This paper argues for good higher education in which academics and students take responsibility for their scholarly activities. This ought to be the goal for higher education, not the fulfilment of quality criteria that may fail to capture the essences of an educated person. This proposal is offered, in part, as a response to the UK government's…

School facility improvements typically are addressed by school administrators, school boards, parent and community supporters, and outside partners. But one resource within the schools often is overlooked for achieving even better, greener facilities--students. Students' sense of environmental responsibility, paired with their creativity and fresh…

Bullies like an audience, and bullying is often a public interaction in which there are perceived winners and losers. While some victims are targeted because of a perceived vulnerability or difference, it is also the case that anyone can become a victim of bullying. As such, students intuitively weigh their own chances of becoming victims and…

Recently, the author reread "A Nation at Risk", the landmark report that started the education reform movement, and was surprised at what he found. After 10 years, some of the words and ideas were still familiar, but he was not prepared for an exposition of what everyone would now call "systemic reform": figuring out what everyone wants students…

An attempt is made to understand the appropriate relationship among students, their parents, and their colleges, keeping in mind the changing legal landscape. It is suggested that parents must manage their legitimate concerns and expectations so as to respect the boundaries separating them from their children's independent college experiences and…

Achievement-based unit grading in secondary physical education is not commonly practiced due to resistance to grading students based on learning, performance, or achievement. Traditional grading practices based on managerial factors, such as attendance and good behavior, and on "pseudo-accountability" do little to make students accountable for…

Judicious Discipline is a discipline model based on a synthesis of professional ethics, good educational practice, and students' constitutional rights. This paper provides an overview of Judicious Discipline in the schools. Many educators who have familiarized themselves with the concepts of Judicious Discipline begin with a discussion of students…

Article explained some of the advantages of developing a school garden and how it can tie into the curriculum. (Author/RK)

Attacks the precept that students should choose and direct their own learning activities according to what interests them. Indicates that the notion of personal responsibility in learning is vitally important, but is misunderstood by advocates of "open" education. (GS)

Teachers have a responsibility to their students in providing them with the understanding that mankind sometimes has an objective hold on his world and sometimes has a subjective view of his world, thus preparing students for the real world. (RK)

Data from three separate experiments were employed. College undergraduates were taught laws of logarithms by means of the same lesson material, and received the same twenty-item posttest after they were instructed under one of three learner control conditions. In the complete learner control condition, students chose both the sequence and number…

This paper presents a history of course and teacher evaluation procedures and proposes methods to make such evaluations effective. It is stated that some teacher rating procedures ignore the student's responsibility to learn. Reference is made to the "Joint Statement on Rights and Freedom of Students," which while upholding the right of a…

In this speech, the author describes how one school developed discipline guidelines with the cooperation of staff, parents, and students. Due process procedures, types of discipline, and an alternative out-of-school program for adjustment students (those who have experienced chronic or serious disciplinary problems in the school) are described.…

A program based on the business world's system of contracting between employer and employee, in effect, the production of a particular product for a specific wage as stated in a written contract, was utilized in a six week independent study assignment. Students had the opportunity to choose the subject and received credit for it. (Author/RK)

Guidelines and suggestions are offered for successful school assemblies. The school assembly should be a positive event; an occasion for developing unity, group loyalty, and desirable audience habits. (Author/MLF)