Rethinking High School: Best Practice in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership

by Harvey Daniels and Steven Zemelman

Book Overview

We've read educational essays packed with ideas, and we've read narrative accounts of individual schools. Rethinking High School is a rare and delightful marriage of the two. . . . It's hard to imagine anyone involved with high schools who won't come away from this book both impressed and enlightened.
--Alfie Kohn, Author of The Case Against Standardized Testing and The Schools Our Children Deserve

Rethinking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325003246
• ISBN13: 9780325003245
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A must-read for high school teachers

We often hear how the elementary schools need to be reformed; very rarely does the reform reach the high school level. Most people think it's too late by then. This book encourages change, and the authors are speaking from experience, not from a textbook. Daniels, et.al., have outlined 11 essentials for running an effective secondary school that focus on students and learning. What a novel idea! They're simple ideas, but their implementation is vital. The book is easy to read, inspirational, and motivating.