Open campus can be successfully implemented, says a principal who has lived with it for five years. He even claims that it can make students more responsible. (Editor)

Describes seven roles children should be guided toward assuming'' in an individualized program. (Author)

Purpose of this article is to suggest that a gradualist, as opposed to an all-at-once,'' approach to introducing open education might better enable teachers to contend with unexpected events and might better enable children to develop sufficient planning and decision-making abilities to take part in an open classroom. (Author)

Defining the motivated learner as responsible, curious, and inquiring, the authors describe teaching techniques for developing student responsibility through norm setting, provoking curiosity through the use of paradox, and encouraging inquiry by helping students to frame personally meaningful questions about subject content. (Author/SJL)

A teacher describes an incident which changed a child's attitude about himself and his classmates' attitude about him. Allowing a student to assume some authority and responsibility in the classroom turned him into a contributing member of the class. (JMF)

A process designed to promote understanding of student motivation and to help in dealing effectively with misbehavior is outlined. (Author)

Describes a student publications department business system in which students take responsibility for selling advertisements for the newspaper and yearbook, make sure that layouts are satisfactory to customers, keep all records of accounting and billing procedures, and maintain budget supervision of student publications activities. (TJ)

Junior high school journalists must be trusted to determine and implement responsible policy concerning the operation of their newspaper. (Author)

Responses from 306 business students displayed very positive perceptions of teamwork. Both genders believe that teamwork in the classroom is an important part of their education. Both genders want the instructor to provide direction, but more females want students to chose their own team members. (Author/JOW)

Explores student interaction with the educational system and shows why large numbers of students have incentives to undercut the intent of educational reforms. Describes the kind of educational structures and policies that create pathways to competent adulthood and have a chance of bringing about the reformers' goal of educational excellence. (SLD)

Academic dishonesty is on the rise. This article examines how we can teach students to honor the truth. Queens College is provided as an example of a school that takes a step beyond simple punishment by asking students to reflect on what they have done. (Contains 11 references.) (GCP)

In their search for alternatives to standardized assessment, a consortium of Pittsburgh administrators, teachers, and researchers discovered the value of portfolios gathered by artists, musicians, and writers. Now their students gather portfolios consisting of biographies of works, a range of works, and their own reflections. Includes five…

Values education is essential for teaching children personal responsibility and ethical decision making. Teachers can be trained on a schoolwide basis to teach core values, along with accompanying skills and behavior. Jefferson Center has identified language and thinking patterns that must be changed to help students learn behavior appropriate to…

Relates one teacher's solution to the late paper dilemma that strikes a balance between showing compassion and teaching students the meaning of responsibility. Four late paper coupons were issued to each student at the beginning of the year, allowing them to turn in assignments late while deterring habitual tardiness. (MDM)