Argues that traditional classroom practices and educational policies constitute an assault on children. Among the practices considered are standardized testing, homogeneous grouping, drill, fragmented curricula, and restrictions on peer interaction in the classroom. (Author/DB)

Stresses the importance of teacher awareness in helping children cope with divorce. Curriculum activities which present different life-styles and situations are suggested. (Author/DB)

Argues that current social pressures make it imperative to learn what history teaches about positive aspects of child rearing. Guidelines for effective parenting include information on fostering children's self-control, self-fulfillment, and self-concepts. (Author/DB)

Provides an account of observations made in kindergarten classrooms in China. Topics discussed include physical facilities, ideology, curriculum content, health care, behavioral control methods, and availability of kindergartens. (Author/DB)

Describes a teacher's use of a specific event in her classroom (a child brought a turtle to school) to foster learning, especially language acquisition. (DB)

Reviews the three basic principles of the Dewey School: social occupations curriculum, cooperative social effort, and principles of growth. (Author/DB)

Contends that systematic training of teachers can increase teachers' interpersonal communication skills and in turn positively influence student outcomes. (Author/DB)

Presents guidelines for school district personnel, school principals, and teachers who want to build and sustain an alliance with the parents of children in their schools. (Author/RH)

Suggests music activities for preschool and kindergarten classes that are especially suited for the nonmusical teacher. (Author/RH)

Describes an art program for preschool children that includes four social dimensions of art in order to heighten aesthetic perception, improve artistic creativity, and nurture self-esteem. The social dimensions are children having power, children acting on norms legitimate in their own eyes, children functioning "nonestrangedly," and children…

Discusses an approach to moral education that is based on developmental theory and involves creative dramatics and role playing of themes in children's books. Guidelines for preparatory exercises, an outline of the dramatization process, and a list of books classified according to feelings, emotions, and character traits illuminated in the stories…

Discusses strategies used in conducting an educational program for infants and toddlers. Purposes of infant and toddler education and differences in infant versus preschool programing are discussed. (Author/RH)

Argues that, in comparison to other approaches, an ecological approach to intervention with young handicapped children best meets the goal of creating the most supportive and stable environment for such children. Five brief case studies are included in support of the argument. (Author/RH)

Reports impressions about the current context of education for children in the Yukon as well as some unusual aspects of teaching in this harsh northern climate. Problems of evaluating education in the Yukon are briefly indicated. (Author/RH)

Describes the play environment and the play behavior of children in Venice, Italy. (Author/RH)