Presents the main points from the transcript of a speech on what education is about and how the English curriculum should be designed. (RB)

Paper presented at Annual Convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Milwaukee, Wis., November 28-30, 1968).

This study sought to evaluate the remedial program at Miami-Dade Junior College. As a control group, 73 randomly selected students, eligible for the remedial program, were placed in the regular freshman English course, to be compared with an experimental group of 461 students who were in the remedial program because of GPA, attrition rate, and…

Realism is a continuing trend in adolescent literature. Sixteen new books for teenagers--one nonfiction book about death; five novels dealing with the themes of parents' divorce and remarriage, self-identity, old age, and passive acceptance of life; two "how-to" books on fishing and candlemaking; and eight anthologies of poetry dealing with…

This paper argues that multicultural education highlighting minority or ethnic groups in both English classes and other classes cannot be isolated from the curriculum as a whole. The underlying impetus behind the institution of multicultural education is the emphasis of cultural pluralism and of working toward a society where all people can live…

For at least three reasons, university English faculties should reassess their attitudes toward children's literature, a field of vital importance in children's education. First, specialists in children's literature are sorely needed in English departments, where courses on the subject properly belong (rather than in colleges of education).…

Although Matthew Arnold may appear to be the representative of an increasingly irrelevant elitist vision by advocating a culture ultimately dependent on the exclusion of all but the very best in thought and expression, in fact he remains the writer who reminds us of the necessity for a social vision of ourselves superior to any mere provincialism.…

This paper presents a commentary on the Report of the Commission on English published in 1965, "Freedom and Discipline in English." In particular, inconsistencies between the Commission's Recommendation 13, calling for a clearly defined sequence of study from grade to grade, and other statements apparently contradicting this sequential structure…

Originally presented at a series of NCTE Spring Institutes on the topic "Behavioral Objectives/Humanistic Goals: Bridging the Gap," the papers in this monograph are divided into four sections. Sections one contains personal credos on the goals of English teaching: "McNamara's Band and the Educational Edsel" by Charles Weingartner; "English…

A course guide for students in English 152 of Oakland Community College, a composition course in argumentative writing, this document gives the class schedule, the course outline, examples of writing, worksheets, ways of preparing bibliography and note cards, checklists, and a research bibliography, as well as presenting other cogent materials.…

The English Project of the University of Hawaii Curriculum Center, begun in 1966, has as its objective the production of a tested curriculum in English for all grades, together with a plan for installing it in the Hawaiian schools and disseminating it to other schools. During the reporting period covered, evaluation activities were carried out…

The first part of this two-part document is an annotated list of recommended guides for the benefit of schools and agencies that are developing curricula and writing guides. The purpose of this list is to publicize good curriculum planning and guide writing in order to provide models for schools revising their programs and seeking a variety of…

It was the purpose of this study to examine various multiple elective programs in English in schools across the nation to record significant elements and draw generalizations from the data. The information includes a survey of 81 schools and detailed study of curriculum guides and other information from 38 schools. Concentration of the study was…

A freshman English program, English 110, was instituted at a large state university with a two-fold purpose: to teach freshman composition more effectively and to use the teaching staff more efficiently. The program was initiated on a two-semester basis and made mandatory for all entering freshmen. After one semester of the new program, an…

The eighth volume of a compilation of all documents relating to English teaching which have been processed into the ERIC system is presented. This volume brings the index through June 1972. (DR)