Discusses books which will help satisfy the curiosity of children, ages 4-14, concerning, themselves, the natural world, people and places, machines, facts and proof, ideals, the social world, creative experiences, the world of imagination, and the supernatural. (ED)

Discusses the teacher's role in stimulating children's curiousity. Areas touched upon include teacher attitudes, teaching techniques, materials, readiness, abstract concepts, and time factors. (JMB)

Describes a process used for training prospective teachers to gain some initial skill in the observation of children. (JMB)

Describes the physical and emotional changes of adolescence and suggests ways teachers can help their students cope with these growing pains. (JMB)

Describes one teacher's use of a newsletter to communicate to parents about their children's activities in school. Excerpts from selected newsletters are included. (JMB)

Discusses the educational role of museums and describes how cooperation between museums and schools can result in museum field trips which are valuable extensions of the school experience. (JMB)

Describes the special educational needs of teachers, primary level pupils, middle grade and high school students, and parents and adults in the community created by the transition to metric measures in the United States. (JMB)

Examines sources of concern about sex roles, sex differences and education related to socialization and the current progress and goals of nonsexist education. (ED)

Defines sex role as a cultural invention, describes the ways schools transmit sex roles, and suggests spatial and attitudinal changes in the early childhood classroom that will help promote the liberation of pupil and teacher roles. (ED)

Offers suggestions for ways in which teachers can move toward a nonsexist early childhood curriculum. (ED)

Offers practical suggestions on ways teachers and school systems can become more effective in detecting and reporting the physical and emotional mistreatment of children. (Author/ED)

A brief report on the activities and goals of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. (ED)

A brief description of one school system's program to detect and prevent child abuse and neglect. (ED)

Discusses the need for coordination of child welfare services at the local level to prevent and detect child abuse and neglect, defines two steps necessary for coordination, and describes current efforts towards coordination in Massachusetts. (ED)

Discusses demeaning practices in the classroom and cites examples of research results which would help teachers respect children's rights and dignity. (ED)