{"product_id":"horaces-hope-what-works-for-the-american-high-school-paperback","title":"Horace's Hope: What Works for 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\u003eFrom America's \"most prominent school reformer\" (LOS ANGELES TIMES) comes a stirring personal meditation on what works-and what doesn't-in our high schools today. Revisiting America's classrooms, Sizer assesses the changes over the past decade and a half - from school choice to interdisciplinary learning - that give us reason to be hopeful. Tracy Kidder has called this\"an eloquent book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorace's Hope provides a clear-eyed look at the essential challenges of school improvement: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEducation Policy: \u003c\/b\u003e An insider's critique of why top-down mandates often fail and how real, lasting educational change must start from the ground up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHorace's Compromise: \u003c\/b\u003e A moving exploration of the compromises forced upon good teachers by large class sizes, rigid schedules, and a system that prevents them from truly knowing their students.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStudent Assessment: \u003c\/b\u003e A powerful argument against over-reliance on standardized tests and a call for \"Exhibitions\" of mastery that measure what students can actually do.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Coalition of Essential Schools: \u003c\/b\u003e A hopeful look at a nationwide movement of schools putting these principles into practice, with concrete examples of what school improvement looks like on the ground.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.36 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45683775471813,"sku":"9780395877548","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/qddAQ51qdX9780395877548.webp?v=1783842017","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/horaces-hope-what-works-for-the-american-high-school-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}