In this article, Bryan Goodwin reflects on a Johns Hopkins University study from 1966 that at that time sent shock waves across America. The report's sober conclusion was that: "Schools provide no opportunity at all" to bring impoverished and minority students up to the starting line. Rather, schools allow them to "fall farther…

In the hundreds of studies that have been done, a persistent relationship has been found between various aspects of self-perception and a wide variety of school-related variables. (Author)

A special program creating a miniature community inside the school provides students with real-life curriculum. (GB)

Eight teachers who consistently and successfully implement individualized, personalized learning in their classrooms were interviewed for the study summarized in this article. (Author/MLF)

Applying the principles of affective education will help students learn anything better, including the basics. Student learning depends on four highly affective factors: self-concept, feelings of challenge or threat, values, and feelings of belonging or being cared for. (Author/JM)