Lays out a beginning rationale for the inclusion of education on death and dying in the curriculum of the public schools, along with some cautionary notes concerning its implementation. (Author)

Suggestions for the classroom teacher, whose didactic role makes him peculiarly vulnerable to student disaffections. (Author)

Examines typical provisions of laws governing teacher tenure and discusses how those provisions affect the marginal duties and responsibilities of school administrators. (JG)

Describes and analyzes the dismissal of 28 tenured and 76 nontenured faculty members at Southern Illinois University in response to a decline in student enrollment and a reduction in the university's budget. (JG)

Describes a system for retraining tenured university faculty to fill positions in understaffed areas. (JG)

Suggests possible political and collective bargaining strategies for protecting the economic welfare of teachers in the face of inflation, declining student enrollments, and a surplus of teachers. (JG)

Discusses the current state of the American economy and the circumstances that brought it about, and suggests possible governmental policies to combat the combined problems of inflation and recession. (JG)

Discusses implications of the tradition of pervasive sexism in American education and suggests possible corrective changes in administrative and curricular practices. (JG)

Discusses the use of Ritalin to treat hyperactive school children and the proper role of teachers in identifying and dealing with such children. Offers suggestions for developing appropriate school policies and recommends closer cooperation between educators and physicians specializing in treatment of hyperkinesis. (JG)