This anthology collects essays by current and former lecturers at the Warren Wilson College (North Carolina) MFA Program for Writers. Some of the poets whose essays are included are: Joan Aleshire, Marianne Boruch, Carl Dennis, Stephen Dobyns, Reginald Gibbons, Louise Gluck, Allen Grossman, Robert Hass, Tony Hoagland, Heather McHugh, Gregory Orr,…

An instructor, released on sabbatical from September 1991 through July 1992, embarked on a journey, not as a tourist but rather as a traveller seeking the enlightenment of exotic places. After reading travel literature and devising a plan, with computer in tow, the journey began. A correlation between Thoreau's assertion that he had…

Late adolescent girls who would more likely defect from psychotherapy early had a self-rated history of greater self-disclosure than did girls who would more likely continue. This difference was especially clear with male targets. The second experimental study revealed a similar finding; terminators are higher self-disclosers to males whereas…

Presents a rationale for teaching creative dramatics and suggests that it can be an important avenue for self-exploration and discovery since it involves the self physically and emotionally, as well as verbally and cognitively. (RB)

Author, a member of the California State Legislature from the 24th Assembly District, discussed the necessity for making the educational environment more human and for developing the individual. (Editor/RK)

Examines the hypothesis that second language learning at the elementary school level results in an increased development of the potential creativity of children. (RL)

Social haptics involves the healing power of art: efforts of the individual by haptic" means to uplift the socially disadvantaged. (Author/MB)

Discusses the teaching of imagery as vocabulary enrichment to provide a basis for furthering creative thinking and literary appreciation in upper elementary and junior high school students. (Author/GB)

Describes a project involving nondirective play therapy conducted in two elementary schools in Kern County, California. (CB)

Author recalls her joy when her childhood painting illustrating "The Congo" drew Vachel Lindsay's praise. (SW)

Maintains that teachers need to be aware of the extent to which the child is dominated . . . by the learning situation . . ."; a paper presented at annual conference of National Association for the Teaching of English (7th, University of Exeter, England, April 10-13, 1970). (Author/RD)

This article is based on an address at the Department of Elementary School Principals (NEA) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The personal student journal is a little-used technique that holds special promise for instructors working in diverse educational settings. Journals can be used as an instructional tool for students, as a means for nurturing self-directed learning, and as a bridge to personal growth. (PP)

Dance for preschool children can be a vehicle for self-expression and for learning, but teachers must present material in the form of play. Ideas for teaching dance to three- to five-year-old children, such as the proper way to jump and skip, are presented, along with a sample lesson. (PP)