Contains a summary of the events leading to the firing of teacher Cissy Lacks and her successful court battle to win her job back with compensations. Presents Lacks' own reflections on censorship, discrimination, tenure, publicity, legal representation, and constitutional issues. (TB)

Recounts the story of how a teacher in southwestern Virginia was attacked for her decision to order and teach Clyde Edgerton's "The Floatplane Notebooks," a book her class chose and voted to purchase. (TB)

Examines some of the issues surrounding a school district's decision to remove Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" from the list of books in the high school English curriculum. (TB)

Reviews the events and issues surrounding a parent-driven attempt to ban John Gardener's "Grendel" from the high school curriculum on the grounds that it would corrupt the young morally. (TB)

Reviews a case of censorship of the film "1900" and suggests that teachers and scholars are not prepared to defend the viewing of legitimate and appropriate films against censorship campaigns. Examines the meaning of "community standards" and the relationship to state or national standards. (TB)

Recounts events surrounding a superintendent's decision to confiscate an anthology from a senior English literature course because of a few words in one of the poems. (TB)

Reports on results of a teacher's experiment in book burning as a lesson accompanying the teaching of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451." Discusses student reactions and the purpose of or justification for the experimental lesson. (TB)

Describes how a teacher used Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's play "Inherit the Wind," dealing with the evolution versus creation controversy, as a medium for teaching censorship issues in a Nashville, Tennessee junior high school Language Arts and Literature class. (TB)

Describes how a course on censorship taught at an all-girls high school in Tacoma, Washington, drew on current event controversies to initiate discussion. Outlines the course's four units and uses Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" to frame course questions. (TB)

Presents the reflections of a young African American school teacher as she considers her role as a role model and mentor, especially to those of her race and gender. (TB)

Contains two articles on writing instruction: the first shows how the prospect of student publishing inspires students to try new forms of writing; the second explains a marking system that encourages students to see the importance of the content in their writing. (TB)

Suggests that the contrasting cultural and material circumstances of children in the United States and Spain contribute to their relative capacities for critical thinking and discussion. Suggests that Spanish adolescents hesitate to take a stand without openly discussing their feelings, while North American students hate discussion that wanders…

Reflects on a former college instructor's student teaching experience in middle school and how he had to adapt his own teaching preferences and inclinations to a new circumstance. Critiques pre-service teacher education programs. (TB)

Questions the value of classic literature in teaching secondary school students to read for pleasure. Suggests that a better vehicle for the same goal is young adult literature like "The Outsiders." (TB)

Reports on a survey of nearly 300 high school seniors asked to reflect on their reading experiences, both inside and out of school. Demonstrates that students find assigned reading, especially Shakespeare and Dickens, unrewarding and painful. Discusses problems and solutions of contemporary teaching methods. Suggests that students be given a…