beyond academic tasks in order to eradicate nonthinking "I thought" processes that cause irresponsible acts. (JK)

Offers suggestions for the development of a laboratory assistant program. Includes guidelines and factors to consider in the selection process and in the training program. Discusses the advantages of this type of program for both students and teachers. (ML)

Argues that both the students and the adviser must be responsible for ensuring that humorous or satirical articles in student publications are not libelous. (SRT)

Argues that teachers should lead their students to a broader study of people and their needs. Offers strategies that can be used in social studies classes to help students become aware of crisis situations and how to deal with them. (FL)

According to the Spectrum concept, all teaching is a chain of deliberate acts resulting from a decision-making process that begins before the teaching transaction and continues through evaluation. The Spectrum places all styles of teaching on a continuum according to whether teachers or learners are most responsible for decision making. (PGD)

Steps and considerations in developing an institutional plan for emergency preparedness are discussed, including delineation of internal and external responsibilities, warning systems, a means for activating the plan, a command headquarters, medical facilities, housing and food, internal and external communications, transportation, and testing and…

Presents a teaching style that makes students responsible for their learning experience, puts teachers in the role of helper, and alleviates power struggles in the classroom. (MD)

Spirited teachers and a tough work-study program show that one city's young "incorrigibles" are not as unsalvageable as they had at first seemed. (Editor)

Takes a look at Scotland's first free school. (Editor/RK)