This paper examines the problems parents and teachers face when dealing with a hyperactive child. Presented to the St. Amant Elementary Parent Teacher Organization, Louisiana, April 1976. (HMV)

Described are five fallacies commonly occurring in programs designed to implement individualized instruction into a curriculum; these fallacies can cause controversy and discontent. Alternatives for implementing individualized programs are also discussed. (SL)

In this 10th anniversary edition of an Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) best seller, the author reflects on his revolutionary ideas in the context of today's emphasis on school accountability and high-stakes testing. The author relates how his innovative approach--where teachers learn to work with students, rather than…

On October 7-8, 1996, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund joined with the World Bank to host a gathering of foundation executives, leaders of major humanitarian and environmental nongovernmental organizations, and officers of large multilateral institutions. The meeting was entitled "Building a Constituency for Global Interdependence," and its…

To help students increase their knowledge and understanding of the plight of the migrant, suggested teaching strategies and materials for considering migrants in the social studies are provided. (SM)

School administrators are advised to get legal authorization now for as much maneuvering room as can be worked out with vendors of heating fuels and gasoline for school buses. Safeguards for saving gasoline and anti-freeze are outlined. (Author/MF)

Considered the role of schools and what is expected of them by society. (RK)

Discusses: (1) the existing broadcast arrangements for major college football, (2) the historical forces that have culminated in the current pattern of major college football programming, and (3) the economic implications of the broadcasting of those games. Then explores the potential impact of cable television (CATV) on major college football…

Today, the complexity of the problems impinging on the high schools dictates that a multiplicity of groups, factors, and institutions be involved in the solutions. In short, life truly is not as simple as it used to be! (Author)

Teachers are advised to attempt to understand all the things that could be going on behind that blank face at the back of the room--to learn from what the street people say and what they do not say. (JB)

Children of ages 8-14 at the borderline of mental retardation (IQ of 60-85) who present serious behavior problems have been variously described as impulsive, lacking facility with concepts of time, overinvolved in fantasy, depressed, and hyperactive. This study sought to test the appropriateness of such descriptive terms. (Author)

Educators are aware that personal problems of a faculty member can interfere with effective performance. The purpose of presenting this particular type of case is to enable the reader to understand how a distinction can be made between commitment to counseling a faculty member about personal problems and acting as a consultant to a particular…

After observing the operation of a resource program involving part-time consultants, the authors offer a number of advantages to this method. They also suggest ways to make such an arrangement most effective. (BY)

Report on how one organization successfully overcame the back-home application problem. (Editor)