Discussion based on Wilson on the justification of punishment,'' by M. Fisher and G. Wall, Journal of Moral Education, v1 n3; and The justification of punishment,'' by J. Wilson, British Journal of Educational Studies, v19 pt2. (CB)

A discussion of how some good teachers'' actually promote student passivity instead of a desire to learn. (AK)

An assistant principal's humorous philosophy of cowardice". (SP)

Teachers' responses to question: "What could your school district do for you to convince you to adopt a new, more difficult, but presumably more effective teaching procedure?" included reduction in class size, more money, clerical help, and released time. (RT)

A review of Creative Learning and Teaching (Dodd, Mead, 1970) by E. Paul Torrence and R. E. Myers. (DS)

Mental rehearsal, which involves the interrelated processes of visual and verbal rehearsal, is advocated as a form of self-directed staff development. The formats utilized by teachers include physical relaxation, positive thinking, mental and physical readiness, verbal cue practice, nonverbal cue practice, content practice, methodology practice,…

From the negative remarks heard in many teachers' lounges, one might conclude that all teachers hate students, parents, and administrators. But these are usually only surface messages, the real purpose of such conversation being to let teachers entertain each other, blow off steam, think through difficulties, or ask for help. (SJL)