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High School Flight from Reading and Writing
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Fitzhugh, Will – Academic Questions, 2011
As concerns mount over the costs and benefits of higher education, it may be worthwhile to glance at the benefits of high school education at present as well. Of course, high school costs, while high, are borne by the taxpayers in general, but it is reasonable to hope that there are sufficient benefits for such an outlay. One of the most…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, High Schools, Textbooks, Nonfiction
NCLB Supplants Our Greatest Teaching Task since 9/11
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Berman, Sheldon H. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
In this article, the author discusses the pedagogical negligence on civic education after 9/11 due to the No Child Left Behind Policy resulting in several counterproductive restructuring of curricula, which include the creation of a core ninth-grade course in civics, integrated service learning across the curriculum, and the restructuring of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Citizen Participation, Curriculum Development
Towards an Understanding of the Primacy of Classroom Management and Discipline.
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Emmer, Edmund T. – Teaching Education, 1994
Examines the role of emotions in teaching, noting the significance of teacher emotions to classroom management. The paper focuses on one teacher's experiences teaching a ninth-grade class at a local public high school, examining how his emotions affected his teaching decisions and behaviors and his classroom management techniques. (SM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Emotional Response, Grade 9
How To Bring Attention to the Nonpolitical Aspects of the United Nations.
Bryant, Kevin – Humanist, 1984
In spite of attacks upon the United Nations, even critics admit the world would not be as well off without it. The important work of its humanitarian agencies needs to be more widely publicized. Describes a required global history course in New York as an example. (CS)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Course Descriptions, Educational Needs, Global Approach
A Brave New World: Students Debate Ethics of Biotechnology.
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Barksdale, Francia – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1996
This article describes an interdisciplinary classroom project in which ninth graders simulate a "World Council on Genetic Technology." Students in small groups take on the persona and interests of individuals from specific countries in the group effort to develop a covenant for regulating the use of biotechnology. The benefits of having gifted…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bioethics, Biotechnology, Ethical Instruction
Various Characteristics of and Educational and Guidance Issues Related to Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Students in Three High Schools of Ankara.
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Turker, A. Vural – 1982
Research among ninth graders in Ankara, Turkey, compared individual and family characteristics of socioeconomically disadvantaged versus advantaged students; investigated the educational issues these students faced; and examined major educational and guidance problems of the disadvantaged. Results indicated that, compared to advantaged students,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, Administrator Role
The Need for an Upward Bound Project at Bowie State College.
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Gill, Wanda E. – 1986
Reasons that Bowie State College in Maryland should participate in the Upward Bound Project are discussed, with attention to geographic and demographic characteristics of the area, school characteristics, and needed services. The college historically has provided educational opportunities for black, disadvantaged students and has been successful…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Black Colleges, College Preparation