Determines inner-city community perspectives on quality education; phrases these findings in the context of beginning teacher language, experience, and thinking; and provides advice for beginning classroom teachers. Study findings reveal a number of practices for successful teacher practice, the problems faced by high school students, and teacher…

Findings from a 1973 general social survey compiled by the National Opinion Research Center of interviewees randomly taken from the total population of the U.S. indicate that teachers' preferences for certain childrens' qualities were significantly different from those preferred by the non-teacher community; the grade level taught and place of…