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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Heischman, Daniel R. – Independent School, 2010
In "Speaking of Faith," radio journalist Krista Tippett recalls the time when she began to recognize the hypocrisy and contradictions in the behavior of the people around her. Tippett's experience is not only far from unusual, it is formative. It led her to make some important decisions in her life, including the desire never to live a life of…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adults, Socialization, Consciousness Raising
Lewis, Douglas R. – Independent School, 1976
Discusses a social studies course called Man: A Course of Study (MACOS). The course takes children into the study of what makes man human, how man got that way--before students embark on higher studies in history, economics, sociology, and other social sciences. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Critical Thinking, Human Development
Esty, John C., Jr. – Independent School, 1976
About ten years ago the author made a statement that was incorrectly interpreted as predicting the demise of independent schools. Here he corrects that misinterpretation, checks his prediction against 10 years' passage of time, and makes some practical suggestions for the survival of the independent school. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Development, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Michaels, Judith – Independent School, 1976
Students should do their best in learning to study and grow, present their achievements in the classroom with pride, and communicate honestly with their teachers. This way they will learn to accept themselves and work with their teachers in a productive fashion. (RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Private Schools, Student Attitudes, Student Development
Lindsay, Donald D. – Independent School Bulletin, 1974
Author discussed the educational condition of Britain's independent schools and how ISIS has alleviated the problem of sustaining interest in independent schools. (RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Enrollment
Harrison, W. T. – Independent School Bulletin, 1974
A teacher evaluated the status of teaching, the uses of education, and how education may affect the future. (RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Professional Recognition, School Responsibility, Status Need
Magagna, John F.; Ketchum, E. Gillet – Independent School Bulletin, 1975
Article presented an exchange of letters between the Director of a Reeducation Clinic and a Day School Headmaster, two men interested in helping students overcome their difficulties in learning. (RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Learning Disabilities, Parent Child Relationship, Student Evaluation
Ripley, S. Dillon – Independent School Bulletin, 1975
Author evaluated the current state of educational practice and the "virtually uncontrolled state" of educational policy. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
Mallery, David – Independent School Bulletin, 1975
Article dealt with the movie, Conrak, in the setting of two fictional letters: one to a young teacher whose headmaster's attitude is alternatively baffling and delighting him, and the other to the headmaster, worrying over the young teacher whose work is alternatively baffling and delighting him. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Critical Thinking, Films, Letters (Correspondence)
Dzwonkoski, Peter – Independent School Bulletin, 1976
Suggests that American society must change and one good way to start is to get the work-success ethic out of the schools. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Change, Educational Responsibility, School Districts
Gibson, Walker – Independent School Bulletin, 1976
Evaluates an article published in Newsweek magazine called "Why Johnny Can't Write" and its appeal for a return to basic education. Attempts to show that the article is a prejudicial and misleading account of the problem. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Critical Thinking, Language Usage, Letters (Correspondence)
Mallery, David – Independent School Bulletin, 1976
The American Film Genre Program helps students get into exploring the genre film as experience in examples of work that reflects the art of the film at a powerful and imagination-kindling level. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Film Study, Films, Instructional Films
Hawley, Richard A. – Independent School Bulletin, 1976
The Good-Bad Class, one in which anxiety is minimized and communication is maximized, was evaluated in terms of its real value for student development and effective learning. (RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Learning Processes
Watson, Robert A. – Independent School Bulletin, 1975
Author reacted sharply against language that obscures meaning, dulls our senses, and corrupts our thought. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Language Styles, Language Usage, Private Schools
Stapleton, Peter – Independent School Bulletin, 1975
As a public service to independent schools, the author wryly listed a brief set of ten pointers for aspiring consultants. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Consultants, Critical Thinking, Guidelines, Job Analysis
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