Turning Points 2000: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century

by Anthony W. Jackson, Gayle Davis, Maud Abeel

Carnegie Corporation's landmark 1989 report, Turning Preparing American Youth for the 21 st Century , focused national attention on the long-neglected needs of adolescent youth. In the following decade, hundreds of middle grades schools implemented Turning Points principles and many others adopted similar and complementary measures. Based on these experiences, Turning Points 2000 refines the ideas contained in the original report by blending the wisdom of both the latest research and the best practice. This seminal volume, written by the principal author of the original report (Anthony W. Jackson) along with one of the main leaders in implementing its principles (Gayle A. Davis):

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

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[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Turning Points 2000: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century by Anthony W. Jackson and Gayle A. Davis was read for EDU 262 Middle Level Education.

I read the following chapters for my class: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9.