High Schools in Crisis: What Every Parent Should Know

Author:   Richard Handley ,  Ellen Hall
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9780313361616


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 March 2004
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Richard Handley ,  Ellen Hall
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780313361616


ISBN 10:   0313361614
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 March 2004
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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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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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


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 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


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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