books by Theodore R. Sizer
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Theodore R. Sizer
Horace's Hope: What Works for the American High School
Theodore R. Sizer
Mariner Books
, 1997
More Hope for Horace
Ted Sizer's stories of what's happening in American high schools seem accurate and familiar. What's embarrassing is that a guy like him can go in, study the situation, identify what is happening and proceed to make changes, one school at a time, and have it grow into a ...
The Red Pencil: Convictions from Experience in Education
Theodore R. Sizer
Yale University Press
, 2005
Changing Public Schools
I couldn't help but feel compelled to write a review after I read the previous review. If you like Dewey or Adler, you will really enjoy this book. Sizer draws from both Dewey and Adler's ideas and points out all the problems with education today. Sizer has years of ...
The Students Are Watching: Schools and the Moral Contract
Theodore R. Sizer,
Nancy Faust Sizer
Beacon Press
, 2000
evaluation of our educational system, including home-schools
Rated as excellent in 6/19/00 U. S. News & World Reports, I am pursuing research on this book while attempting to locate a library or preview copy to read myself!
Horace's School: Redesigning the American High School
Theodore R. Sizer
Mariner Books
, 1997
changing lives
as a framework for understanding the coallition of essential schools (a type of restructuring which changes the school into a place that works for students, not against them) this book is amazing. looking at the flaws of america's public school system, this book is ...
Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School
Theodore R. Sizer
Mariner Books
, 2004
The classic on High School reform
This first of Sizer's Horace trilogy is a must read for those interented in high school reform. Based on years fo field research Sizer, through his composite teacher, describes how even the best intentiioned teachers are handcuffed in trying to meet all their studetns ...
Keeping School: Letters to Families from Principals of Two Small Schools
Theodore R. Sizer,
Deborah Meier
, ...
Beacon Press
, 2005
Education reformers Deborah Meier, Nancy Faust Sizer, and Theodore R. Sizer have published books that have literally helped shape a movement centered on small schools, community, and alternative visions of teaching and learning. But as school principals, all three have also done another kind of writing, as well: short weekly essays in their ...
Moral Questions in the Classroom: How to Get Kids to Think Deeply about Real Life and their School Work
Katherine G. Simon
,
Nancy Faust Sizer
, ...
Yale University Press
, 2001
Educating the Heart and Mind
The idea of moral education is one that may be frowned upon by those who seek a values-free, non-indoctrinative approach to schooling. Simon skillfully shows the fault in such simplistic notions. Moral and existential questions are at the heart of true intellectual ...
Religion and Public Education
Nicholas Wolterstorff
,
George R. La Noue
, ...
Houghton Mifflin Company
, 1967
Eighteen contributors to the issue of religion and public education. Leading theologians and educations (of the 60's) express their views.
A better way.: An article from: Daedalus
Theodore R. Sizer
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
, 2002
This digital document is an article from Daedalus, published by American Academy of Arts and Sciences on June 22, 2002. The length of the article is 1829 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You ...
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