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Another Planet - by  Elinor Burkett (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Another Planet - by Elinor Burkett (Paperback)

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  • Author(s): Elinor Burkett
  • 352 Pages
  • Education, Schools

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With a novelist's eye, Elinor Burkett takes readers behind the school system's closed doors, revealing a world of mixed messages, manufactured myths, and political hype.

In the wake of school shootings across the country, one question haunted America: What is going wrong inside our nation's schools? To find out, award-winning journalist Elinor Burkett spent nine months -- from the opening pep rally to graduation day -- in a suburban Minneapolis high school. She attended classes, hung out with students, listened to parents, and joined teachers on the front lines.

She soon discovered that, post-Columbine, fears about loners and misfits, "Smoker's New Year" (a pot holiday), "Zero Tolerance" policies, and school lockdowns have become as much a part of a teen's high school experience as dating and Clearasil. But Burkett goes even deeper and makes some startling conclusions in this poignant exposé of the real problems facing educators, parents, and the children they try to teach.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.96 Inches (H) x 5.48 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: .66 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Education
Sub-Genre: Schools
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Theme: Levels, Secondary
Format: Paperback
Author: Elinor Burkett
Language: English
Street Date: August 20, 2002
TCIN: 88431847
UPC: 9780060505851
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-0359
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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