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Book Synopsis
"Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits ofclassrooms with a vision of how public policy can encouragethoughtfulness in our schools."
--Theodore R. Sizer, chair, Coalition of EssentialSchools

Trade Review
"Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform....IrecommAnd it to other policy makers, whether they be in the midstof reform or contemplating it."
--Bill Clinton

"Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits ofclassrooms with a vision of how public policy can encouragethoughtfulness in our schools."
--Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of EssentialSchools, Brown University

Table of Contents
1. Back to Basics in the Rural South.

2. Hand-Me-Down Literacy.

3. Language and Culture on the Reservation.

4. An Urban District: One Foot on the Gas, the Other on theBrakes.

5. The Politics of Literacy.

6. When Teachers Talk.

7. A Higher Literacy in Toronto.

8. Cultivating a Literacy of Thoughtfulness.

Guidelines for Program Review from the Ontario Ministry ofEducation.

Schools of Thought: How the Politics of Literacy

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/07/1993
      ISBN13: 9781555425586, 978-1555425586
      ISBN10: 1555425585

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      "Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits ofclassrooms with a vision of how public policy can encouragethoughtfulness in our schools."
      --Theodore R. Sizer, chair, Coalition of EssentialSchools

      Trade Review
      "Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform....IrecommAnd it to other policy makers, whether they be in the midstof reform or contemplating it."
      --Bill Clinton

      "Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits ofclassrooms with a vision of how public policy can encouragethoughtfulness in our schools."
      --Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of EssentialSchools, Brown University

      Table of Contents
      1. Back to Basics in the Rural South.

      2. Hand-Me-Down Literacy.

      3. Language and Culture on the Reservation.

      4. An Urban District: One Foot on the Gas, the Other on theBrakes.

      5. The Politics of Literacy.

      6. When Teachers Talk.

      7. A Higher Literacy in Toronto.

      8. Cultivating a Literacy of Thoughtfulness.

      Guidelines for Program Review from the Ontario Ministry ofEducation.

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