Discusses early entrance to kindergarten on the basis of whether a child's success in school can be reasonably predicted. Provides an early entrance procedure. (FL)

Presents a description of a 15-day European tour accompanied by a diverse group of colleagues and led by a geography professor with expertise in the culture, language, and sites of Germany, as well as its surrounding areas. Shares the author's thoughts and experiences regarding learning abroad. (SC)

Argues that a coherent program of moral education should be a part of the school's total effort to provide opportunities that foster the development of intelligent behavior and that the skills of critical reading may be used in this endeavor. (FL)

Advocates inclusion of moral issues as part of curriculum planning. Argues that children need encounters with moral issues as part of their schooling experiences. Presents four metacognitive strategies for promoting moral thinking about children's literature in language arts and beyond schooling. Includes recommendations for classroom…

Notes that children learn by playing and by experiencing the satisfaction of having made something happen and that their capacity to use objects in their play appears to be helped or hindered by the attitudes of their parents, which contribute to the children's capacity for creativity. (FL)

States that the perception of failure will determine a person's reaction when faced with a problem, how he/she tries to solve the problem, and if he/she is successful/unsuccessful at solving the problem. Argues that failure need not be a threat to personal being but should be a learning tool--an experience necessary for mastery. (PA)

Uses a metaphor of an animal school (where teachers, students, administrators, and parents are represented by various species of animals) to address the nature of school curriculum. Synthesizes, from the description of the animal school, fundamental principles of curriculum that should be considered when improving school programs. (PA)

Considers that because literature can exert such a powerful hold on the imagination, certain works can be used to invite students to become more literate and to encourage students to take responsibility for their ongoing personal development. Notes that reading and other ways of learning are shown in fictional works of Louis L'Amour to be a rich…

Discusses two philosophies of education (essentialism and functionalism) and their relationship to the handwriting curriculum. (FL)

Comments on the nature of taxonomies in education generally and in reading specifically. Examines alternatives to taxonomies as they are traditionally used in reading instruction, and proposes a number of comprehension strategies to use in conjunction with the Thomas Barrett Taxonomy of Reading. (FL)

Examines the theory behind a classroom process for clarifying one's inner voice. Argues for helping students gain control of their lives by questioning and reacting to those controlling them. Concludes that teachers and students will discover that this type of inner voice orientation for teaching is ever-expanding. (FL)

States that principals need to be leaders in guiding teachers to provide the best objectives, learning activities, and appraisal procedures to guide optimal pupil progress. Contends that each pupil is unique in learning style and needs a variety of experiences, and that the school curriculum needs frequent evaluation so that changes and…

Argues that careful structure of a writing program enhances the writing of all the students in the classroom. Suggests that the structure should value the learner as well as the writing process. Notes that program components contain issues such as time allocation, topic selection, importance of the process, the instructor's role, and the need for…

Argues that supervisors and teachers need to plan cooperatively to develop a quality curriculum to assist pupils to achieve optimally. Discusses flexibility in leadership, openness to innovation, and visions of the future. (SR)

Argues that the use of pictures as a teaching and learning strategy benefits early learners with regard to reference image development and provides helpful information to a student who may be separated from teacher feedback. (KEH)