Four principles of language arts teaching in the open school are, first, "school" becomes "workshop," where emphasis is on giving students opportunities for self-discovery, self-discipline, and self-control. Second, "teachers" become "learning facilitators," so that instead of thinking about what he wants to teach, the teacher focuses on the child's learning. Third, the child's approach is always the starting point. Every activity is planned to begin at the point where the child is when he is ready for it. Fourth, the educated life is for here and now; we can never be certain that tomorrow will come for any of our students. Therefore, we must be accountable to them each day of their lives in our schools and classrooms. The problem with implementing open education in American schools is that American educators try to do in three months what it took the British a twenty-five or thirty year period to do. Open education is a philosophy, not a facility. Attention should be turned away from the naive concept of open space buildings and toward how to implement the philosophy and principles of open education. (SW)