Behavior disorders from genetic, biochemical, neurological, or environmental causes are ultimately the responsibility of the parents. However, teachers, principals, and superintendents are in a position to begin resolution of the problems related to behavior. (JMF)

The inevitability of death as a natural phenomenon suggests that schools have a moral responsibility to help children accept the fact of life's end and to acquire a more intense appreciation of the value and wonder of being alive. (Author/MLF)

Cary Potter was President of the National Association of Independent Schools from 1964-1978. As he leaves NAIS he gives his views on education, on independence, on the independent school, on public responsibility, on choice in a free society, on educational change, and on the need for collective action by independent schools. (Author/RK)

Describes how Minneapolis schools deal with the energy crisis. Provides suggestions for educating children about how to combat the problem. (Author/RK)

Reviews the 1980 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines defining sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination. Advises 11 steps, including creating clear-cut policies and guidelines to help school officials deal with the problem. Insets offer policy "pointers" and several recommendations for staff members desiring to counter…

Middle school educators can design a learning environment for early adolescents based on Erik Erikson's social development theories, which divide human life into eight psychological stages. The identity versus role confusion stage characterizing adolescence will significantly determine the developing person's future. Schools can help learners…

Although schools are centrally involved in students' lives, they have been slow to report child abuse and neglect. This study examined reporting practices of 103 certified staff at a small, rural K-12 school district in Kansas. Elementary teachers reported more abuse than secondary teachers; most teachers had difficulty recognizing psychological…

The article presents information on psychotrophic drugs used with behaviorally disordered students (stimulants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and lithium), including desired effects and side effects. Guidelines for teachers and other school personnel who work with students on medication are also provided. (Author/JW)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association endorses rules requiring coaches to report all athletics-related income to their institutions, prohibiting institution name or logotype use for personal gain without permission, requiring institutions to control collection and distribution of manufacturer contract income, and prohibiting personal gain…

This report to identifies techniques for designing and maintaining effective multi-institutional collaborative projects that also encourage the success of each individual institution. To discover these techniques, 17 people from colleges and universities, center, foundations, consulting organizations, and higher education programs that had been…

The article is concerned with kindergarten as the formative, initial taste of school in a child's life. A concern of the teacher should then be health habits and study and the child's mental health. (JA)

The approach to venereal disease education in most schools varies little from that of 20 years ago; examples of programs in four school districts are given. (Author)

The author describes the most serious problem of drug abuse in the nation's schools. He attempts to describe the role of the school and its responsibility as a preventive agent or deterrent to youthful drug abuse. (Author)