Horace's School: Redesigning the American High School – A Plan That Respects Tradition in School Reform While Preparing Adolescents for the Future

by Theodore R. Sizer

A plan for school reform that respects the best traditions of secondary schooling and urges us to do far more in preparing adolescents for the future.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Teaching, Professional Development

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 1992

Reviews

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a lot of powerful things to say about school reform. It was required reading for a course, and offered lots of good food for thought. It made me rethink some of the concepts I have held about standardized assessments and wonder at the costs - financial and otherwise of de-standardization.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sizer's my guru - formed the essential schools movement and the sad thing about this book is it was written so many years ago and is still relevant and real because we don't change anything in education...still pushing the same broken cart through the burned down barn...

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sequel to "Horace's Compromise". "Compromise" portrays the problem, "School" proposes the solution. Clear and easy to read. It's a shame no one will listen to him.

[Corey Wozniak · Rating 3 out of 5]

For Dr. Sabey's "Conceptualizing the Ideal School" book club. Will maybe give it a * rating after the book club discussion. Or maybe not.

[Mark]

An outstanding book in both the literal and figurative sense of the word: I anticipate with great pleasure reading the final volume of Sizer's trilogy.