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Summary
Author Biography
TED SIZER was one of the nation's most respected education-reform advocates. He founded the Essential Schools movement, which maintains, among other things, that students and teachers are members of the school's community.
Table of Contents
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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