A professor of open education defends the goals and methodology of "informal schooling". (CS)

An evaluation of the Eynsham County Primary School, uses the seven criteria suggested by the Spodek early childhood education analysis framework: assumptions, goals, curriculum, method, style, organization, and effectiveness. (CS)

An educator, concerned with the state of current elementary school writing methodology, suggests a positive approach based on the principle of children writing what they want to write for a real audience of peer cohorts. (CS)

Describes a project in which student teachers at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington are being prepared to teach beginning reading using the language-experience approach. (CS)

A discussion of "new math"; "old math" and the ways children learn. (CS)

Relational thinking is suggested as a major goal of elementary mathematics education and some problems purporting to induce relational thinking are suggested. (CS)

An indictment of the ways in which reading and mathematics standardized tests affect classroom curricula. (Author)

Presents an overview of past approaches to language arts, current thinking, and results of a preliminary study suggesting practical routes for implementing the new research findings in the classroom. (CS/Author)

Discusses causes and identification of abused children. Stresses the importance of appropriate parent models and parent education to prevent the abused child from becoming an abusive parent. (ST)

A discussion of dependence on each other and the environment illustrated by anecdotes from the author's own life. (ST)

The Headmistress of a British Primary School describes her school, and discusses the extensive use of outdoor activities and field trips. (ST)

Describes preschool education in Australia and New Zealand. (ST)

Describes the integration of a blind child into a regular kindergarten classroom. (ST)