The Basic School: A Community for Learning

Boyer, Ernest L.

ISBN 10: 0931050480 / ISBN 13: 9780931050480

Published by Jossey-Bass, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Basic School: A Community for Learning
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0931050480
• ISBN 13: 9780931050480
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A micro-community approach to education with vision and values

The U.S. education system has remained somewhat static as the world changes furiously around it. The Basic School: A Community for Learning offers a model for the future. The classroom ― and by extension, the school ― is positioned as a little community focused on learning. Teachers are empowered with real leadership, parents are partners, resources are rich, and the curriculum is coherent and centralized. This book describes how to bring this dream-school into reality through a series of small steps forward that, over time, become a journey through progress.

About the Author

ERNEST L. BOYERwas commissioner of education under President Jimmy Carter and served for 16 years as president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.