A high school teacher discusses ways to control a high school classroom. (RC)

Some schools are providing teachers with a special resource co-teacher to provide crisis intervention services for pupils when their coping capacity begins to fall apart. (RC)

Findings from the ninth annual Gallup Poll of the public's attitudes toward the public schools are exerpted. (JD)

Discipline problems were fewer after the formation of a boys chorus limited in membership to those fifth-grade pupils with individual and group behavior problems. (MB)

In maintaining command of a classroom situation the teacher who establishes rapport with the group and uses humor effectively is most often successful in controlling or preventing disciplinary problems. (JD)

Practical techniques for the teacher to help the child deal with behavior problems and learn to establish self-control include: (1) positive reinforcement; (2) ignoring unpleasant behavior; and (3) setting realistic short-term goals. Methods for helping the student to develop better work habits and for squelching disruptive behavior are described.…

The San Antonio Teachers Council (SATC) has prepared a manual on classroom discipline that helps teachers and parents to understand and guide student behavior. SATC has written other brochures and newsletters and has also sponsored programs for parents and teachers. (JD)

The author states that, based on recent polls, the public's main criticism of schools is lack of enforcement of discipline in behavior and learning. He speculates as to why this is, and proposes solutions to the problems he has described. (CD)

Results are presented from the third biennial National Education Association "Survey of Instructional Problems" affecting teachers in their current assignments and particular concerns regarding class size, discipline, mainstreaming, and inservice education. (MB)

In this special feature, six articles discuss the problem of discipline from the viewpoints of the experienced teacher, the problem student, the PTA member, the teacher educator, and the civil rights activist. (MB)

Many gifted students have problems that are not simply academic, but also social and emotional. Gifted students frequently experience self-doubt, boredom, frustration, and social isolation or ridicule from peers. Teacher education courses should equip high school teachers to deal with the emotional problems of gifted adolescents. (JN)