num_pages: 336
description: A humorous account of a teacher's experiences in the ill-fated New Visions school system describes her attempts to fulfill unrealistic ideals that included no books in the classroom and permissive student disciplinary practices, a tenure marked by a number of remarkable young people. 17,500 first printing.
language: English
title: Brief Intervals of Horrible Sanity: One Season in a Progressive School
titlecomplete: Brief Intervals of Horrible Sanity: One Season in a Progressive School
genres: Education, Nonfiction, Memoir
ratings_count: 102
publisher: Tarcher