High school
By: edited by Ronald Gross and Paul Osterman.
Contributors: Osterman, Paul, joint comp.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: High schools.; Education, Secondary.
Table of contents: title: Why we have them: The open truth and fiery vehemence of youth, by P. Marin. If you're an elephant obviously you need a trunk, but that doesn't mean you have to be an elephant, by E. Z. Friedenberg. Educating contra naturam, by T. Roszak.; title: What it's like: Diary, by D. Hauben. Wanted: a humane education, by Montgomery County Student Alliance. Andover: even the best are bad, by T. Doland. The classroom maze, by N. Soloman. Breaking in, by A. de Rivera. Why did the chicken cross Broadway? By Time's up student newspaper. Grades, Bah humbug!! By the Open door, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two straight kids, by J. Henry. Boredom, utopia, and unprofessional conduct, by J. Denker. Teaching in Springville, by J. Blodgett. Schools for scandal, by I. Glasser. Dangerous saintly tragic brave subversive, by J. Kozol.; title: Jumping the track: Murray Road; beyond innovation (Newton, Massachusetts), by E. Clinchy. Parkway: a school without walls (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), by H. Resnik. John Adams High School: something for everyone (Portland, Oregon), by J. Geurnsey. Harlem Prep: an alternative system (New York City), by A. M. Carpenter and J. Rogers. Shule Ya Uhuru: freedom and manhood (Washington, D.C.), by M. Lumumba. Other ways: resource for a system (Berkeley, California), by H. Kohl. LEAP: a school plus (New York City), by M. Cole.; title: Bibliography (p. 346-350)