Too many students enter college without having had the chance to read good literature in high school. (JH)

Curriculum change is usually haphazard and externally motivated. (JH)

Individualization of instruction is not likely to take place prior to community realization of the failure of present arrangements.

Individualizing takes much more time and energy than classroom teaching--and is worth it.

A ninth grade English curriculum combined group work, the inquiry method, problem solving, and creative dramatics to prepare students to meet a changing future. (DD)

Describes the development and benefits of an inservice program to improve poetry teaching in middle school and high school English classes. (EL)

Describes an attempt to interrelate English and state history classes in a Texas middle school by assigning literature readings, such as Jack Schaeffer's novel "Shane," that help students understand the frontier period in Texas history. (RBW)

Briefly discusses four curriculum models developed in the 1960's and then lists and discusses the criteria for today's literature programs that will develop lifetime reading habits among students. A suggested reading list of literature to understand others is included. (TO)

Describes a one semester literature course, "Human Relations in Literature," that allows students to discuss their own questions and problems indirectly in terms of a fictional character. (TO)

Discusses the problems of elective programs from course content and curriculum planning through administrative difficulties. (Author/RB)

Report on an English unit designed for high-ability high school seniors, and student projects based on the unit. (SP)

Author explains why she has found in The Bhagavad Gita" a solution to the perennial problem of discovering literature not only of high literary calibre, historical interest and ready availability but also relevant to modern students. (Author/PD)