{"product_id":"keeping-school-isbn-9780807032657","title":"Keeping School","description":"Education reformers Deborah Meier, Theodore R. Sizer, and Nancy Faust Sizer have published books that have helped shape a movement. As school principals, all three have done another kind of writing as well: short essays in their own schools' newsletters to families. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeeping School\u003c\/i\u003e collects the best of these wonderfully readable gems of education writing-from an urban public elementary school and an exurban charter high school-along with new essays. Together, the letters form a portrait of what schools can look like when they are based on the authors' understandings of learning, community, authority, and standards.A delightful read. An immensely useful resource for educators working to start new schools or reinvigorate existing ones.--\u003ci\u003eRethinking Schools\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Theodore Sizer and Deborah Meier are among the secular saints of progressive education . . . One of their most admirable qualities may be their determination to continue being provocative . . . Mr. Sizer joins with his wife, Nancy Faust Sizer, and Ms. Meier to speak more directly to parents in \u003ci\u003eKeeping School\u003c\/i\u003e . . . The book is a potent reminder of how much school culture is a matter of personal chemistry, rather than distant policy making.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As readers, we gain incredible insight into a unique way of holding schools accountable.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Administrator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The authors chose the term 'keeping school' to illustrate the broad range of thought and action that goes into the 'collective craft' of education . . . An intimate look at practical applications of school-reform concepts, which parents and teachers will appreciate.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Meier, founder of the Mission Hill School in Roxbury, Massachusetts, is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Their Ideas, In Schools We Trust\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWill Standards Save Public Education?\u003c\/i\u003e Theodore and Nancy Sizer were coprincipals of the Parker Charter High School. Ted is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eHorace's Compromise\u003c\/i\u003e; Nancy is the author of \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e; and Ted and Nancy are coauthors of \u003ci\u003eThe Students Are Watching\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305285144805,"sku":"NP9780807032657","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807032657.jpg?v=1767730663","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/keeping-school-isbn-9780807032657","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}