Describes a course designed to help preservice teachers get in touch with their own attitudes and beliefs during an assignment that involves individuals from different backgrounds. Students' and teachers' perspectives on this learning experience are presented, focusing on such issues as religion, culture, social class, race, and teenage mothers.…

Discusses how to manage classrooms that include students identified with learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, and mild mental retardation. For these classrooms to succeed, teachers must implement appropriate curricular accommodation and classroom-management strategies and promote the learning and social skills of typical students. When…

Describes a method of teaching English-as-a-Second-Language in China started by Han Zhongliang. Han's method is student-centered, with students learning and using English in practical, relevant ways from the beginning of their study. This method breaks away from conventional textbook-centered orientations. Out-of-class games are united with…