Describes Alice Barrow's activities in promoting the platoon school concept and presents a brief description and history of the platoon school movement. (MS)

Profiles the life and achievements of Marion Richardson, who is credited with developing the child art movement, and inventing Writing and Writing Patterns. The article also traces Richardson's neglected contribution to art education. (BSR)

Examines the use of biographies in teaching elementary students about contemporary women. Discusses sources of appropriate works and provides teaching suggestions for use with elementary school children. (GEA)

The feats of individuals who have made history in the aerospace world are often misunderstood and soon ignored or forgotten after the first notoriety has been achieved. Amelia Earhart was selected as the subject for this learning packet because of her brilliant accomplishments on the world of flight, a persistent desire to determine what really…

Pays tribute to Laura Ingalls Wilder's style as a writer of children's books and comments on her life as a woman. (RB)

A study of Thomas William Marshall, who in 1847 was chosen by the Catholic Poor-School Committee to be their first inspector. (MB)

Reviews the objectives and accomplishments of a Polish educator, Janusz Korczak, who was director of two orphanages in Warsaw from 1911-1942. Information is presented on Korczak's humanistic values, educational objectives, insistence that the individuality of children be recognized, and selfless devotion to the children in his orphanages.…

An enrichment program in literature for gifted sixth graders is discussed. It is explained that the course lasts for one year and meets for one hour three days a week. The nature and rationale of the course topics (biography, realistic fiction, poetry, and tragedy) are explored. (PHR)

Draws from a range of sources including individual telephone interviews to identify the many individual contributions to the field of children's literature by the Pinkneys. Presents interview notes and children's literature notes from Jerry Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney, Brian Pinkney, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Myles C. Pinkney, and Sandra L. Pinkney.…

Profiles Andre Allison and Florence Mondry, English teachers at Shoreham-Wading River High School (New York), who have placed composition at the center of their curricula, giving students more responsibility and fostering cooperative learning. Both use reading logs to help students interpret literature intelligently and extract meaning from their…

Suggests that James Baldwin was one of the most prolific authors of schoolbooks for children during his lifetime (1841-1925). Notes that in addition to the Baldwin Readers (1897), he coauthored the Harper Readers (1888) and Expressive Readers (1911). Estimates that his publications numbered 54 volumes and that 26 million copies of his works sold…

Presents a short biography of Jennie Wahlert, who taught in the St. Louis Public Schools in the early 1900s, and later served in supervisory positions in the schools and as a college professor. Her career spanned seven decades and had a significant influence on education in St. Louis. (MDM)

Lists and describes a number of narrative biographies written for children and concerning the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Points out strengths and weaknesses of the main selections. (HB)

Presents brief descriptions of 31 books (published between 1962 and 1991) concerning the commemoration of the discovery of the Americas. Divides the books into those about Christopher Columbus, those that shed light on the world in which he lived, and those that look at the Americas before he landed. (RS)