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THOUGH MANY ENGLISH TEACHERS SPEAK OF THE RELEVANCE OF LITERATURE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER, IMAGINATION, AND RESPONSIVENESS TO LIFE, THEY TEACH AS IF THE GOAL OF ENGLISH STUDY IS TO KNOW LISTS OF AUTHORS, DATES, HOW TO SPELL, ETC., AND AS IF STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM LECTURES ON ARCANE LITERARY HIERARCHIES OR ANALYSES OF STRUCTURAL DESIGNS TAUGHT WITH NO AIM OF EFFECTING A RETURN TO AN EXPERIENCE. DISCUSSIONS AMONG 50 PROFESSORS OF ENGLISH WHO MET AT DARTMOUTH IN THE SUMMER OF 1966 AT THE ANGLO-AMERICAN SEMINAR ON THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ENGLISH INDICATE THAT EVEN AMONG ACCOMPLISHED MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSION THERE ARE MANY WHO FORGET THE PURPOSE OF ENGLISH. IN ONE DISCUSSION OF HOW TO TEACH A POEM, THESE TEACHERS NEVER CONSIDERED THE USES OF THE POEM, HOW TO PLACE IT IN THE CLASSROOM, OR HOW TO SET UP VITAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND THE LINES OF POETRY. BEFORE TEACHING A POEM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE TEACHER SHOULD FIRST INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS TO IDEAS AND SITUATIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE POEM HE IS GOING TO TEACH. HE SHOULD TREAT THE POEM AS A THIRD VOICE IN THE ROOM--THE OTHER VOICES ARE HIS AND THE STUDENTS'. HIS OBLIGATION AS A GOOD TEACHER OF WRITING IS TO MOVE THE STUDENT CLOSER TO THE THING, AND TO FIND THE TALK THAT WILL CREATE A SUBJECT FOR THE STUDENT, A NEED FOR UTTERANCE, AND AN EAGERNESS TO NAME A TRUTH BEYOND THE TRUTH BEGUN WITH. THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN "EDUCATIONAL RECORD," VOLUME 48, NUMBER 3, SUMMER 1967, PAGES 197-205. (BN)

The author feels that the time is coming when adult education and continuing education will be the norm rather than an exception. The article explores possible preparations that may be needed: directions for institutions to go in response to such needs; and consequences and implications of prevailing adult education. (NG)

The new heroes and heroines who reject middle-class values and rewards are seeking fulfillment outside the mainstream and subtly altering the American profile. (LBH)

Discusses the work of the Panel on Alternate Approaches to Graduate Education. (PG)

The eruption on college campuses last spring caused many members of the academyto re-examine themselves and the truths they had so long lived by. (Editor)

Compares Electronic Video Recording (EVR cartridge television instruction with the personal impact of the classroom teacher. (IR)

Three winners of the Harbison Award for excellence in teaching discuss the profession. (HS)