Explores causes of nonlearning in young children, the problems of mechanical, unimaginative learning, and the differences between precocity and maturity. (ED)

Discusses importance of humanities education for the teacher as well as the child. A teacher education course for developing the humanities in a classroom curriculum is described. (ED)

Offers activities for the classroom based on these premises: children should feel valued as individuals; a positive self-concept promotes cognitive growth; enjoyable learning is retained longer; games provide necessary repetition for retention and transfer; and self-evaluation enhances learning. (ED)

Summarizes and compares three creativity training programs for elementary and high school students: Productive Thinking Program (1966), Purdue Creative Thinking Program (1971), and Sidney Parnes' courses in creativity (1959). (ED)

Discusses the need for improving the quality of relationships between people, and for concentrating on "more human values": observation, memory, curiosity, imagination, sympathy. Examples of teachers aiding children to communicate are compared. (ST)

A plea for educators to value the individual differences of children and to treat them with dignity. Traditional educational methods and objectives are examined. (ST)

Suggested activities to increase children's awareness of themselves, their families, human emotions, conflicts, and cooperation. (ST)

Before adults can recognize and value diversity in children they must perceive the strengths and weaknesses of their own personalities and the "childness" within themselves. Presents an outline for an annual mental health exam. (ST)

A look at children's play in India and its curious mixture of generosity and hostility. The universality of play is discussed. (ST)

A good parent-child relationship comes from the parents' recognition of their own feelings and those of their children. Channeling emotional releases is a way to turn negative feelings into positive ones. (ST)

Discusses sex-role research and important factors to be considered in relation to a child's sex-role development. (ST)

Summarizes five articles in this special issue focusing on the report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education entitled "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform." Also discusses briefly the reforms mentioned in several recent reports on the quality of schooling in America. (CB)

Describes the history, recommendations, and impact of "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Discusses broad recommendations regarding the curriculum; standards and expectations for students; time devoted to learning; the status of the teaching profession; and…

Discusses the 1983 "A Nation at Risk" report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education in terms of the history of schooling in the U.S. from the late 1890s to the present. Questions the materialistic emphasis of the commission's definitions of the purposes of education and of the "national interest." (CB)

Discusses the theme of a "learning society" mentioned in the 1983 "Nation at Risk" report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education but not integrated into the report's recommendations. Reflects on problems of definition of lifelong learning, articulation of educational goals, and responsibility for setting goals and planning learning…