Making an Extraordinary School: The Work of Ordinary People"What a gift! Making an Extraordinary School offers an enlightened and enlightening alternative to what so many today must experience and endure in schools. It offers a powerful example of a better way." --Roland S. Barth |
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Contents
FOREWORD | 11 |
Basic Beliefs and Mission | 20 |
_The Students | 26 |
Context | 32 |
Chapter 3_Special Kids | 45 |
Design Lab | 54 |
Everyones Story of Adam and Eve | 58 |
A Lot or a Little | 66 |
Math Analysis 4 | 107 |
Structures and Processes | 120 |
Chapter 10_Teachers Mediate the Curriculum | 128 |
Chapter 11_Making Schools Richer | 141 |
Getting Support from the Community | 150 |
Chapter 13_Empowerment and Community | 158 |
Dialectics | 172 |
The Down Side of Political Involvement | 185 |
Additional Program Features | 72 |
Chapter 6_How Do We Make a Difference in Our Community? | 85 |
Evaluation of the CSL Program | 93 |
About the Author | 200 |
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