The principal who is to remain instructional leader amid current pressures for change needs to be a student of the social forces in which his school operates. (Editor)

Describes the suggestions made by 24 St. Louis high school principals who were asked for their recommendations for the kind of graduate program a principal needs to cope with the necessities of his job. (AN)

The author describes and discusses the principal's public relations responsibilities. (AN)

Results of a survey of 169 Tennessee secondary school principals regarding their attitudes toward the role of school counselors as recommended by the American School Counselor Association. (AN)

Describes several successful programs for dealing with the educational, medical, and social problems of pregnant school girls. (AN)

Describes a social studies program at the Bryant Youth Educational Support Center for socially or emotionally maladjusted children whose purpose is to develop a caring attitude, a concept of the nature of role in school behavior, and an experimental attitude towards coping with problems on the part of the students. (AN)

Discusses the instructional medium of 8mm film and the incompatibility problem: standard 8 versus super 8, silent versus sound, cartridge versus reel-to-reel, optical sound versus magnetic sound, and the silent 8mm film loop. (AN)

A guidance clinic program for disruptive students, based on behavior modification theory and positive reinforcement, has proven effective in dealing with junior and senior high school students who ordinarily would be suspended or excluded from school. (AN)

Napa High School has converted to a system of student self-scheduling instead of putting up with the frustrations of standard schedule program changes. (AN)

Describes the advantages of shared-time computer use and some of the uses to which computer assisted instruction has been put. (AN)

The author suggests that we re-examine the objective of teaching foreign language courses. In order to attain the original purpose - to broaden and enlighten the student about other peoples and cultures - we must augment the amount of language taught with more culturally oriented material. (AN)

By omitting music and arts from National Education Goals, President and governors lost a challenging opportunity to educate children--to improve their achievement and citizenship in school, make them knowledgeable about diverse cultural heritage in the United States, and prepare them for creative work force of the future. Tips are provided to keep…

Recommendations for including general music in secondary school curriculum can be organized around three themes consistent with America 2000 goals: creating or reinventing curricula, creating better schools, and designing programs for all students. Arts instruction must go far beyond band, choir, and orchestra. General music class could…

Although music performance classes may include one or two public concerts each year, these concerts should not be the main class focus. Fine music programs can be identified by their balance, curriculum quality, activity level, and opportunity for students of all abilities. (MLH)