Untangling Urban Middle School Reform: Clashing Agendas for Literacy Standards and Student Success

by Cynthia Urbanski

At Rosa Parks, a middle school in a crime-ridden neighborhood, students are advised to "do as they are told" and they will succeed. Unfortunately, "doing what they are told" often translates into repeating information given to them by the teacher, especially when it comes to writing. Meanwhile, students in an affluent neighborhood nearby are encouraged to be creative and think critically. This book examines the experience of one school's resistance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807757713
• ISBN13: 9780807757710
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"