02397nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10713570 CaPaEBR m o u cr cn||||||||| 130509s2013 cau sb 001 0 eng d 2013013536 9781118526422 (hardback) 9781118584989 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)849917174 n-us--- LA222 .S545 2013eb 373.73 23 Sizer, Theodore R. The new American high school [electronic resource] / Theodore R. Sizer ; foreword by Deborah Meier ; introduction by Nancy Faust Sizer. 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand, 2013. xxvii, 244 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. "The late Theodore Sizer's vision for a truly democratic public high school systemOur current high schools are ill-designed and inefficient. We have inherited a program of studies that in its overall structure has not changed in over a century. The question is What's next? Theodore Sizer, the founder of The Coalition of Essential Schools, was a passionate advocate for the American school system. In this, his last book, he offers a vision of what a future secondary education might look like. In a book that tells the story of his own odyssey, Sizer gives shape to a much-needed agenda for improving our high schools. Includes a vision for the future of our High Schools from one of America's greatest leaders of educational reform Written by Theodore Sizer founder of The Coalition of Essential Schools and author of landmark book Horace's Compromise This final book from the late Theodore Sizer reveals the man and his vision for our secondary education system"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. High schools United States. Education, Secondary Aims and objectives United States. Educational change United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10713570 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 15599 15599