Sketches in democracy
Subtitle: notes from an urban classroom
By: Lisa DeLorenzo
Publisher: R&L Education; R & L Education
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781610483032; 9781610483049; 9781610483056
Subjects: EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; Democracy and education; Urban Education; EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects; EDUCATION / Experimental Methods; Students with social disabilities
Description: ""Sketches of Democracy" is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educational literature, this book traces the author's challenging journey toward creating a democratic community of learners within a tangle of socioeconomic and political issues"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments; title: Foreword by Nicholas M. Michelli; title: Preface; title: Chapter 1. Birthing a School While Still In Labor; title: Chapter 2. The Trouble With Mismatched Expectations; title: Chapter 3. Playing School Is Not The Real Thing; title: Chapter 4. They Danced While We Looked Away; title: Chapter 5. Teachable Moments, Part I; title: Chapter 6. Teachable Moments, Part II; title: Chapter 7. Mid-Year Reflection; title: Chapter 8. When Students Want To Learn; title: Chapter 9. White Teachers, Urban Schools; title: Chapter 10. The Democratic School: Is It Worth It?; title: Chapter 11. The Arts As Democratic Practice; title: Chapter 12. Lessons Learned; title: Epilogue; title: End Note.