Individual students tend to benefit differently from different teaching methods; however, when little or nothing is known of the entering students' characteristics regarding learning involvement, the high school teacher would be wise to use the classroom discourse method of teaching. (JD)

A capsule history of teacher preparation programs compares such preparation to that of other professions and reveals that education has been dramatically outstripped in requiring high standards of performance by practitioners. (JD)

The recent decline in preservice student enrollments should be viewed as an opportunity for higher education facilities to move in new directions in developing multiple service training for teaching not only elementary and secondary grades but all populations. (JD)

Senator Kennedy discusses the legal, financial, and philosophical implications of P.L. 94-142, the "Education for All Handicapped Children Act." (JD)

Teacher educators have the responsibility of designing curriculum with awareness that the education system of the future will have to be more adaptable to individual learning and behavioral styles as children with varying degrees of disability are incorporated into the system. (JD)

Successful implementation of a mainstreaming program will require cooperation between the regular classroom teacher and the special education teacher. (JD)

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act calls for social, political, and economic reforms, as well as educational reforms. (JD)

A physically handicapped teacher discusses her own school experiences, emphasizes the importance of allowing handicapped children to be independent, and warns against stereotyping on the part of teachers. (JD)

Prototypes of successful mainstreaming programs are described and suggestions made for school systems beginning this program. (JD)

The problems facing schools of education in training teachers for mainstreaming are discussed, and the role and objectives of Deans' Grants are outlined. (JD)

Preparing teachers for mainstreaming is discussed by describing the necessary changes in the regular classroom teacher role and the roles of other school staff members and by considering the issues and problems that must be resolved by teacher educators. (JD)

A checklist of teacher competencies that should be acquired for successfully teaching handicapped students is presented. (JD)

The best interests of children will be served if mainstreaming results in further professionalization of teachers rather than further bureaucratization of schools. (JD)

The challenges implicit in preparing teachers for mainstreaming are considered. (JD)

A survey of institutions of higher education revealed that special education courses offered to preservice education majors were limited. (JD)