This report highlights findings from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS), a study funded by the U.S. Department of Education that charted the life experiences of nearly 25,000 students from public and private schools from the time they were eighth graders through their mid-20s. "Values Added: The Lifelong Benefits of an Independent…

Why teach philosophy in secondary schools? The answer lies in the skills and attitudes that are needed and learned in philosophy--logic, critical analysis, and persistent inquiry--fundamental tools for all learning. (Author/RK)

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)

Considers certain aspects of independent school life that obstruct communication between parents, students, teachers, and administrators. Attempts to define what a good school is and what parents should expect to be getting for their investment in a child's education. (Author/RK)

Adolescents, struggling to achieve a sense of autonomy and independence from their parents, peers, and teachers, can experience some measure of self-realization as they encounter ideas in their reading, work with them, and express them in writing. Gives a guide for writing papers and examines the problems and progress of individual students…

Examines the problems of a gifted student going through elementary and secondary school and suggests some guidelines for parents and teachers in helping these students to satisfy their emotional needs. (RK)

Students are often so preoccupied with choosing a college and being admitted that they don't spend much time thinking about what they'll do once they get there. Here are five suggestions for college freshmen from the director of the Office of Career Services and Off-Campus Learning at Harvard University on planning a college curriculum, especially…

Describes the Live, Learn and Teach program, an eight-day wilderness experience in New Hampshire's White Mountains, designed to develop student teacher relations. It includes six weeks of curriculum-design sessions and a practicum in which teaching teams experiment with new skills and behaviors as they design and carry out an activity-centered and…

Thousands of low-income minority students now hold secondary school diplomas from NAIS member institutions. Discusses the learning experiences and attitudes of these students, who are recruited, placed, and supported by an organization called A Better Chance, Inc. (Author/RK)

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)

Teacher considered the part pleasure plays in education and the teacher's responsibility in helping students realize that pleasure. (RK)

Teachers who are going to coach need to know at least a few basic concepts of preparing teams for competition. Otherwise students are going to be shortchanged. Some guidelines for effective coaching procedures are discussed. (Author/RK)

Article discussed the advantages of teaching sex education, both for the parents and for their children. (RK)

Article evaluated the use of electives to complement an English curriculum at a New England school. (RK)

Sparked by James P. Beckford's article, "Administering the Independent Study Program" (Independent School Bulletin, February 1974, p.57), the author supplemented his comments by addressing two major aspects of independent study. The first is the notion that independent study is an educational vehicle or tool and the second is how it fits in with a…