Reliance upon poorly written behavioral objectives and single measurement devices do more than transcend the written mandates of "T and E". "T and E", thorough and efficient education, suggests reasonable levels of attainment in a comprehensive pupil assessment process. Objectives can take different meanings and here a proper educational objective…

Individual Humanities aims at "training independently acting and thinking individuals, who, however, see in the service of the community their highest life problem" by studying the lives of persons who have achieved independence of action and significant service to other human beings. Describes a course designed to develop students…

Despite the problems facing Catholic schools today, many parents feel that these schools can be preserved and even strengthened if Church leaders will accept parents as real partners in education, and if parents will accept this challenge. Describes an attempt at this partnership in New York State. (Author/RK)

The athletic program has the potential to act as a positive force in the school--a potential that is unfulfilled. Suggests methods for reaching this potential. (Editor/RK)

What is basic to the school isn't so much the arts themselves as the human capacities, perceptions, skills and critical judgments that are the very stuff of the artistic process. Gives reasons why aesthetic education deserves a central place in the school curriculum. (Author/RK)

Inadequate perception of reality contributes to student apathy within most instructional domains. Educators, therefore, are faced with the task of consistently assembling evidence and demonstrating relevancy to accompany all academic pursuits. Discusses what relevance is and how to develop it in the classroom. (Author/RK)

In their beginning, public evening schools in New York City had three goals: teach vocational skills, compensate for lack of previous education, and Americanize immigrants. The subsequent growth of several different evening school programs transformed the emphasis from teaching the culturally disadvantaged to adult education. (EC)

The National Arts Center of the Philippines, built to assist in the cultural enrichment of the Philippines through the development of young talents, stands today as the Filipino's tribute to the artist. The author discusses his return to Mt. Makiling comparing the development of the National Arts Center with his first visit in October 1973 at the…

More and more schools are making camping part of the curriculum. Whether you and your class take a simple overnight or a week-long trek into the wilds, you'll find help and encouragement in these three articles. (Editor/RK)

Touches upon an area where photography plays an integral role, its relationship to fine art. Demonstrates how photography can be creative, how the camera can be used to capture and record subject matter for the visual artist, and how photography can be used as a teaching tool. (Author/RK)

Many teachers have discovered the value of using newspapers in their classrooms. Suggests a number of specific, fun activities using this motivating and inexpensive resource. (Editor/RK)

Suggests that part of the answer to our educational problems is a handful of teachers who will risk rebellion in an effort to provide some straight facts to school boards, to parents, to students and to other critics. (Author/RK)

Discusses nonformal education and social change in Latin America. Argues that nonformal education there has not produced a significant amount of social change because of the narrow psychological approach characteristic of most programs. (Author/RK)

If the expanded role is conceived in terms of five levels of functioning, organizing theoretical instruction and clinical preparation within a school's program is facilitated. The levels are: Basic nursing level, assessment level, screening level, management level, and diagnostic level. (Editor/TA)