The production of audio-visual presentations relaled to the environment of the child is often stymied by the problem of procedure: how does the classroom teacher go about turning an idea into a product? This paper outlines the steps followed by the author in creating a teaching package consisting of a taped commentary to accompany a set of slides. The same procedures could be adapted in the creation of a similar presentation for use in any subject area at any level.

The side effects of the educational process, both in its formal and informal structures, are often more important to the child's future th'an the intended effect. This paper examines one of the side effects, the relative preferences a school leaver has for different places familiar to him. Using the methodologies of the geographer, the "mental maps" identified are related to the problem of rural depopulation. The implications for the educational system are assessed.

The month of May 1986 was a turning point for the Caribbean territoriesof Saint Maarten and Saba, two of the island territories of the Netherlands Antilles. Both territories signed protocols with the federal government to implement English as the language of instruction throughout the school system of the two islands, in place of Dutch. These moves are part of the process of language reform in the Netherlands Antilles.