Procedural principles that must be decided before teachers and schools can assume responsibility for moral education are outlined. (JH)

Special issue on sex education in France. (HW)

The first section of this position paper traces the background of the problem of equal opportunity for the culturally, economically, and psychologically disadvantaged (migrant farm laborers, mountain whites, Negroes, Puerto Ricans, American Indians, and Mexican Americans). The second section discusses ways and means of overcoming the problem…

We at Adams have committed ourselves (1) to search for new ways to make the inquiry into our own activities and the evaluation of our programs relevant and consistent with our notions of humanistic and personal education, and (2) to seek a mechanism for using research and evaluation to improve the operation of the school at every level and for…

The brochure is intended to help parents understand and aid their gifted children in home, school, and community. Gifted children are defined in terms of outstanding intellectual or creative ability and rank among the top 30% of the nation's school population. Studies are said to reveal that gifted children do not follow a uniform pattern in…

Briefly discusses the issue on censorship in the schools, citing examples and offering suggestions for what school personnel can do to combat it. (JMB)

A Pulitzer-Prize-winning playwright recollects his early school days, his intense dislike of orthodox schooling, and his development as an author. (JD)

All social institutions must work on the social problems Wynne outlined in another article in this issue; however, the schools had better concentrate on giving young people a good basic education that will assure them of good jobs. (Author/IRT)

Teenagers are the most likely age group to be victims of crime and the least likely to report crimes to the police. Parents, students, and teachers can work together to help prevent crime. (DF)

Discusses the affective, cognitive, and behavioral ramifications of childhood depression. Implications for the school and the counselor are given. (Author/BL)

The authors argue that social educators have a responsibility to select and present social problems in the classroom. They conclude that social educators may use an eclectic approach and that the debate surrounding treatment of social problems in social education should continue. (Author/MT)

A poet's narrative describes the role of educators in turning an enthusiastic kindergarten student into an alienated elementary school student. (RH)

Discusses the problems and challenges facing public education, many of which are caused by the public's failure to admit that they pay for what they want and get what they pay for. (FL)

Author pinpoints what he believes to be a legitimate complaint about today's schools and suggests what the underlying cause is for this shortcoming. (Author/RK)