The Detroit (Michigan) High School Proficiency Program emphasizes instruction as well as testing. (Author)

Tests by themselves will not ensure teacher competency, but they can be a useful part of a teacher selection and induction program. (Author)

New teacher applicants in Dallas (Texas) are screened by a formally scored interview, an essay writing exercise, and a test of verbal and quantitative ability. (MLF)

All teacher applicants in Pinellas County (Florida) must pass a screening test. Self-instructional materials are provided on request. (Author/MLF)

All beginning teachers in Georgia receive a three-year nonrenewable certificate. During the term of the certificate they must satisfactorily demonstrate 14 performance competencies in two consecutive assessments. (Author/MLF)

Faced with the possibility of mandatory continuing education laws, educators can learn from the mistakes and successes of other professions. Teachers and administrators must take a leadership role in planning and participating in continuing education programs throughout their professional careers. (Author/MLF)

Secular humanism is not evil, as is charged by the Moral Majority, but is derived from early Christianity, with its concern for learning and human betterment. (Author)

Faulty interpretations of the concepts of freedom, helping relationships, and purpose account for misunderstandings about humanistic education. (Author/MLF)

Humanistic behaviorism may provide the necessary bridge between behaviorism and humanism. Perhaps the most humanistic approach to teaching is to learn how certain changes will help students and how these changes can be accomplished. (Author/MLF)

Data collected from three separate surveys indicate that, in practice, there is no real difference between humanistic and behavioristic pyschology teachers. (Author/MLF)

Adapted from the report of the Commission on the Humanities, "The Humanities in American Life" (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980). The humanities' role in education is explored. (MLF)

Findings from a study of 16 school districts reveal that teachers are less satisfied than administrators with school districts' efforts to improve instruction in the areas of curriculum development, clinical supervision, staff development, and teacher evaluation. (Author/MLF)

Young people have trouble finding jobs because they don't get occupational guidance and training. Employers contribute to the problem because they want older workers with diplomas. (Author)

Americans can learn from the British the vital importance of having a positive developmental approach to working with adolescents. (Author/MLF)

The conventional school curriculum has largely ignored the local community. School-based fieldwork projects patterned after "Foxfire" can bridge the gap between classroom and community. (Author/MLF)