The difference between pseudo-creativity--creativity as often defined by educators and society in general--and genuine creativity is examined. Personal qualities which seem to be essential for creative production and the place of creativity in education are discussed. (RW)

How much should we rely on memorization, rigour and hard practice in operating the educative process? What kind of subject-matter, in what kind of sequence, does the modern child need to be confronted with in order to stand the best chance of developing his or her powers of understanding to the fullest? (Author/RK)

Investigates concepts internal to instructional objectives as being helpful or harmful to aesthetic education. Considers the advantages and disadvantages of four concepts. (Author/RK)

A social studies and science program, called Decision Making Man, for gifted students has been developed at Dunham Junior High School in St. Charles, Illinois. Its objective is to help students expand their awareness of the social implications of the applied natural sciences. (Author/RK)

Discusses the relationship of accountability to educational goals, objectives, assessment and evaluation, teacher evaluation, and state boards and departments. It also discusses models of accountability. (IRT)

Presented is the 1921-1945 portion of a three part presentation outlining the effect of major committee reports upon secondary school chemistry teaching objectives during the period 1893-1975. (SL)

Author looks at some adult literacy work being done with gypsies. (Editor/RK)

The author of this letter, the former principal of Dominican Academy, New York City, was concerned with leadership transmission and the role of the principal in creating a healthy atmosphere for growth. (Author/RK)

Along with listening, reading, speaking and writing skills, schools must develop students' thinking skills. (JH)

Evaluating school employees can be successfully accomplished and can lead to further personal and professional growth for those involved if care is taken to remove subjectivity and bias from the evaluation. (Author)

A statement of mission for the classical studies profession, written at the request of the chairman of the Committee on the State of Classical Studies, by Dr. Robert E. Wolverton is reprinted. The statement is based on a paper delivered to the Classical Association of the Atlantic States in 1975. (RM)

This article is a study of attempts made to adapt B. S. Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives to foreign language teaching. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

The English as a second language certificate course in German People's Universities may be made a 4-step course. Its goals, set by the Council of Europe, should be carefully examined. One goal, "content-specification," is discussed, and its attendant problems demonstrated by means of an example. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)