A famous discussion of the issues raised when a student at Harvard received an A for an examination he did, for fun, in a subject he had never studied.

Video-taping and interviews revealed a big gap between what is said to be taught and what is actually taught. The children are aware of the ‘hidden curriculum’, and that is no bad thing.

There is a lot to be learnt about how to teach a subject from what practitioners do every day. An insight into what delights mathematicians and what could delight our pupils.

Most young adults at school are satisfied with their schooling, their homes and friends. But fear of not finding a job is universal and debilitating. This survey should be absorbed by all politicians as well as teachers.

Since teachers talk a great deal, careful analysis of what teachers say is revealing. The talk of two teachers dealing with the same topic, is described here. More variety, suiting the words to the teaching point, and thinking the subject out better, seem to be required.

A case study of adults back at ordinary schools shows how successful it can be. The small adaptations the school can make to enhance that success are noted.

A co-educational state high school in Queensland developed a way of identifying and helping children-at-risk. This case study results in helpful advice.

St. Patrick's College, Campbelltown, NSW, teaches mathematics to the senior classes by bringing all the pupils together for lectures, followed by class-sized tutorials, not all compulsory. John Greene reports how they checked the scheme's success.

Dyslexia and autism are both examples of cognitive deficits. You can think of these handicaps as 'holes in the mind.' Both may be encountered in mainstreamed or integrated classes these days. Here is help with understanding and helping.

Many of our teaching techniques are based on behaviourist experiments of years ago. But behaviour analysis has moved on and discovered that most of what we do is governed by rules we pick up, not experiences we have. A review of what these researchers have discovered.