The New American High School

The New American High School
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 9781118584972
ISBN-13 : 111858497X
Rating : 4/5 (97X Downloads)

Book Synopsis The New American High School by : Ted Sizer

Download or read book The New American High School written by Ted Sizer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late Theodore Sizer's vision for a truly democratic public high school system Our current high schools are ill-designed and inefficient. We have inherited a program of studies that in its overall structure has not changed in over a century. The question is What's next? Theodore Sizer, the founder of The Coalition of Essential Schools, was a passionate advocate for the American school system. In this, his last book, he offers a vision of what a future secondary education might look like. In a book that tells the story of his own odyssey, Sizer gives shape to a much-needed agenda for improving our high schools. Includes a vision for the future of our High Schools from one of America's greatest leaders of educational reform Written by Theodore Sizer founder of The Coalition of Essential Schools and author of landmark book Horace's Compromise This final book from the late Theodore Sizer reveals the man and his vision for our secondary education system.


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