Evaluates the importance of liberal arts and the mystique of education in everyday life by using personal anecdotes as illustrations. (EL)

Lists adolescent novels that dramatize the trauma of war for the young. (EL)

Describes impressions of China, including material things Chinese people value, sight-seeing and school visits, topics of conversation, and the absence of travel luxuries. (EL)

Presents "fail-safe" lessons for emergencies and substitutes. Describes an experimental design with six steps, designed to help teachers teach students some things about themselves, such as whether boys are better spellers than girls. Offers other examples from the classroom. (EL)

Four teachers comment on (1) the humanities as works of art, (2) ways to use multimedia programs in emphasizing the humanities, (3) the lifelong influence of one humanities course, and (4) the need to concentrate on each separate humanities discipline in teaching an interdisciplinary course. (EL)

Describes four student projects carried out in one English department's humanities program in l968. (EL)

Offers writing activities based on the Bayeux Tapestry for use in art, communications, home economics, physical education, psychology, history and social studies, and science and mathematics classes. (EL)

Discusses the many changes occurring in the entertainment industry that involve videocassette recordings, copyrighted programs, cable television, and movies and explains how the changes are affecting Americans. (EL)

Discusses the importance of improving students' visual perception as a way of improving their literary perception. Describes visual perception exercises that can be used in the English classroom. (EL)

Describes classroom experiences while teaching a unit on Matisse to gifted students. (EL)

Describes the techniques used by an American literature teacher to expose students to the influences that shaped American literature.(EL)

Describes experiences in planning and conducting a workshop that combined the teaching of writing, research, and basic photography skills. (EL)

Presents a case for incorporating humanities instruction into the study of literature and suggests activities by which teachers can go beyond literary devices in individual works to encompass the humanistic components of the cultures that produced them. (EL)

Elaborates on problems in the book industry. Describes current trends in publishing and future possibilities for the book industry. (EL)

Points out that composition and literature often can be best taught when combined with architecture, philosophy, music, or other subjects. (EL)