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1	The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem more books like this by Deborah Meier add to wishlist The author writes about the success story of the school she founded in East Harlem from which 90 percent of the students graduate and go on to college. Meier shares her thoughts on why public education is vital to the future of America and its kids. She argues for radical innovation and is a proponent of breaking up huge schools into small schools ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.75! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Many Children Left Behind: How the No Child Left Behind ACT Is Damaging Our Children and Our Schools more books like this by Deborah Meier (Editor), George H Wood, Ph.D. (Editor) add to wishlist A citizens' guide to what's wrong with the nation's radical federal education legislation--and a passionate call for change The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has become the most fiercely debated education issue of this election year, and it will be at the center of the national conversation about schools for the foreseeable future. NCLB, signed ... see all copies from $2.68! new only from $3.48! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Will Standards Save Public Education? more books like this by Deborah Meier, Joshua Cohen (Editor), Joel Rogers (Editor) add to wishlist As usual, Deborah Meier has a fresh take on standardized tests. While other critics fault standardized tests and what they measure, Meier contests the very idea of a centralized authority that dictates how and what teachers teach. This, she argues, sets up a terrible model for students because it doesn't allow for their teachers to emerge as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.28! \| first editions \| SVS
4	An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship in Schools more books like this by Ron Berger, Howard Gardner, Deborah Meier add to wishlist Drawing from his own remarkable experience as a veteran classroom teacher (still in the classroom), Ron Berger gives us a vision of educational reform that transcends standards, curriculum, and instructional strategies. see all copies from $23.36! new only from $23.36! \| SVS
5	Sent to the Principal: Students Talk about Making High Schools Better more books like this by Kathleen Cushman, Deborah Meier (Foreword by), Teri Schrader (Contributions by) add to wishlist Whether talking about dress codes, detention policies, or school security, teenagers want to help make school a place they care about. Leaders of the nation's 300,000 high schools will be listening to their strategies for changing school culture so that students will invest in their own success. see all copies from $2.22! new only from $2.22!
6	In Schools We Trust: Creating Communities of Learning in an Era of Testing and Standardization more books like this by Deborah Meier add to wishlist Drawing on her experiences in running schools that work, educator Deborah Meier lays out a blueprint for reform that includes: smaller educational settings, family involvement, teacher collaboration, and the fostering of "communities of learning," in which students and adults build mutual trust by working together in real world settings. Meier ... see all copies from $6.75! new only from $9.76!
7	In Schools We Trust: Creating Real Learning Communities in an Era of Testing and Bureaucracy more books like this by Deborah Meier add to wishlist We are in an era of radical distrust of public education. Increasingly, we turn to standardized tests and standardized curricula--now adopted by all fifty states--as our national surrogates for trust. Legendary school founder and reformer Deborah Meier believes fiercely that schools have to win our faith by showing they can do their job. But she ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $14.58! \| signed copies
8	The Power of Their Ideas more books like this by Deborah Meier add to wishlist The author writes about the success story of the school she founded in East Harlem from which 90 percent of the students graduate and go on to college. Meier shares her thoughts on why public education is vital to the future of America and its kids. She argues for radical innovation and is a proponent of breaking up huge schools into small schools ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.39! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Keeping School: Letters to Families from Principals of Two Small Schools more books like this by Theodore R Sizer, Deborah Meier, Nancy Faust Sizer add to wishlist Education reformers Deborah Meier, Nancy Faust Sizer, and Theodore R. Sizer have published books that have literally helped shape a movement centered on small schools, community, and alternative visions of teaching and learning. But as school principals, all three have also done another kind of writing, as well: short weekly essays in their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| SVS
10	Keeping School: Letters to Families from Principals of Two Small Schools more books like this by Deborah Meier, Theodore Sizer, Nancy Faust Sizer add to wishlist Education reformers Deborah Meier, Theodore Sizer, and Nancy Sizer have published books that are acknowledged classics of education writing--books that have literally helped shape a movement centered on small schools, community, and alternative visions of teaching and learning. But as school principals, all three have also done another kind of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
11 view cover	Multiple Intelligences and Portfolios: A Window Into the Learners Mind more books like this by Evangeline Harris Stefanakis, Evangeline Harris Stefanakis, Deborah Meier Thomas Hehir (Foreword by) add to wishlist Howard Gardner's theory of multiple Intelligences suggests that culture, language, and environment all influence how an individual's intelligence is expressed. In this guide, Evangeline Stefanakis provides concrete suggestions for translating Gardner's theory into curriculum and assessment practices in the context of urban classrooms, By combining ... see all copies from $11.83! new only from $35.23! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Politics of Fertility Control: Family Planning and Abortion Policies in the American States more books like this by Deborah R McFarlane, Kenneth J Meier add to wishlist In this work on American public policy and human fertility control, policies and practices since the 1970s are reviewed and analysed in each of the 50 states. It concludes that policies are inadequate for addressing unintended pregnancy and contribute to high abortion rates. see all copies from $2.75! new only from $13.95! \| first editions
13 view cover	Passionate Teacher Pa more books like this by Robert L Fried, Deborah Meier (Foreword by) add to wishlist An inspiring, practical handbook on becoming and remaining a passionate teacher. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Von Athen Bis Auschwitz: Betrachtungen Zur Lage Der Geschichte more books like this by Professor Christian Meier, Deborah Lucas Schneider (Translator) add to wishlist What does history mean today? What is its relevance to the modern world? In contemplating fundamental questions about history and the Western legacy, the noted classical historian Christian Meier offers a new interpretation on how we view the world. Meier sees an "absence" of history in contemporary Europe and throughout the West - an absence he ... see all copies from $14.72! new only from $23.59! \| SVS
15 view cover	Caught in the Middle: Nonstandard Kids and a Killing Curriculum more books like this by Susan Ohanian, Deborah Meier add to wishlist In the tradition of Jim Herndon's The Way I: Spozed To Be, but in her own passionate voice, Susan Ohanian tells stores of the real. Others might write abstractly of standards and accountability, Ohanian presents us with Sylvia and Shari, Jackson ard Jolene and the other seventh graders she teaches who, in their own quirky ways, teach Ohanian what ... see all copies from $8.49! new only from $33.85! \| first editions \| SVS
16	The Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide more books like this by Robert L Fried, Deborah Meier (Foreword by) add to wishlist An inspiring, practical handbook on becoming and remaining a passionate teacher. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.13! \| first editions
17 view cover	Reclaiming Assessment: A Better Alternative to the Accountability Agenda more books like this by Chris W Gallagher, Deborah Meier (Foreword by) add to wishlist "No Child Left Behind and accountability programs generally operate via assessment-driven instruction causing a de-professionalization of teachers and a disengagement of students. Chris Gallagher offers us an alternative: instruction-driven assessment with teachers as the primary assessment instrument. It looks like a way to restore teachers as ... see all copies from $21.00! new only from $29.76! \| SVS
18 view cover	Seeds of Tomorrow: Solutions for Improving Our Children's Education more books like this by Angela Engel, Deborah Meier (Foreword by) add to wishlist This inspiring author moves beyond criticism of public education uniting readers toward a vision of educating children that is holistic, intelligent, and empowering. "Seeds of Tomorrow: Solutions for Improving Our Children's Education" offers reasonable alternatives to high-stakes testing. Engel promotes educational philosophies in support of ... see all copies from $97.20! new only from $97.20! \| SVS

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