The following four papers on the teaching of statistics were presented at a session sponsored by Mu Sigma Rho and the Section on Statistical Education at the annual ASA meeting in San Diego in 1978. The four authors are well qualified to discuss the subject of teaching statistics, and the papers present much helpful material for use by teachers of statistics. Since the four papers contain many personal views and opinions, the Editorial Board felt that it would be most appropriate to publish the papers essentially as they were presented at the San Diego meeting.