Of 506 teachers and administrators surveyed, 53% (change-ready group) did not think science curriculum addressed important knowledge, skills, and abilities, compared with 23.5% identified as change resisters. Strong opinions about what content to teach, and how, indicated a need to find common ground and maintain open dialog to effect change. (SK)

Three articles explore character education from different perspectives: "Teaching Students to See Beyond Themselves" (Lasley, Biddle); "An Effective Character Education Model for a Diverse Student Population" (Cline, Necochea); and "Teaching as Modeling: The Impact of Teacher Behaviors upon Student Character Formation" (Tierno). (SK)

Indicates that the complex problems of teaching cannot be solved with simple solutions and that often simplistic solutions reduce teacher effectiveness. Teachers who artificially seek to solve the mystery of teaching will limit both their own professional development and the growth of their students. (JOW)

The author focuses on how to provide a more unified and conceptually sound approach to classroom management in the teacher education curriculum, preservice to inservice. He advocates a developmental view that accommodates teachers' needs. (CH)