| The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem Contributor(s): Meier, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807031135 ISBN-13: 9780807031131 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: Deborah Meier's acclaimed first book, with a new preface "The founder and principal of excellent small schools in East Harlem . . . Meier wants to make all students capable of participating in and sustaining a democracy. . . . Doubters must read Deborah Meier to take a look at that success up close, to watch it begin and grow and flourish." --Lorene Cary, The New York Times Book Review "Meier pledges her faith 'in the extraordinary untapped capacities of all our children'; but, unlike so many radical reformers, she is also firmly rooted in the reality of the classroom. . . .What has propelled people like Meier from the periphery to the center of the ongoing school debate is the recognition that a new and different form of public school is no longer a luxury." --James Traub, The New Yorker "Written in prose that runs like a clear stream past the sludge of educational discourse. . . .The fate of public education today depends on whether we listen to . . . the Deborah Meiers of the land." --Joseph Featherstone, The Nation "A fiery manifesto of Meier's plan for the salvation of public education." --Los Angeles Times "A book not of blueprints and slogans, but of essays-reflective and analytical. The Power of Their Ideas is the product of a lively mind." --The Washington Post "Anyone who wants to get insight into the current waves of endless 'reform' debate should read it." --Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | Elementary |
| Dewey: 372.104 |
| LCCN: 94040196 |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.54" W x 8.58" (0.59 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Teaching the lessons of New York's most famous public school, Deborah Meier provides a widely acclaimed vision for the future of public education. With a new preface reflecting on the school's continuing success. |