From time to time, a member of the Field Notes Advisory Board suggests the topic of "disruptive students" for an issue of Field Notes. Teachers often get frustrated with students who monopolize class time, make racist comments, or in other ways trigger discomfort among the class. I have chosen the topic of classroom management and classroom climate as a way to broaden the topic of "the disruptive student" but can still include it. While resources on classroom management almost entirely relates to elementary and high school, I found a literature review useful to clarify my own thinking on the subject as it relates to teaching adults.

As editor, I can never predict which topic for Field Notes will resonate strongly with practitioners and will yield the most submissions. The topic of classroom management/ classroom climate did not spark a lot of writing. We have a slim volume this winter, and not all articles relate to the theme. For example, Carey Reid writes of his experience with passing the adult subject matter test and offers tips for teachers. Shana Berger describes her experiences teaching creative writing to unionized health care workers. Mary Ann Sliwa contributes an article on job readiness training in her adult ESOL program.

We welcome your feedback in the form of letters to the editor, and we always welcome submissions. For submission guidelines, please go to the SABES Web site at www.sabes.org and click on Field Notes. Please contact Lenore Balliro, editor, at lballiro@worlded.org with your ideas.