Horace's Hope: What Works for the American High School - Hardcover

Sizer, Theodore R.

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9780395739839: Horace's Hope: What Works for the American High School

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ISBN 10: 0395739837 ISBN 13: 9780395739839

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1996

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A third book in an influential trilogy concerned with educational change by a respected educator offers a comprehensive model for desperately needed reform in America's secondary schools, envisioning the educational system of the future and giving cause for optimism.

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The third book in the Horace trilogy, Horace's Hope explores Theodore R. Sizer's own hopes for the future of high schools. Sizer, the chairman of the Coalition of Essential Schools, first gained widespread attention in 1984 with Horace's Compromise, a study of the American high school, followed by Horace's School, a fictional account of school reform. In the final installment, Horace presents a progressive approach to education that allows students time and space to explore their subjects. This culmination of a 12-year attempt to establish more progressive schools advances the case for Sizer's vision of a reformed school system.

About the Author:

Theordore R. Sizer, University Professor Emeritus at Brown Universtiy, is the chairman of the coalition of Essential Schools. He lives in Harvard, Massachusetts.

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