Affinity groups are places where students build connections and process "ouch" moments from their classes. Children talk about the isolation they sometimes feel. The relationships students gain through race-based affinity groups enable them to feel less alone with their emotions and help them build a stronger sense of self. At the same time,…

History is created, not born, as a group of students discovered three summers ago when preparing for the Francis W. Parker School's celebration of its 75th anniversary. Describes the search for the school's history and the experience of students learning about their school's past. (Author/RK)

For over 20 years a teacher from the Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Carbondale, Colorado, has been leading his students through outdoor trips. Here he shares his thoughts on outdoor education and what happens when a death occurs on a school trip by asking questions and giving answers from his experience. (Author/RK)

A basic premise of the writing for real approach is that, to teach students to write, one must reverse the traditional literature-writing sequence, by which writing experiences are derived from reading selections. It is crucial to allow students to first write about their own experiences and environment. (Author/SJL)

Sixteen students, aged eleven to fifteen, from Colorado Academy, near Denver, spent 18 days in China in March, 1977, devoting much of their time to a study of education there. The purpose of the expedition was to compare and contrast educational experiences and circumstances during the intermediate years of education. (Editor/RK)

Examines the educational changes that have occurred in China in recent years, the ways schools are run and students are educated, the interaction of students and the working community, and the implications for school systems in the United States. (RK)

Author engaged in some personal research on the treatment of United States history in the educational experience of his British friends and urged Americans to reaffirm commitments to the principles upon which this country is based. (Author/RK)

Described a program wherein students assist their teachers and experience the responsibility of teaching. (RK)

Students learned about forming and operating a coporation which they called The Apple Core. (RK)

A teacher expressed his views on the importance of helping students realize the beauty of good reading. (RK)

A physics teacher devised a new scheme of teaching in hopes of improving instruction and enabling students to become more resourceful and less dependent on passive forms of learning. (Author/RK)

Article described the conceptual outlook of a great teacher, Jacob Bronowski, who stressed in his new film series how imagination is influential in presenting scientific material for student audiences. (Author/RK)

Author provided an assessment of his experience with organizational development at the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut. (Author/RK)

Because differences among students in modes of thinking bear directly on teaching methods, the author presented some research that has been done on individual differences in thinking modalities and considered its relevance to teaching. (Author/RK)

Article discussed an exchange of schools and students that involved the Thacher School, in Ojai, California and the Emma Willard School, in Troy, New York. (RK)