Juxtaposes a series of quotations from Hitler's "Mein Kampf" on such educational topics as the study of history as politics, the learning of history, and multilingualism. (JBM)

Fictional account of educational procedures in the year 2184 A.D. (including "laser projected holoschooling") and of the wide variety of spectacular changes that will have occurred worldwide as a result of advanced behavior modification and new technology available in the first two hundred years after 1984. (JBM)

Although many recent reports on the United States educational system urge increased investment in education to prepare students for the jobs of a high-tech future, a more immediate problem is that of the large proportion of the labor force which is currently "overeducated" or "underemployed." (JBM)

A recent survey of Los Angeles area employers suggests that current secondary vocational education should be reformed, that employer-based skills-training programs should be created, and that more attention should be paid to the needs of small firms for workers with specialized skills. (JBM)

Proposes redefining the problem of illiteracy in terms of a "social-interaction perspective" that would emphasize the need "to acculturate students to the practices of reading in their communities" and the broad range of reading competencies required by today's society. (JBM)

The National Writing Project (NWP), begun in Berkeley, California, in 1974 as the Bay Area Writing Project, has expanded to more than 100 sites in 43 states. Current programs in New Hampshire and Virginia exemplify the potential offered by the NWP for improving student writing. (JBM)

Recent criticism of "secular humanism" in American education suggests the need for educators to more effectively address the complex question of the teaching of values in the schools. The task of American educators in public schools is to teach civic, not religious, values. (JBM)

Drawing on the examples of a successful classroom teacher who does "what works" and a former student disenchanted with the behavior modification approach to teaching exceptional children, the author encourages teacher instruction in critical thinking and a wide range of teaching theories and methodologies. (JBM)

Traces the nine-year history of Geraldine Cannon's ongoing legal battle, based on accusations of age and sex discrimination, to gain admission to medical school in the state of Illinois. (JBM)

Although a recent conference in Neusiedl-am-See, Austria, and others like it have encouraged the development through national education systems of an awareness of European cultural identity and "active cooperation and communication among Europeans," the realization of such a project remains largely to be accomplished. (JBM)

A Wisconsin elementary school program for talented and gifted students has provided a receptive atmosphere for curricular innovation that has proven beneficial for the entire school. (JBM)

Presents descriptions of the methods and findings of four surveys conducted recently in education on (1) stress among university faculty members, (2) special education in teacher education programs, (3) teachers' and students' views on discipline, and (4) budgetary cuts in teacher education. (JBM)

Argues that educating Americans to accept and learn to deal with the interdependent nature of the world may be the most important task our educational system faces. (WD)

An interview with former hostage William Keough reveals his perceptions of the political crisis and power structure in Iran, global education, and American schools. (WD)

Nicaragua's National Literacy Crusade of 1980 has brought impressive results. Through a mass mobilization effort, people of all ages served in 60,000 Sandinista Literacy Units; those who read taught those who could not. This article describes the program's implementation and outcomes. (Author/WD)