There has been a tension between the traditional deficit and disease models of child psychiatry and the strength-based Re-ED (Reeducation of Emotional Disturbed Children) model. This child psychiatrist shares his struggle to blend these perspectives. (Author)

Nearly ten years ago, the key ingredients of an effective Re-ED (Reeducation of Emotional Disturbed Children) classroom were outlined in "A Model Re-ED Classroom for Troubled Students." This article draws on recent research and best practices to update that statement of the principles of effective re-education. (Contains 13 references.) (Author)

Explored black adolescent girls' perceptions of self-reported delinquent behaviors. Interviews with 11 black girls from alternative schools for delinquents indicated that all respondents used aggressive behaviors to protect themselves from perceived threats. "Hold off" strategies were used to avoid physical and/or verbal conflicts, and "face down"…

Describes Buena Park School District's (Orange County, California) implementation of an alternative intervention program (Gaining on Academic Learning) to retain and promote at-risk elementary students. Includes description of organizational structure, assessment-driven instruction, student support systems, and program effectiveness. (PKP)

The principal of a Louisville, Kentucky, alternative high school uses a "come when you can" schedule, a promise of success, and a high school diploma rather than a General Education Development certificate to entice would-be dropouts and pushouts to finish their education. Highly individualized and computer-assisted programs make the…

Brief descriptions of what four school systems are doing to keep students in school or get them back once they have dropped out. The systems are located in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Washoe County, Nevada; Renton, Washington; and Central York School District, Pennsylvania. (MLF)

The Harvard Project Zero research group has been examining the curriculum content issue through the lens of the multiple intelligences (MI) theory, which emphasizes humans' highly varied capacities. This article describes the MI theory, some related research projects, and the theory's implications for elementary and secondary education. Includes…

Deborah Meier has founded three elementary schools, begun a secondary school, and influenced numerous other schools to create environments enabling kids to become powerful by learning to use their minds well. Her students have honed a set of skills allowing them to negotiate the system and seek out helpful adults. (MLH)

An elementary school teacher in a K-8 Minneapolis public alternative school describes the benefits of choice for her own children and for those in her multiage classroom. Her school's whole-child approach allows students to structure their learning time and teachers to choose the most nurturing learning strategies to suit each child's needs. (MLH)

This article outlines the guidelines which the National PTA (NPTA) has proposed on the issue of parental choice. The crucial question for NPTA is the effect that any parental choice plan will have on all children, not just individual children. Also briefly outlined are alternative education programs under consideration. (IAH)

Provides a rationale for computer-mediated conferencing in higher education and a model for using "Participate" software. Considers limitations affecting facilitators and future issues in the use of conferencing. (SK)

Traditional supervised agricultural experience remains valid, but nontraditional or alternative approaches can also work if they meet selection guidelines and match community resources to student interests and skills. (SK)

Educators cannot withstand the inevitable advance of alternative education and privatization efforts. Luckily, no one alternative will become the ultimate solution. Visionary educators can respond by adapting to new management and governance concepts, expecting increased accountability, creating teams, maintaining a customer orientation, planning…

School administrators are advised to welcome charter schools. Superintendents should incorporate charter schools into their overall strategy, be boosters, provide visibility and recognition, neutralize hostile allies, make central office staff available, establish contact persons, and expedite financial matters. If academic achievement fails to…

Northern Kentucky University uses Ole, online learning educational system, which provides an interactive learning environment. Pilot participants received better grades and evaluated instructors more favorably than controls. An average of 30 percent savings per student over five years is expected. (SK)