{"product_id":"the-new-american-high-school-9781118526422","title":"The New American High School","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe late Theodore Sizer's vision for a truly democratic public high school system\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur 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 \u003ci\u003eWhat's next?\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a vision for the future of our High Schools from one of America's greatest leaders of educational reform\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by Theodore Sizer founder of The Coalition of Essential Schools and author of landmark book \u003ci\u003eHorace's Compromise\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis final book from the late Theodore Sizer reveals the man and his vision for our secondary education system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Sizer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118526422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTED SIZER\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the nation's most respected education-reform advocates. He founded the Essential Schools movement, which maintains, among other things, that students and teachers are members of the school's community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40931896295539,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":30.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_284d2de3-50ed-4977-9ab8-965143ef51cb.jpg?v=1692796049","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-new-american-high-school-9781118526422","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}