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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.

Table of Contents
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

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/07/2013
      ISBN13: 9781118526422, 978-1118526422
      ISBN10: 1118526422
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      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

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