Author concludes that paraprofessionals can be effective in teaching children, and that a participatory educational approach from the bottom up may be much more meaningful than the hierarchical downward oriented bureaucracy. (Author/MB)

As many as one-third of our children, who are sometimes labeled nonretarded exceptionals," are being shunted off to special classrooms or if in a regular classroom are neglected and even ignored by the teacher. (Editor)

Students who videotaped oral assignments to be played back for class had better class attendance, became more favorable toward the use of videotape in the classroom, and evaluated the instructor and course more favorably than those doing the assignments live" for the class. (Editor)

Classroom observation during an adult education course revealed that teachers behaved differently towards students they had been told were potential high-achievers--and that those students did perform well, even though the information given the teachers was false. (PD)