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The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem Paperback - 2002
by Deborah Meier
Summary
Deborah Meier's acclaimed first book, with a new preface
"The founder and principal of excellent small schools in East Harlem . . . Meier wants to make all students capable of participating in and sustaining a democracy. . . . Doubters must read Deborah Meier to take a look at that success up close, to watch it begin and grow and flourish." —Lorene Cary, The New York Times Book Review
"Meier pledges her faith 'in the extraordinary untapped capacities of all our children'; but, unlike so many radical reformers, she is also firmly rooted in the reality of the classroom. . . .What has propelled people like Meier from the periphery to the center of the ongoing school debate is the recognition that a new and different form of public school is no longer a luxury." —James Traub, The New Yorker
"Written in prose that runs like a clear stream past the sludge of educational discourse. . . .The fate of public education today depends on whether we listen to . . . the Deborah Meiers of the land." —Joseph Featherstone, The Nation
"A fiery manifesto of Meier's plan for the salvation of public education." —Los Angeles Times
"A book not of blueprints and slogans, but of essays-reflective and analytical. The Power of Their Ideas is the product of a lively mind." —The Washington Post
"Anyone who wants to get insight into the current waves of endless 'reform' debate should read it." —Philadelphia Inquirer
"The founder and principal of excellent small schools in East Harlem . . . Meier wants to make all students capable of participating in and sustaining a democracy. . . . Doubters must read Deborah Meier to take a look at that success up close, to watch it begin and grow and flourish." —Lorene Cary, The New York Times Book Review
"Meier pledges her faith 'in the extraordinary untapped capacities of all our children'; but, unlike so many radical reformers, she is also firmly rooted in the reality of the classroom. . . .What has propelled people like Meier from the periphery to the center of the ongoing school debate is the recognition that a new and different form of public school is no longer a luxury." —James Traub, The New Yorker
"Written in prose that runs like a clear stream past the sludge of educational discourse. . . .The fate of public education today depends on whether we listen to . . . the Deborah Meiers of the land." —Joseph Featherstone, The Nation
"A fiery manifesto of Meier's plan for the salvation of public education." —Los Angeles Times
"A book not of blueprints and slogans, but of essays-reflective and analytical. The Power of Their Ideas is the product of a lively mind." —The Washington Post
"Anyone who wants to get insight into the current waves of endless 'reform' debate should read it." —Philadelphia Inquirer
First line
"Ooh, Daniel," a child's voice calls out, "I've got an idea."
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- Title The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem
- Author Deborah Meier
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Second Printing
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date August 16, 2002
- ISBN 9780807031131 / 0807031135
- Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.58 x 5.54 x 0.6 in (21.79 x 14.07 x 1.52 cm)
- Reading level 1250
- Library of Congress subjects Teaching, School management and organization - United
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94040196
- Dewey Decimal Code 372.104
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