Educators in Vermont are making a determined effort to relate the education of their students to their needs and desires. Courses in photography, special programs, and relaxed restrictions are some of the techniques employed to achieve this goal. (CK)

Discusses the differences in origin and content to the stories of Aesop and the brothers Grimm. (HOD)

The Department of Pediatrics at the Framingham Union Hospital, in conjunction with the Boston University Department of Pediatrics, requires pediatric residents to participate in a school health experience. Two such activities and their effects on children are described. (CJ)

Teachers often ask questions to stimulate students' thinking, open up dialog, draw out responses, and keep a discussion flowing. However, questioning techniques can encourage student passivity and dependency. Alternatives to questioning are described. (CJ)

Describes a study in which 245 university students ranked their preferences among typographical variants of typeface, size, emphasis, and interline space in 16 paragraphs. Six references are listed. (CHC)

Reveals that middle school students enjoy the books of Enid Blyton because they launch immediately into the action and are full of action throughout; they keep description to a minimum; and they contain characters who are about the same age as the readers. (FL)

Argues that using story frames to guide students' responses to comprehension questions seems to help them provide better answers and to develop their independent comprehension skills. (FL)

Proposes concept of the Teacher Value System as explanation for the phenomenon of students in foreign language classroom producing nonsensical utterances. Argues that these statements are product of particular patterns of teacher behavior. Believes this explanation affords insight into some prerequisites for communicative teaching. (Author/BK)

Discussed hidden curricula of dichotomous drug education teaching methods. Suggested that hidden curriculum of traditional drug education teaching style reinforces some qualities characteristic of substance abusers. Proposes that hidden curriculum of nontraditional teaching methods is more likely to teach attributes consistent with appropriate use…

Describes five recent studies by the authors on the effects of teacher enthusiasm on secondary social studies achievement. Study results indicate that students can perceive differences in teacher enthusiasm. Students prefer higher levels of enthusiasm and appear to learn more from lessons taught enthusiastically. (AM)

The second in a series of articles concerning the pros and cons of whether it is better to use questioning as part of the teaching device or not to question during discussion focuses on the most effective nonquestioning techniques. Alternatives to questioning are given. (JN)

Outlines similarities and differences in student responses to surveys (1975 and 1979) on a science resource center, focusing on number and duration of student visits, and activities in and satisfaction with the center. Includes comments about the intentions and the effects of operating such a center. (Author/SK)

Analyzes six basal reading series and reveals that the number of "distant" stories--those with content that is not closely related to the reader's experience--increases with the age of the intended audience. (FL)

The model of phenomenological balance attempts to explain the aesthetic response by accepting all the major philosophical interpretations of the aesthetic experience as legitimate articulations of essential components one encounters when confronting a work of art. It is intended to aid teachers in planning aesthetic experiences. (Author/SJL)