From America's "most prominent school reformer" (LOS ANGELES TIMES) comes a stirring personal meditation on what works-and what doesn't-in our high schools today. Revisiting America's classrooms, Sizer assesses the changes over the past decade and a half - from school choice to interdisciplinary learning - that give us reason to be hopeful. Tracy Kidder has called this"an eloquent book."Based on years of visiting classrooms, Sizer identifies the fundamental compromises that cripple...

Neil Young and Philosophy, edited by Douglas L. Berger, explores the meanings, importance, and philosophical dimensions of the music, career, and life of this prolific singer/songwriter over the past five decades. Neil Young’s music has touched on a broad range of cultural, political and personal issues, all of which have enormous ongoing relevance for our own times. In order to accommodate Young’s artistic breadth, contributions of scholars from a wide variety of fields-- American philoso...

January 6, 2014—on this day, i discovered that i had 16 $100 dollar bills in my wallet. Every account i thought had was completely empty. I had resigned from my great teaching position not to be rehired. My wife who had never had so much as a speeding ticket was going to prison. My home that i thought was paid for was in foreclosure. My two Cadillac’s i also believed to be paid for were soon to be repossessed. I had a 12 year old little girl who had never known anything but living the life...

In this important manifesto, famed education reformer Ted Sizer examines 15 key issues with our current High School system, and shows what can be done to address each. Issue One: The Problem Issue Two: Growing Up AmericanIssue Three: Learning Issue Four: DifferencesIssue Five: The Language of SchoolingIssue Six: TimeIssue Seven: Space and CostsIssue Eight: CoursesIssue Nine: TechnologyIssue Ten: PedagogyIssue Eleven: TestingIssue Twelve: ChoiceIssue Thirteen: FaithIssue Fourteen: MoralityI...

A Hero Named Dane is a heartwarming children's picture book that celebrates kindness, courage, and the everyday ways one child can make a difference. Inspired by the true spirit of Dane, this beautifully illustrated story follows a young boy whose greatest superpower isn't flying or super strength-it's his caring heart.As Dane helps friends, shares with others, and spreads joy wherever he goes, children discover that being a hero is about showing compassion, standi...

First published in 1984, this best-selling classic is Theodore Sizer's eloquent call to arms for school reform. In a new preface, Sizer addresses the encouraging movements afoot today for better schools, smaller classes, and fully educated students. Yet, while much has changed for the better in the classroom, much remains the same: rushed classes, mindless tests, overworked teachers. Sizer's insistence that we do more than just compromise for our children's educational futures resonates ju...

A plan for school reform that respects the best traditions of secondary schooling and urges us to do far more in preparing adolescents for the future.Sizer’s groundbreaking work offers a powerful new model for our schools, built on core principles:A Focus on Intellectual Habits: Moves beyond “covering content” to cultivate the essential habits of mind—perspective, analysis, and imagination—that prepare students for a complex world.Pe...

This engaging and important book is a critique of American education wrapped in a memoir. Drawing on his fifty years as teacher, principal, researcher, professor, and dean, Theodore R. Sizer identifies three crucial areas in which policy discussion about public education has been dangerously silent. He argues that we must break that silence and rethink how to educate our youth.Sizer discusses our failure to differentiate between teaching and learning, noting that formal schooling ...

Miracles, signs, and wonders can be a normal part of your everyday life.To walk in this kind of supernatural lifestyle, we must first be immersed in the fire of the Holy Spirit—a powerful encounter with the living Presence of God Himself!Dr. Francis J. Sizer’s life has been marked by these types of power encounters with God. It was through these experiences that his eyes were opened to the reality of the supernatural realm, where we can partner with God to see His Kingdom r...

'Buy this book and make sure your doctor reads it too!' Dr Steve Gilbert, former Lead Clinician for Chronic Pain in ScotlandReaders say:'I'm able to exercise again and even start working again after four years!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An absolute treasure... It is slowly changing my daily life' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Absolutely superb...

The more you practice, the better you get. Written by an experienced team of Member, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) question setters, this book contains 500 practice single best answer questions (SBAs) and extended matching questions (EMQs) for candidates undertaking the Part 2 MRCOG examination. It includes detailed explanations and key references to enable candidates to understand the reasoning and knowledge base behind the questions. All modules of the core cu...

"Buy this book and make sure that your doctor reads it too!" - Dr Steve Gilbert, Staff Specialist in Anaesthesia and Pain Management, former Lead Clinician for Chronic Pain in Scotland"Phil's book has everything necessary to help people with chronic pain change their life. To live, thrive and not just survive. A must-read for people in pain: learn to live again." - Linz Stevens, living well despite chronic pain.Chronic pain is much more common tha...