Implications of the Conference on College Composition and Communication position paper on The Students' Right to Their Own Language are considered. (JH)

Urges editors to evaluate the educational concepts underlying commercial educational materials and to determine whether the concepts are in accord with the findings of educational research. (DD)

Discusses the restrictions imposed on English teachers by the new copyright law and suggests possible alternatives to practices which violate the new law. (DD)

Urges English educators to develop career-related methods courses and illustrates how career education has been incorporated successfully in the elementary and secondary school English curriculum. (DD)

Back to basics fundamentalism, the minimal competency movement, and competency testing are simplistic approaches to complex educational problems. (DD)

Describes the tenets of the back to basics movement, especially as it applies to minimum competency testing, and points out that it creates an environment which impedes consequential learning. (DD)

Discusses several dangers inherent in focusing attention on minimum standards instead of realizing students' maximum potential. (DD)

The word "back" in back to the basics means endless study of language analysis and memorization of factual bits to the neglect of affective concerns and broader cognitive objectives. (DD)

Discusses the guidelines provided by "A Statement on the Preparation of Teachers of English and Language Arts," published by the National Council of Teachers of English. (DD)

A paper presented at a workshop on student teaching and the methods class at the Conference on English Education, April 10, 1976. (DD)

A paper presented at a workshop on "Teachers Writing" at the 1976 Conference on English Education. (DD)

A paper, presented at a workshop on "Tests and Measurement" at the 1976 Conference on English Education, which states that test scores should be interpreted just as poetic metaphors are. (DD)