Describes a study which sought to determine whether writing apprehension, and behaviors associated with it, served as determinants of teacher judgments and which identified some expectations, perceptions and evaluations held by teachers of students who vary in apprehension. (DD)

Discusses how teachers' choice of words in speaking to children affects the children's responses and feelings. (CM)

Reinterpretation of much of the teacher expectancy research indicates the existence of competing linkages (current student achievement influences teacher behavior and teacher expectancy) rather than expectancy linkages (teacher expectancy influences student achievement). (Author/RC)

This response enlarges upon several of the theoretical bases of Thomas F. Green's paper, "Teacher Competence as Practical Rationality," especially those he traces back to Aristotle, and develops some of their implications. (MM)

The intention here was to promote the clinical approach to staff development. Attempts to come up with a number or particular personal outcomes which seem to represent a consensus of workshop participants' feelings. (Author/RK)

Dogmatism and pupil control behavior are related but the relation is not direct. Dogmatism operates through ideology to structure behavior. (Author/IRT)

A representational view of language assumes that words represent thought. Also necessary is a presentational approach, in which language users are seen as participants in wider social systems and words are statements of connection. An integrated approach uses both views to understand teachers and teaching in the social context. (SK)

Notes the similarities in dealing with puppies and toddlers in terms of teaching correct behavior; age, temperament, and personality; and reasons behind misbehavior. Explores developing a plan for teaching social behavior, establishing a teaching style, and setting standards. Notes that parents and teachers need to look at their personal teaching…

Explores the exemplar and nexus arguments structuring the debate on acceptable teacher conduct outside the classroom. The exemplar argument holds teachers to a mandatory role model standard. The nexus argument views teachers' private acts as protected unless job performance is affected. While nexus (via court litigation) has protected teachers'…

Presents four questions from teachers regarding "classroom dilemmas" (such as seating assignments, requests for bathroom visits, and parent/teacher communication) with the responses by "Ms. Affirmation," a middle-school guidance counselor who collaborates with teachers to assist them in working with students. (SR)

Notes that to work at the cutting edge of children's reading development, primary-grade teachers need to consider some important questions about materials and curriculum. Discusses why word-recognition prompts are important, describes research on word-recognition prompts, and discusses teachers' materials and word-recognition prompts. Considers…

Explores the nature of first-grade students' oral narratives and the connections between teachers' instructional practices and students' narratives. Presents six case studies that describe students' school achievement, their oral narratives, and teachers' practices. Finds certain classroom practices, which either support or narrow opportunities…

Notes that literacy engagement (proportion of time spent reading and writing) was much higher in two of the classes compared to five others. Finds that the teachers in the two classes with high engagement did much more than the other teachers to motivate literate behaviors; they also did little that potentially could undermine literacy engagement…

Focuses on teacher dismissal for either indictment or conviction under state criminal statutes for crimes such as possession of a controlled substance, theft, embezzlement, public intoxication, and bribery. (MLF)

The Adult Classroom Environment Scale measures seven dimensions of teacher behaviors or style: involvement, affiliation, teacher support, task orientation, personal goal attainment, organization and clarity, and student influence. Comparison of profiles of students' actual and ideal environments showed that students most wanted involvement,…