Description
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. The question is What's next? Theodore Sizer, the founder of The Coalition of Essential Schools, was a passionate advocate for the American school system. In this, his last book, he offers a vision of what a future secondary education might look like. In a book that tells the story of his own odyssey, Sizer gives shape to a much-needed agenda for improving our high schools.
- Includes a vision for the future of our High Schools from one of America's greatest leaders of educational reform
- Written by Theodore Sizer founder of The Coalition of Essential Schools and author of landmark book Horace's Compromise
This final book from the late Theodore Sizer reveals the man and his vision for our secondary education system.
About the Author
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781118526422
Author Ted Sizer
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 431g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 160mm * 33mm
