This book offers suggestions and guidelines for elementary school teachers in the areas of: (1) reading instruction; (2) teacher-student conferences and guidance programs; (3) discipline; (4) truancy; (5) busing; (6) teacher orientation; (7) school opening and closing; (8) physical education and intramural programs; (9) field trips; (10) study laboratories and centers; (11) instructional materials and audiovisual aids; (12) effective use of school library; (13) school staff meetings; (14) teacher evaluation and teacher-principal relationship; (15) team teaching; (16) community resources; (17) assembly meetings; (18) Parent Teacher Association; and (19) parent conferences. The book concludes with a reproduction of a speech delivered by the author on the "Adolescent's Perception of Failure." (JD)