Responds to Bill Barber's recent article refuting the author's conclusions concerning the beneficial effects of homework on student achievement. Asserts that the amount, frequency, nature, conditions, and other characteristics of homework must be studied, not just homework versus none at all. Homework is one of many factors contributing to…

Interest in staff development for principals bodes well for teachers and students. By engaging in and modeling learning, principals can create a community of learners. (MLF)

Humorous fantasy of things that might go wrong when a school district purchases a "Lemon" computer. (MLF)

Balancing theory, administration, and practice, Newport News (Virginia) public schools achieved a smooth transition to middle school organization. (Author)

By encouraging students to use their minds in new ways, consciousness education enhances awareness and creativity. Examples include using guided cognitive imagery to introduce new material and using dreams for introducing students to poetry. (Author/MLF)

Simulation is an appropriate technique for inservice education. Current research on simulation lends credibility to its usefulness as a training technique. A simulation game called "Choices" is described. (Author/MLF)

Evanston's new civic education units all deal with examples of inhumanity. Primary source documents, simulations, and discussions are used to open up the students' minds about human rights and responsibilities. (Author/MLF)

Preparing students to function effectively in our multiethnic society must include ethnic literacy. (Author/MLF)

Secular humanism is not evil, as is charged by the Moral Majority, but is derived from early Christianity, with its concern for learning and human betterment. (Author)

Young people have trouble finding jobs because they don't get occupational guidance and training. Employers contribute to the problem because they want older workers with diplomas. (Author)

Americans can learn from the British the vital importance of having a positive developmental approach to working with adolescents. (Author/MLF)

Recognition referral emphasizes students' positive, rather than negative, contributions. Use of this method appears to make a substantial impact on the attitudes, behavior, and self-concepts of students. (Author/MLF)

An inventor, who is also a patent lawyer, has developed a step-by-step process to teach students to invent solutions to problems. (MLF)

Interviews with ten middle-aged, experienced teachers, reveal several stages of teacher career development. (MLF)