Standards of Mind and Heart: Creating the Good High School (the series on school reform) - Softcover

Book 17 of 20: the series on school reform

Peggy Silva; Robert A. Mackin

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9780807742129: Standards of Mind and Heart: Creating the Good High School (the series on school reform)
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ISBN 10: 0807742120 ISBN 13: 9780807742129
Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2002

Synopsis

This is the remarkable story of the creation of a new kind of high school that truly aspires to educate all students to high standards. Believing that a deeply personalized culture can prevent the senseless violence that has invaded many public schools, educators at Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire, set out to create a safe, caring, and academically rigorous school. In this volume, Silva (a teacher) and Mackin (a principal) chronicle their experiences as they worked through the many challenges that ultimately resulted in this extraordinarily successful school. Featuring their honest reflections and the voices of other participants, this book:

  • Portrays a real public high school (not a small alternative school) that is successfully implementing most of the reform practices recommended by national reform models.
  • Demonstrates how schools can strike a balance between the need for stricter safety measures and the social and emotional needs of each student, thus avoiding violent outbursts in schools.
  • Details the school’s structure, curriculum, professional culture, and systems of accountability for all students in a heterogeneous, inclusionary setting.
  • Describes the use of teaming, advisory groups, exhibitions, and senior projects.
  • Provides a working model of the “Breaking Ranks” recommendations, including the importance of “personalization” and democracy in education.

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About the Author

Peggy Silva is currently a Humanities teacher at Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire. She has written articles for the Writing Within School Reform series of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Robert A. Mackin is the founding principal of Souhegan High School and is now the President of LEAD New England.

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Publisher
Teachers College Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807742120
ISBN 13 
9780807742129
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
162
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