Schools should be proactive rather than reactive to issues of technology safety, and this requires careful planning and policy implementation. In this article, the authors provide information and recommendations that will help middle grades educators, students, and parents to safely and successfully manage the many technologies they encounter and…

This public lecture, delivered in Nyack, New York in October 2002, concerns parents role in middle school education reform. The lecture identifies perceived and actual problems in middle school education related to student achievement and teacher preparation. The lecture maintains that although the facts are certainly of concern, most parents have…

To meet the developmental needs of young adolescents, schools should provide opportunities for diversity, self-exploration, participation in decision making, positive social interactions, physical activity, and success and achievement; they must also provide structure and clear limits. (JD)

This booklet addresses current research on the needs of gifted students and the relationship of these needs to the philosophy and intent of some of the major trends in educational reform and restructuring. Eight major reform trends are examined in terms of definitions, philosophy, key elements of the literature, examples of practical applications,…