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Horace's School - by Theodore R Sizer (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Horace's School - by Theodore R Sizer (Paperback)

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  • A plan for school reform that respects the best traditions of secondary schooling and urges us to do far more in preparing adolescents for the future.This influential work on education policy provides a blueprint for change: Personalized Learning: Why the traditional model fails, and how restructuring teacher loads to eighty students or fewer is the key to knowing--and truly teaching--every child.Less Is More: A compelling argument for focusing the curriculum on essential skills and deep understanding, moving away from superficial "coverage" to genuine mastery.Performance-Based Assessment: Introducing "Exhibitions," powerful and authentic tasks that require students to use their knowledge, replacing standardized tests with meaningful demonstrations of competence.Student as Worker: A shift in the central metaphor of schooling, from teacher as deliverer of services to student as the active worker and teacher as the coach who guides them.Thoughtful Schools: A vision for transforming schools from impersonal institutions into thoughtful, decent communities where intellectual habits are nurtured and respected.
  • Author(s): Theodore R Sizer
  • 256 Pages
  • Education, Schools

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Since the late 1970s, Theodore Sizer has studied and worked among hundreds of American high schools. His research was first published in 1984 in Horace's Compromise, and since then, the scope ofally. Sizer now proposes a process of redesign which respects the best of the rich traditions of secondary schooling while doing far more to educate our youth.



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A plan for school reform that respects the best traditions of secondary schooling and urges us to do far more in preparing adolescents for the future.


This influential work on education policy provides a blueprint for change:


  • Personalized Learning: Why the traditional model fails, and how restructuring teacher loads to eighty students or fewer is the key to knowing--and truly teaching--every child.
  • Less Is More: A compelling argument for focusing the curriculum on essential skills and deep understanding, moving away from superficial "coverage" to genuine mastery.
  • Performance-Based Assessment: Introducing "Exhibitions," powerful and authentic tasks that require students to use their knowledge, replacing standardized tests with meaningful demonstrations of competence.
  • Student as Worker: A shift in the central metaphor of schooling, from teacher as deliverer of services to student as the active worker and teacher as the coach who guides them.
  • Thoughtful Schools: A vision for transforming schools from impersonal institutions into thoughtful, decent communities where intellectual habits are nurtured and respected.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.26 Inches (H) x 5.57 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Education
Sub-Genre: Schools
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Theme: Levels, Secondary
Format: Paperback
Author: Theodore R Sizer
Language: English
Street Date: September 9, 1997
TCIN: 1003033337
UPC: 9780395755341
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-4884
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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