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This pilot study was designed to help teachers become more aware of their own behavior and its effect on the emotions and attitudes of their students. An inservice program was offered to 22 teachers, affecting approximately 540 children in eight elementary schools in Albany, New York. It was hypothesized that the impact of human relations training techniques--sensitivity training, feedback of classroom interactions, a combination of these two, and a series of lectures on new media to enhance student motivation--should show a trend toward a positive effect on pupil anxiety, peer relationships, self-concept, and attitudes toward school, as measured by pre- and posttests of anxiety and compulsivity, and observations of classroom operations. No significant changes or trends were noted. However, teacher assessments of the results of their experiences indicated some attempts to move in positive directions as defined by the study. Further research in this field is suggested, with more time spent on training and special attention given to the selection of measurement instruments. (Author/RT)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert