The crucial question of who should become English teachers may be answered by defining what high school and college English teachers should focus on in the classroom. As teachers of communication, English teachers should aid their students in understanding and appreciating the ideas of the past and in forming and articulating concepts for the…

The freshmen composition program should be a viable construct which will satisfy both the felt and the long-range needs of students, meet the demands of society, and fulfill the ideals of a democracy. These aims cannot be met by an attachment by English teachers to a particular view of language or to a particular teaching concept. The person who…

This report summarizes findings of a nationwide survey designed to assess public opinion regarding nonpublic school education. In February 1969, interviews with 1,505 adults were conducted by Gallup International in a variety of communities throughout the nation. Responses revealed the public's level of information concerning nonpublic schools;…

The history of education in America reflects the dominant institutions in American society. The educational system has been dominated by institutions which education traditionally has existed to serve. Therefore, the influences of religion, the family, business, and the State have been and will continue to be evident in the classroom. (LLR)

Centering on a historical review and analysis of adult Christian education in small groups, this study was designed to identify certain conditions surrounding the formation and operation of selected small groups, to discover their distinctive educational features, and to suggest guidelines for effective use of the small group approach. The role of…

To point out some inadequacies in the usual ways of studying and teaching literature, to emphasize that books exist primarily to be read by individual human beings, and to explore some of the questions which arise when it is seriously acknowledged that books require individual readers and readings, the author of this volume demonstrates that…

Schools have a major contribution to make in the area of mental health and have a responsibility to develop programs of a positive nature which will provide favorable grounds for the emergence of mentally healthy individuals. Schools cannot prevent all emotional disorders, neither can they correct all those which come to them. Public opinion and…

The author discusses the current role of the university and its relationship to the whole of society in a global context. To the student personnel worker a particular problem is posed; how to encourage cultural contact, particularly with foreign and minority students while at the same time encouraging the conformity necessary for effective…

Development of the creative, emotive, critical, and aesthetic skills can offer a way of looking at human experience--a philosophy of Henri Bergson--different from that offered by science and logic. The development of such skills is the goal of the humanities program, and a survey of over 500 exemplary programs indicated a number of characteristics…

Humanities can be simplistically defined as a program, as a set of related or unrelated activities, or as human and humane interaction. The following assumptions are important in establishing humanities programs in the elementary school: programs must be reality oriented; there should be an emphasis on direct participation for the student;…

The English methods teacher's responsibility is not to advocate any one approach to teaching, but to encourage each student teacher to examine various instructional methods in terms of his or her particular viewpoint. Because of broader experience, the methods teacher can acquaint prospective teachers with conditions and situations which happen in…

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Included in this issue are a comment on education, a poem in French, a discussion of students' tools for a learning career, and many photographs of activities at Project Brave. (SK)

Linguistics ought to do something besides train new linguists; there is a good deal about language that has philosophical and social import and should be a part of general education. In developing curricula for linguistics courses, four major distinctions have special relevance: (1) a philosophical vs a professional introduction to linguistics;…

This paper on logical reasoning in science education was written from a philosophical, rather than a psychological, orientation within an overall curricular framework. Six areas are treated within this curricular framework: philosophical consideration, logical structure in a field of enquiry, materials development and evaluation, epistemological…

The papers in this booklet both share a growing concern that every aspect of reading instruction should make sense to the learner and focus attention on the way in which children comprehend what is required of them. The papers include "Effective Teachers of Reading Know Language and Children"; "ERIC/RCS Report: Jean's Influence on Dick and Jane,"…