Discusses the practice of assigning questions from different publications each week as part of regular homework in a two-quarter instrumental analysis course. Concludes that students not only acquire factual knowledge but also experience the utilization of literature sources from this training. (CC)

This article, a roundtable discussion between practicing educators, is reprinted from La Escuela en Accion,'' Feb 1972, v5, p 16-19. (Editor)

Explains three exercises which emphasize the individual in a communication situation. (SW)

Article Lists ten principles for effective teaching of teacher education. (IR)

Maintains that traditional summer reading assignments discourage students' pleasurable responses to reading; based on a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1969). (RD)

This feature blends children's literature with in-class cooking ideas to add spice to reading programs at various times of the year. A seasonal list of reading books appropriate for elementary school-age children is coordinated with recipes for dishes that complement the stories. (PP)

Offers a writing assignment in which students analyze the operations of a failing small business and make written recommendations on improving prospects. (AEA)

Describes and illustrates a writing assignment in which students assume the role and the voice of someone they perceive as different from themselves, requiring attention to appropriate--not necessarily "correct"--language styles. (RL)