Research on high school students using the Perry scheme (progressing from dualism to multiplicity, contextual relativism, and dialectic reasoning) suggests gifted students are at least one stage ahead of their agemates. While most students are grasping the notion of unanswered questions, gifted students are seeking structures to help them explain…

Offers suggestions for surviving a strike, solving common problems during the strike, and reuniting the school afterwards. (JM)

Describes what happens when a student and teacher have a negative confrontation. Also discusses what effect external assistance can have in bringing about change in the interaction. (Editor/RK)

Vandalism is only part of the larger society's ills, says this writer. The solution will depend on how effectively the school can involve students and the whole community in combatting it. (Editor)

The normal possibility of misunderstanding between administrator and student is multiplied many times if the former is white and the latter black, says this author. He elucidates the dynamics of this explosive situation. (Editor)

Not all children are self-motivated, not all like the spotlight, not all are aggressive enough to express their need for help or even to ask questions. Security must be provided in individualized classrooms, as well as freedom, says this author. (Editor)

This paper presents a model using an educational strategy employed in a New Hampshire high school and suggests that this model, and other learning models, can be more widely applied in social problem solving, particularly before sanctions based on medical and legal models are employed. (Editor)

To stem the tide of student misbehavior, teachers and administrators must present a united front. Cooperative discipline procedures can be effective when they are firm, fair, and offer the misbehaving student a personal option. Practical suggestions on disciplinary procedures are offered here. (Editor/RK)

Too often the only contact the assistant principal has with students is in his role as disciplinarian. If the total school atmosphere can be improved, the author asserts, not only will fewer disciplinary problems occur but the assistant principalship will become more positive. (Editor)

An adjusted study program can provide relief to both problem students and their teachers. This article tells how, at minimal cost, improvement can be realized in student attitudes and achievement. (Editor)

Describes a bilingual education program that was field tested during the fall 1974 term. Since that time the program has been further tested and refined. (Editor/RK)

The feminine attitude toward technology looks through Learning Environments for Today's Classroom machinery to its social function; the masculine view focuses more on the machine. Presenting technology as an end in itself turns most young women off. Exploring whether new technology solves a social problem, rather than celebrating speed or power,…

Vandalism is a major problem in the schools today, and the first step in combatting it is to develop clear, specific, and enforced rules for your school. (Editor)

To combat negative effects of the AIDS epidemic, violence, and adolescent sexual behavior, schools must broaden their curricula to include character and values education. Schools can actively help youngsters by providing an integrated curriculum that encourages decision making, problem solving, and conflict resolution; a teaching staff dedicated…