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Author:   Ellen Hall ,  Richard Handley
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9780275981983

ISBN 10:   0275981983
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 March 2004
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction What Teenagers Are Telling Us A New Model for the Classroom The Genius of Every Child The New Curriculum Teachers Are the Ticket So-Called Learning Disabilities School as Community Parents Have Choices

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Parents who are seeking educational alternatives to the public high school will benefit from this book....Written in a straightforward tone, this book honestly and candidly discusses problems with public education. It is appropriate for public librarians who are assisting parents and teens with their educational goals. -VOYA This valuable resource for parents also includes a bibliography of helpful sources and suggested readings. -Booklist C ontains information on how classrooms can be designed for optimal student involvement, how a creative curriculum can elicit enthusiasm, and how learning disabilities can be handled without resorting to special education.... Recommended. All levels. -Choice ?This valuable resource for parents also includes a bibliography of helpful sources and suggested readings.?-Booklist ?[C]ontains information on how classrooms can be designed for optimal student involvement, how a creative curriculum can elicit enthusiasm, and how learning disabilities can be handled without resorting to special education..,. Recommended. All levels.?-Choice ?Parents who are seeking educational alternatives to the public high school will benefit from this book....Written in a straightforward tone, this book honestly and candidly discusses problems with public education. It is appropriate for public librarians who are assisting parents and teens with their educational goals.?-VOYA [C]ontains information on how classrooms can be designed for optimal student involvement, how a creative curriculum can elicit enthusiasm, and how learning disabilities can be handled without resorting to special education..,. Recommended. All levels. -Choice .,. Their book demonstrates that parents have the power to organize and create a school of their own....[It] should be read by parents and their adolescent sons and daughters together to take the pulse of the high schools their children are attending. -Kathryn Borman Professor of Anthropology Associate Director, David C. Anchin Center University of South Florida In an accessible manner, the authors interweave sociological and psychological research with relevant first-hand experiences, student portraits, and schoolhouse scenarios. They help one understand the need for and rationality of alternative schools. In so doing, Hall and Handley make a compelling link between educating the whole child and providing the means to mold a just and democratic society. -Vincent Brevetti Principal Humanities Preparatory Academy New York City

.,.""Their book demonstrates that parents have the power to organize and create a school of their own....[It] should be read by parents and their adolescent sons and daughters together to take the pulse of the high schools their children are attending.""-Kathryn Borman Professor of Anthropology Associate Director, David C. Anchin Center University of South Florida ""In an accessible manner, the authors interweave sociological and psychological research with relevant first-hand experiences, student portraits, and schoolhouse scenarios. They help one understand the need for and rationality of alternative schools. In so doing, Hall and Handley make a compelling link between educating the whole child and providing the means to mold a just and democratic society.""-Vincent Brevetti Principal Humanities Preparatory Academy New York City ""[C]ontains information on how classrooms can be designed for optimal student involvement, how a creative curriculum can elicit enthusiasm, and how learning disabilities can be handled without resorting to ""special education..,.""Recommended. All levels.""-Choice ?[C]ontains information on how classrooms can be designed for optimal student involvement, how a creative curriculum can elicit enthusiasm, and how learning disabilities can be handled without resorting to ""special education..,.""Recommended. All levels.?-Choice ?Parents who are seeking educational alternatives to the public high school will benefit from this book....Written in a straightforward tone, this book honestly and candidly discusses problems with public education. It is appropriate for public librarians who are assisting parents and teens with their educational goals.?-VOYA ?This valuable resource for parents also includes a bibliography of helpful sources and suggested readings.?-Booklist ""ÝC¨ontains information on how classrooms can be designed for optimal student involvement, how a creative curriculum can elicit enthusiasm, and how learning disabilities can be handled without resorting to ""special education....""Recommended. All levels.""-Choice ""This valuable resource for parents also includes a bibliography of helpful sources and suggested readings.""-Booklist ""Parents who are seeking educational alternatives to the public high school will benefit from this book....Written in a straightforward tone, this book honestly and candidly discusses problems with public education. It is appropriate for public librarians who are assisting parents and teens with their educational goals.""-VOYA

In an accessible manner, the authors interweave sociological and psychological research with relevant first-hand experiences, student portraits, and schoolhouse scenarios. They help one understand the need for and rationality of alternative schools. In so doing, Hall and Handley make a compelling link between educating the whole child and providing the means to mold a just and democratic society. -Vincent Brevetti Principal Humanities Preparatory Academy New York City

".,.""Their book demonstrates that parents have the power to organize and create a school of their own....[It] should be read by parents and their adolescent sons and daughters together to take the pulse of the high schools their children are attending.""-Kathryn Borman Professor of Anthropology Associate Director, David C. Anchin Center University of South Florida ""In an accessible manner, the authors interweave sociological and psychological research with relevant first-hand experiences, student portraits, and schoolhouse scenarios. They help one understand the need for and rationality of alternative schools. In so doing, Hall and Handley make a compelling link between educating the whole child and providing the means to mold a just and democratic society.""-Vincent Brevetti Principal Humanities Preparatory Academy New York City ""[C]ontains information on how classrooms can be designed for optimal student involvement, how a creative curriculum can elicit enthusiasm, and how learning disabilities can be handled without resorting to ""special education..,.""Recommended. All levels.""-Choice ?[C]ontains information on how classrooms can be designed for optimal student involvement, how a creative curriculum can elicit enthusiasm, and how learning disabilities can be handled without resorting to ""special education..,.""Recommended. All levels.?-Choice ?Parents who are seeking educational alternatives to the public high school will benefit from this book....Written in a straightforward tone, this book honestly and candidly discusses problems with public education. It is appropriate for public librarians who are assisting parents and teens with their educational goals.?-VOYA ?This valuable resource for parents also includes a bibliography of helpful sources and suggested readings.?-Booklist ""ÝC¨ontains information on how classrooms can be designed for optimal student involvement, how a creative curriculum can elicit enthusiasm, and how learning disabilities can be handled without resorting to ""special education....""Recommended. All levels.""-Choice ""This valuable resource for parents also includes a bibliography of helpful sources and suggested readings.""-Booklist ""Parents who are seeking educational alternatives to the public high school will benefit from this book....Written in a straightforward tone, this book honestly and candidly discusses problems with public education. It is appropriate for public librarians who are assisting parents and teens with their educational goals.""-VOYA"

Author Information

ELLEN HALL is director of Oak Grove School, an alternative pre-K-12 school in Ojai, California, and the author of Listen to Your Inner Voice (2001). RICHARD HANDLEY is a features reporter for the Ventura County Reporter.

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