The Senior Seminar/Freshman Colloquium at the University of Notre Dame, Fall, 1970, illustrated that teaching and learning are correlative and inseparable activities. Seniors and Freshmen learned from one another as nonspecialists by every standard of what constitutes intelligent, humane, liberal learning. (Author)

Home management students aid couple with cerebral palsy in solving home management problems with a systems approach. (AG)

Article discusses means and methods of teaching blind adults and enriching their learning experiences. (PD)

Common themes emerge from the writings of John Dewey and George Herbert Mead on four educational topics discussed here: (1) play; (2) science teaching; (3) history teaching; and (4) industrial education. Both men deplored the fragmentation of education and believed moral insight could be furthered through social understanding, science, and…

According to Alfred North Whitehead, education precedes through three stages as it develops students' minds: (1) romantic; (2) precision; and (3) generalization. These stages are related to Whitehead's ideas about prehension and symbolic reference. Educational practices should strike a balance between the stages to encourage learning. (PP)

Constance McCullogh, a former president of the International Reading Association who was rendered illiterate by a brain hemorrhage, describes difficulties she faced in learning to read again, and compares her problems to those faced by beginning readers. Advice to reading teachers is included. (PP)

John Dewey's doctrine that education is a process of continuing growth is analyzed and critiqued. Dewey's principles of interaction and continuity and his commitment to scientific problem-solving and democratic values are discussed. Inconsistencies in Dewey's thought are pointed out. (PP)

Biology teachers can take advantage of educational experiences while vacationing during the summer. These experiences include activities at Colorado's Keystone Environmental Center, in the Caribbean, and at National Audubon Society summer camps. (JN)

Describes a model which recognizes active and passive roles of teachers and learners as a means of identifying five basic methods of teaching. (CHC)

Provides insights into findings from the author's distance-learning courses at the University of South Florida, Lakeland Campus. Discusses sites and studio synergism; planning and preparation of materials; interactive instruction; preventing production problems; and promoting positive learning experiences. (AEF)

A former student from the Arthur Morgan School, a residential school in rural North Carolina, reminiscences about an adventure that he instigated while attending junior high. Years later, a teacher who witnessed the incident shared his pleasure on finding that students were not being mischievous as expected, but instead, finishing work that should…

In learning communities, the learning experience is a shared process as teachers and students work together through negotiation toward a common goal. This article identifies critical features of learning communities and presents highlights from community building experiences in a Hawaii kindergarten classroom. Shares insights gleaned from the…