Presents results of a survey of students and teachers that investigated whether white and black students prefer different characteristics in teachers and whether students' views of good teachers differed from teachers' views of good teachers. (JG)

Describes what a teacher learned when she asked her first-grade students weekly to recall what the teacher said to them. Notes lessons learned from doing this--children's work, behavior, attitudes and lives are all mixed together; children are listening even when they seem inattentive; and every category of response was connected to the teacher's…

Summarizes a study to identify stress experienced by 10 Australian elementary principals in their schools, record duration of stress periods experienced, and ascertain what particular administrative behaviors were associated with stress. The greatest stressors were certain teacher and student behaviors, executive staff performance, policy and…

After 20 years of working with "reluctant" readers of all ages, the author believes a teacher's own literacy is her best resource, best strategy, and only hope. Teachers with wide-ranging reading tastes can honor children's reading preferences while nudging them to try more challenging books. Encouraging a child to read Nancy Drew stories without…

Data from five campuses revealed an explicitly oppositional culture among faculty committed to undergraduate teaching, which questions both the Scholarship of Teaching model and the ethos of competitive achievement. The views echo the longstanding populist tradition within U.S. higher education and represent a potential counterforce to the recent…

Surveyed middle school teachers regarding their classroom food and eating behaviors. Using food (particularly candy) as student incentives was common. Most foods used did not support development of healthy eating habits. Many teachers did not role model healthy eating at school. Prevalent use of vending machines was reported. Correlates of…

Presents an 11-item alternative to the longer 25-item measure of teacher affinity seeking. Indicates that the measure is both reliable and valid for use with appropriate research questions. Presents broad guidelines for use. (SR)

Finds that the association between likelihood-of-use ratings and the perceived politeness of Behavior Alteration Techniques checklist items was significantly smaller in the experimental condition than the control condition; respondents in the experimental condition endorsed fewer polite items and more impolite items than those in the control…

Discusses three general categories where experienced teachers' support would be invaluable for new teachers: practical information, political savior-faire, and professional support. (RS)

Observations of and reflections by two kindergarten teachers revealed how they struggle to teach multiculturally. Supportive in theory, they believe consensus is lacking on the meaning of multicultural education. They acknowledge the need to respond to children's different needs and respect their cultural backgrounds. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)

Examines the relation between teacher attributions of student school failure and teacher behavior toward the failing student. Results found that teachers tend to behave in ways that indicate more pity and less anger when they attribute a student's low achievement to her or his low abilities, whereas they express more anger when attributing low…

Outlines various ways of looking at and thinking about curriculum in order to help classroom teachers reflect on and place themselves within a particular paradigm. Suggests that through reflection teachers can better understand and position them within a particular discourse, thereby empowering themselves and ultimately improving their teaching.…

Argues that a humanist discourse prevalent in teacher relations with students, colleagues, and advisor/inspectors has been challenged by a "performativity" discourse that, among other things, distances teachers from students and creates a dependency culture in opposition to previous mutual and intimate relations. Concludes that the…

Discusses the importance of speaking and listening in science lessons as well as offering suggestions on how to tackle spelling and vocabulary. (MM)

Discusses the importance of a teacher understanding things from the children's point of view. Gives examples from 32 years of teaching. Argues that seeking to understand and acknowledge oneself is the best way to understand the child. (JOW)