Listening to Urban Kids
Subtitle: School Reform and the Teachers They Want (Suny Series, Restructuring and School Change)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780791448403
Subjects: Education; Sociology, Social Studies; Philadelphia; Educational change; Education / Teaching; Pennsylvania; Middle school students; History; Educational Policy & Reform; Case studies; Education, Urban; Interviews
Description: "According to the many student voices in this book, urban middle school students want teachers who "stay on them" to complete their work, maintain orderly classrooms, give them the extra help they need to succeed, explain their work clearly, draw on a variety of teaching strategies, and make their work relevant and meaningful. This book, rich in detail, brings these inner-city students' perspectives to life and issues a compelling call for urban school reform that actually touches students' daily lives."--Jacket.