{"product_id":"9780395877548","title":"Horace's Hope: What Works for the American High School","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSizer, Theodore R.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/15\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\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","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374013219071,"sku":"9780395877548","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780395877548_s600x595.jpg?v=1779896838","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780395877548","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}