The contemporary landscape of dread in living and teaching demands a creative and experimental form of investigation that can trace the affective contours of the present and uncover the obscure openings for an oppositional imagination. In a series of interlinked excurses, this essay articulates a poetic probing of the nexus of slow fascism and…

As anyone who has ever defended a thesis or been on a tenure track must know, American institutions of higher education have rigorous and finely calibrated ways of according respect to those who work in them. What they do not have enough of is respect from those beyond their gates. The author argues that the system that created the two-tiered…

Teachers are beginning to collectively voice their complaints about the stresses they face in school. While talking about the problems of low morale and poor school climate won't solve these problems, the public is being alerted that teachers need help, not further criticism. (SJL)

It is important for teachers to understand both their eye care needs and the services offered in the eye care market in order to make intelligent decisions regarding their own needs. (LH)

A teacher describes the four-year bureaucratic maze she went through to rectify a problem with the lack of proper toilet paper dispensers in the women teachers' bathroom of a brand new school. (MD)

Albert Blum discusses the need for "fallowships" for educators. These would allow educators to lie "fallow" for a year and not read, talk, or think about anything in their field. (MD)

Considers the impact of alcohol abuse-related problems among faculty and staff on the quality of teaching and student learning. Argues that institutional leaders have a responsibility to direct attention to identifying the degree to which the alcohol problem exists and what steps should be taken for the benefit of all. (DMM)

Because of the growing influence of teachers' unions in an environment unresponsive to teachers' needs, the teachers of the future could gain importance as problem solvers and professionals. (JW)

This discussion of the conditions under which teachers work focuses on threats of violence, out-of-control classes, and lack of support from administrators. (IRT)

Sixteen suggestions to manage teacher shortages are offered. Also discussed are the meeting of minimum standards, the need for planning and data collection, and the desirability of a comprehensive, humane approach to managing teacher supply and demand. (MT)

Discusses the injustices associated with part-time faculty status. Calls for professionals to recognize and try, ethically, to solve the problems of part-timers. Suggests procedures institutions can adopt to facilitate the integration of part-timers. (PD)

This paper describes the primary relationships between collective negotiations, pursuit of the public interest, and the protection of client interest affected by school labor relations policies. (MM)

The New Jersey Education Association outlines the provisions of the state's 1979-80 tenured teacher evaluation regulations and advises its members on how to protect themselves during the annual evaluation process, especially in the conference with the evaluator. (SJL)

Offers a critical distinction between scholarship and research. Notes how George Vaughan urges community colleges to support and reward scholarship. Comments that excellence in teaching and therefore excellence in learning happen only when faculty and staff are engaged in their fields and supported in their daily work. (SG)

A teacher questions the motivations of teacher unions, which appear to be more interested in image-making, public relations, and politics than in teacher improvement and individual teachers' rights, attitudes, and problems. (CJ)