Written for, by, and about adult students, this issue includes a series of articles dealing with building self-confidence. Following a discussion of the importance of self-confidence, suggestions are provided for increasing one's self-esteem. Presented next are the stories of how various individuals and a Vietnamese refugee family are building and maintaining feelings of self-confidence. Also discussed are facts behind General Equivalency Development (GED) programs, labor and industry involvement in GED programs, and cooperative efforts between industry and adult education. A section of adult student writing concludes the issue. An accompanying teacher's guide (provided along with this issue) consists of guidelines for using the magazine in an adult education class as well as worksheets dealing with the articles contained in the magazine. (Other issues of this magazine are available separately--see note.) (MN)