In this article, Natalie Schmitt recalls her teaching experiences with morning exercise programs, beginning with her first teaching job as assistant Morning Exercise teacher at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago. In the Morning Exercises, students were encouraged to employ all means of expression: speaking, drawing, dancing, singing, acting.…

Describes a study developed to explore how the extraversion-introversion personality variable may act as a moderator variable in the dyadic self-disclosing situation. (Author/EJT)

Three important points for home economics teachers to consider in improving their communication skills are that: (1) acceptance of one's self and others is necessary for communicating, (2) communication is a two-way process, and (3) communication can be nonverbal as well as verbal. (Author/EA)

Expressing the imagination dramatically is a step toward refining and shaping thought and behavior. Imagination is a part of the complex interaction of thought and action and has a place in the knowledge base. Drama is a direct expression of the imagination in action. In drama, the thought--the imaginings--are expressed in action and that action…

The document contains nine presentations and five miniworkshop papers from a teacher institute on expressive arts for exceptional children in the mainstream. The following titles and authors are represented: "The Educator and Mainstreaming--A State of Mind and a Set of Skills" (G. Bailey); "The Arts in the Mainstream" (G. Barlow); "The Emergence…

Providing directions and illustrations for making a number of different kinds of puppets, this teaching guide points out possible uses of puppets for engaging children, both handicapped and nonhandicapped, in creative processes in which they can feel a sense of accomplishment. Directions and materials are outlined for making paper bag, stick,…

When people talk about themselves, psychologists have noted that their verbal reports can be categorized as simple factual communications about the self, i.e., self-disclosure, or as ways to instruct others about how one is to be regarded, i.e., self-presentation. Responses to items on objective self-report measures of personality similarly can be…

THE USE OF DATA SHEETS IS ENCOURAGED IN THE UNITS ON CLASSIFICATION. EACH STUDENT IS INSTRUCTED TO CLASSIFY TYPES OF LEAVES ACCORDING TO THEIR SIMILARITIES AND DISSIMILARITIES, AND THEN TO EXCHANGE LEAVES WITH ANOTHER STUDENT IN ORDER TO NOTICE IF INFORMATION ON A NEW SET OF LEAVES WOULD FIT ON THE SAME DATA SHEET. PLANTS ARE NEXT TO BE CLASSIFIED…

An account of an "intensive writing" experiment to stimulate and teach secondary students to write freely and creatively is given in this book. The experimental teaching method which stresses emotion, brevity, simplicity, and honesty is described, as well as the stimulus used for each writing lesson, the results obtained, and the children's…

The paucity of meaningful academic experiences for potentially or highly creative individuals prompted researchers and performing artists to meet and discuss the implications for creative opportunities in higher education. A truly creative person is thought to be independent, innovative, flexible, with a highly developed sense of the theoretical…

These three papers discuss communication systems that are designed for individual use. The first paper describes the problems and issues of citizens-band radio broadcasting in the United States. The second paper relates increased telephone use to advancements in telecommunication technology, emphasizing that these advancements allow individuals…