The common assumption that teacher evaluation has a positive impact on the improvement of teaching is challenged. Critical challenges to the assumed contribution of teacher evaluation to learning originate from at least three areas of scholarly work: (1) revisionist/Marxist literature, which describes educational structures including teacher…

A TOTAL OF 206 EFFECTIVELY-USED CLASSROOM PRACTICES, CONTRIBUTED BY 98 PARTICIPANTS IN 1965 NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT ENGLISH INSTITUTES, ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS COLLECTION. PRACTICES ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS--87 IN LITERATURE, 65 IN COMPOSITION, AND 54 IN LANGUAGE. A DESCRIPTION AND DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUGGESTED GRADE AND…

THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS CONDUCTED BY ANY SCHOOL SYSTEM INVOLVES MUCH MORE THAN THE PRESENTATION OF FACTS TO BE LEARNED OR THE DISCIPLINING OF UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR. THE TEACHER SHOULD INSPIRE THE PUPIL TO WANT TO LEARN AND TO UNDERSTAND AND SHOULD SEEK THE PROGRAM OR CURRICULUM MOST CONDUCIVE TO REALIZING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE PUPIL'S…

TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS OFTEN CONCEAL THE TRUE NATURE OF A SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY FEAR THE JUDGMENTS OF THEIR SUPERVISORS. THIS CONSCIOUS DECEPTION BECOMES AN UNCONSCIOUS SELF-DECEPTION, WHICH IS GENERATED IN THE SAME WAY THAT NEUROTIC DEFENSES ARE DEVELOPED. WHEN TEACHERS MUST TEACH FEARING THAT THEIR CAREERS ARE IN JEOPARDY, CREATIVE AND…

Three speeches given by prominent authors at regional workshops sponsored by the Joint Liaison Committee of the Association for Childhood Education International and the Children's Book Council are printed here. The author--Lloyd Alexander, Myra Cohn Livingston, and Virginia Hamilton--addressed the subject of "Literature, Creativity and…

Seven poets share their views on poetry and teaching it to children. (Editor)

In a course, Developing Creativity in Teaching, graduate students, many of them experienced teachers of varied subjects in junior and senior high school, practiced some methods which facilitate creative learning. (Author)

The four dimensions of the creative personality--thinking, sensing, intuition, and feeling--are described, as are the creative process (including preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification) and ways in which teachers can assess and promote creativity. Creative classroom environments and teaching methods are detailed. (CB)

Fifteen activities that interrelate art and reading are described. The activities can be used with elementary school children. (RM)

This list of practical and useful ideas is compiled from veteran teachers for motivating students, making a dull subject more interesting, or making a difficult subject easier to understand. (MT)