A boy's struggle between connection and autonomy finds different expression as he grows. Most boys have a limited emotional repertoire for managing conflict, adversity, and change. Our culture supports emotional development for girls and discourages it for boys. Developing an emotional vocabulary is a first step. (MLH)

Article described a plan for stimulating students learning about political studies and developing their belief in the worth of playing an active role in the political processes that affect his life. (Author/RK)

Author explained the difficulties he faced when trying to raise money for education in the Western United States and compared that experience to those he had in the Eastern United States. (RK)

Article presented the impressions of the author who toured Russia in October 1973 with a group of American journalists and visited Soviet schools. (Editor/RK)

Article described ways in which private and public schools can cooperate in joint ventures, outlining one program that was developed by a public and private school in California. (RK)

Considers the cost of education as it relates to independent schools. (RK)

Author, the President of Yale University, considered three ingredients most important to educational quality: the quality and diversity of students, of the school experience, and of the faculty. (Author/RK)

Analyzes the breakdown of consensus regarding the common school and explores the criteria for a voucher system where the family can make a choice of differing styles of schooling. (Author/RK)

Outlines reasons for teaching economics in secondary schools and the advantages for students in becoming more aware on the subject of economics. (RK)

Senior English students, in spite of themselves, respond to Dickens both critically and emotionally. Impressed by Dickens'"artistry of style," they nonetheless disagree with each other over whether his characters are believable and whether the exaggeration of character traits is an effective device. The deepest level of understanding…

Through "preparing-to-teach," students at Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs, felt that they learned material better and gained confidence and personal satisfaction. Their interest in teaching began with two unrelated projects--(1) an "older brother" project in which 11th- and 12th-grade boys tutored elementary students from predominantly…

The College Entrance Examination Board's volume, "12,000 Students and Their English Teachers" (see ED 023 661), offers sample units that form a "sensible" and "imaginative" approach to teaching English. The language and composition sections present activities for teaching writing that range from basic standard exercises to an examination of…