{"product_id":"horaces-school-redesigning-the-american-high-school-paperback","title":"Horace's School: Redesigning the American High School - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheodore R. Sizer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis influential work on education policy provides a blueprint for change: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePersonalized Learning: \u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLess Is More: \u003c\/b\u003e A compelling argument for focusing the curriculum on essential skills and deep understanding, moving away from superficial \"coverage\" to genuine mastery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePerformance-Based Assessment: \u003c\/b\u003e Introducing \"Exhibitions,\" powerful and authentic tasks that require students to use their knowledge, replacing standardized tests with meaningful demonstrations of competence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStudent as Worker: \u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThoughtful Schools: \u003c\/b\u003e A vision for transforming schools from impersonal institutions into thoughtful, decent communities where intellectual habits are nurtured and respected.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.26 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51350371401951,"sku":"9780395755341","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/4894\/6655\/files\/beG0OAQae29780395755341.webp?v=1788874439","url":"https:\/\/georbella.com\/products\/horaces-school-redesigning-the-american-high-school-paperback","provider":"Georbella","version":"1.0","type":"link"}