Power of Their Ideas : Lessons from America from a Small School in Harlem

English

ISBN: 0807031135

EAN: 9780807031131

Category: Education / General

Publisher: Beacon Press

Release Date: 09/09/2002

Synopsis: The extraordinary and untold story of John Brewster Jr., a preeminent Deaf American artist Deborah Meiers acclaimed first book, with a new preface The founder and principal of excellent small schools in East Harlem . . . Meier wants to make all students capable of participating in and sustaining a democracy. . . . Doubters must read Deborah Meier to take a look at that success up close, to watch it begin and grow and flourish. -Lorene Cary, The New York Times Book Review Meier pledges her faith in the extraordinary untapped capacities of all our children; but, unlike so many radical reformers, she is also firmly rooted in the reality of the classroom. . . .What has propelled people like Meier from the periphery to the center of the ongoing school debate is the recognition that a new and different form of public school is no longer a luxury. -James Traub, The New Yorker Written in prose that runs like a clear stream past the sludge of educational discourse. . . .The fate of public education today depends on whether we listen to . . . the Deborah Meiers of the land. -Joseph Featherstone, The Nation A fiery manifesto of Meiers plan for the salvation of public education. -Los Angeles Times A book not of blueprints and slogans, but of essays-reflective and analytical. The Power of Their Ideas is the product of a lively mind. -The Washington Post Anyone who wants to get insight into the current waves of endless reform debate should read it. -Philadelphia Inquirer

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Power of Their Ideas : Lessons from America from a Small School in Harlem

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.75 inches

Width: 5.55 inches

Length: 8.5 inches

Weight: 9.63 oz

Pages: 208