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Dunn, Thomas P.; Erlich, Richard D. – Journal of General Education, 1981
Uses the metaphor of the beehive as a well-ordered, each-in-his-own-niche society to represent the outcome of utopian thinking. Cites twentieth-century dystopia films and literature as explicit criticisms of overreliance on planning and technology. Examines "Star Wars,""Clockwork Orange," and the works of Huxley, Forster,…
Descriptors: Automation, Fantasy, Films, Futures (of Society)
Coleman, William – Aviation/Space, 1980
This article is in response to the Scientific-Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) by the University of Colorado which stated that miseducation was taking place in schools that allowed children to read UFO books. The author encourages the aerospace teacher to allow UFO studies to take place. (SA)
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Aircraft Pilots, Astronomy, Elementary Secondary Education