The orientation course, described in this article, was intended to provide some help and guidance for students as they approach adolescence and enter a new educational environment. (Author/RK)

Included in this series of suggestions were ideas on how to make maps and on games that help students develop their reading skills. (RK)

Authors served up a variety of techniques for investigating sound sources and sound patterns. Have you considered creating a composition from breathing sounds? Or constructing a conversation in percussion? These ideas are included along with step-by-step directions for making nine percussion instruments. (Editor)

The primary aim of the writing class should be to create a nourishing environment in which students can discover themselves and their natural instincts for communication. (DD)

Includes learning activities that will help motivate students to ask questions and seek alternative solutions to problems. Children will better understand themselves and the world around them when they begin to relate to time and space, develop such thinking skills as classifying and ordering and make connections between objects and events.…

In order to judge the appropriateness of "pastoral care" in schools it is necessary to examine the conceptual link between "pastoral care" and "authority". Without authority the pastor's job could not be done. This is also true for teachers but there are differences which are discussed. (Editor/RK)

Intermediate grade students learn to critically evaluate travel brochures--to see through the glowing remarks to the hard facts. In addition to reinforcing their reading skills, students also learn letter writing, research and analysis skills, and to respect each other's viewpoints. (RK)

The director of the Central Intelligence Agency outlines needed skills and suggests how secondary education can encourage their development. (DS)

At the age of six Russian children are taught to sing "We all love Lenin". But how effective is this kind of socialization in the long term? Author reflects on a recent visit to Russia. (Editor/RK)

Author states the case for developing young American artists and performers and for making colleges arts centers in the full sense of the word, that is, places where the arts are practiced in the middle of the curriculum as a central part of the education of young people. (Author/RK)

Cites current opinions on social responsibility as a mission of higher education, and shows how this mission has been fostered through programming. Concludes that colleges and universities can structure the learning environment to encourage the analysis and action needed to build a healthy society. (Author/NB)

To encourage students to do routine homework assignments, teachers might occasionally assign silly homework assignments (such as "Brush your teeth with the hand you usually don't use"). Class discussions and parent reactions provide feedback. A list of suggestions and a reproducible page are offered. (JL)

Presents the Margaret Sloss Women's Center as a model to assist in the continued development of campus-based women's centers. Discusses the purpose and mission of the center and describes areas of advocacy, information and referrals, programming, and organizational structure. (Author/NB)

Outlines high school coaches' multifaceted roles and duties. Emphasizes students' special needs. (MD)

Reflects on gaps between assumptions about vocational education's contribution to students' intellectual, personal, social, and vocational development and evidence about actual vocational education processes and effects. Suggests an expanded inquiry approach that promises greater understanding of the problems and issues implied by these conceptual…