Sizer The New American High School

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-58498-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

The late Theodore Sizer's vision for a truly democratic publichigh school system
Our current high schools are ill-designed and inefficient. Wehave inherited a program of studies that in its overall structurehas not changed in over a century. The question is What'snext? Theodore Sizer, the founder of The Coalition of EssentialSchools, was a passionate advocate for the American school system.In this, his last book, he offers a vision of what a futuresecondary education might look like. In a book that tells the storyof his own odyssey, Sizer gives shape to a much-needed agenda forimproving our high schools.
* Includes a vision for the future of our High Schools from oneof America's greatest leaders of educational reform
* Written by Theodore Sizer founder of The Coalition of EssentialSchools and author of landmark book Horace's Compromise
This final book from the late Theodore Sizer reveals the man andhis vision for our secondary education system.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sizer, Ted

Weitere Mitwirkende

Meier, Deborah

Faust Sizer, Nancy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Deborah Meier vii
Preface: The Lay of the Land xix
Introduction by Nancy Faust Sizer xxv
1 The Problem 1
2 Growing up American 15
3 Learning 36
4 Differences 56
5 The Language of Schooling 74
6 Time 90
7 Space and Costs 106
8 Courses 116
9 Technology 135
10 Pedagogy 142
11 Testing 164
12 Choice 181
13 Faith 193
14 Morality 201
15 The Prospect 221
Acknowledgments 232
Further Reading 233
About the Author 236
Index 238

Über Autor(innen)

TED SIZER was one of the nation's most respectededucation-reform advocates. He founded the Essential Schoolsmovement, which maintains, among other things, that students andteachers are members of the school's community.