Standing on the shoulders of the experience of the recent past, the science which our children experience reflect a montage of curriculum reform, teacher renewal and school commitment. These three factors, not always distinct, and the challenge of clearly discerning them is essential in describing where our experience has led. (Author/RK)

Schools in five counties in southeastern Pennsylvania take their environmental problems seriously, as at least one planning board will attest. (Editor)

Article discussed the case histories of two teaching teams combined of husband and wife. Their positive influence on the student body was the focus of the discussion. (RK)

Each child is unique and individual differences should be recognized and met, but to put individual diagnosis and prescription into a realistic perspective, some generally descriptive ground rules are necessary. Four models describing four distinctily different types of behavior applying to children in normal as well as exceptional learning…

Article discussed the advantages of teaching sex education, both for the parents and for their children. (RK)

The author looks at a major aim of education, for which there are no standardized achievement tests. She proposes a model for teachers to work on. (Editor)

These authors see teacher evaluation as a cooperative process, one that evaluates competency from both internal and external frames of reference. Meeting initial resistance, determining who evaluates, and outlining necessary conditions are all part of this article. (Editor)

Elementary school students (N=297) in traditional classrooms where teachers indicated favorable attitudes toward openness and in traditional classrooms where teachers indicated unfavorable attitudes toward openness were compared with each other and with students in an open concept school on measures of self-esteem and curiosity. (JC)

Children find great joy during this season playing with new toys. And more and more often parents consult with teachers about toy buying. Here's a guide to help you answer questions. (Editor)

Examines the extent that educational institutions are proper instruments of "socialization" and whether they should encourage belief in the existence of absolute moral values. Attempts to show that even those educational theorists who have realized that education is civilization have failed to apply this insight in dealing with these two central…

Little real consensus exists among voice teachers on methodologies to achieve good vocal technique. Nevertheless, voice teachers can profit from sharing their ideas. In this first of a three part series, eight prominent voice teachers offer their views on a wide range of technical questions. (Author/RK)

Spelling is fun when the kids take a personal interest in what they learn. (Editor)

The field of Student Personnel is currently undergoing a major organizational transition as attempts are made to change the purpose statement to read "student development" rather than "student services." This article addresses the question of whether the shift to student development is a random or an explainable phenomenon. (Author)

Contends that communication education has a unique chance to prepare students for the "epistemological crises of our age" and uses William Perry's scheme of relativism in student development to assess three approaches to communication pedagogy. (MH)

Teacher comments on student compositions should encourage students to associate themselves with their writing and to grow in their writing. (DD)