Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Editor's Preface 5
3. Contents 9
4. I. General
5. Diversified Schools for Diversified Communities 15
6. Existentialism and the Education of Twentieth Century Man 28
7. II. Comparative Education
8. Comparative Education 45
9. A French Professor's Remarks on American Education 55
10. III. Higher Education
11. Responsibilities of Colleges and Universities for Training School Personnel 65
12. Libraries and Laboratories 81
13. IV. Administration
14. Recent Court Decisions Affecting School Policies 91
15. Professional Organizations and the Present Scene in Education 99
16. V. Teaching Modern Languages
17. Foreign Languages in the Elementary Schools: Possibilities and Dangers 109
18. The Teaching of Modern Languages in Secondary Schools 114
19. The Achievement of The German Novelle 119
20. VI. Vocational Education
21. Changing Skill Patterns of Occupations for which Training is Needed in the Atomic Age 141
22. Νavy Training Programs 149
23. Changing Objectives in Metallurgical Education 152
24. Educational Implications of the Demands of the Technological Economy on Industry 154
25. Demands of the Technological Economy on Industry and Implications for Education 158
26. VII. The Exceptional Child
27. The Unmet Needs of High School Students 173
28. Treatment of Psychological Casualties among Elementary School Children 183
29. How Much Can We Teach Mentally Deficient Children 185
30. What Foundation for Democracy? 190
31. Gifted Pupils in the Elementary School 195
32. VIII. Secondary Education
33. Television and the English Teacher 207
34. The English Teacher and Mass Communication 212
35. The Contribution of Dance in the Education of Children – The Need for Communication and Creative Release for the Individual 221
36. The Importance of Fostering Creative Expression in the Secondary School 226
37. Geography in the High School 241
38. IX. Elementary Education
39. What the Elementary School Teacher Has to Learn from Psychology 249
40. Controversial Issues in the Teaching of Reading 261
41. Writing for Young Readers 272
42. Modern Approach to Handwriting 284
43. Putting Spice into Spelling 293
44. Creating Arithmetic Readiness by Use of Exploratory Materials 301
45. Reinforcing Learning in the Elementary School Subjects 312
46. Social Studies Skills for Children 321
47. Development of Self-Discipline in Children 345
48. Appendix: Schoolmen s Week, 1958 351
49. Index 354