The language of thinking includes images, as well as words. Development of literacy requires education of the senses. Different forms of representation such as film, descriptive narrative, drama, and graphic displays of children's works, in addition to the three Rs, should be used to develop varieties of literacy. (Author/MLF)

Students speaking Black English should not be singled out or isolated. Their dialect, like that of others whose English is accented, can contribute to the cultural richness of American classrooms at the same time that the schools are teaching these students to read and write standard English. (Author/MLF)

The 1980s will see more emphasis on the practical use of foreign languages and on teaching for international understanding. Language teachers should have the ability to speak the language and have had experience abroad. (Author/MLF)

Reviews research showing that the social climate of the school and the morale of the staff can have a positive effect on pupil attitudes and learning. Suggestions are made for activities to improve morale. (Author/MLF)

By merging the roles of teacher and administrator, a stronger and more stable system can emerge. Joint problem solving and decision making lead to innovative ideas. (Author/MLF)

A reply from Barbe and Milone to Dunn and Carbo concerning the latter's comments about their research on modality strengths and preferences. (MLF)

Describes a method to determine whether particular strategies and materials are being used in classrooms as a result of inservice training. (Author/MLF)

Pellicer claims that personal interviews for selecting teachers can be made more reliable by using a structured approach. In response, Muller agrees that the structured interview is better than informal procedures, but states that the instrument used must be the product of careful research. (Author/MLF)

A modified Delphi Technique can be used to reach consensus in decision making and conflict resolution. Such an approach was used in the Paramus (New Jersey) Public Schools to resolve a conflict between principals and a committee of parents, students, and specialists concerning a program for gifted and talented students. (Author/MLF)

Seventeen individuals comment on school governance. All cite reasons for the decline of local responsibility in school administration. (MLF)

Gone are the days of minimal state and federal involvement in education. Educators today must understand the workings of government, politics, and public finance. (Author/MLF)

The widely held but conflicting values of equality, efficiency, and liberty will remain at the heart of decisions affecting public school policies. (Author/MLF)

The Department of Education does not originate policy and it has little chance of streamlining administration of federal programs. (Author)

Implementation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act has created new issues and challenges in the governance of education. (Author)

The forces working to reduce educational spending are organized. If the gains made by education in the growth years of the 60s and 70s are not to be lost, educators will have to forge new coalitions. (Author/MLF)