The Resource Lessons from privilege : the American prep school tradition, Arthur G. Powell
Lessons from privilege : the American prep school tradition, Arthur G. Powell
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- Summary
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- In this book, a renowned historian of education searches out the lessons that private schooling might offer public education as cries for school reform grow louder. Arthur Powell uses the experience of private education to put the whole schooling enterprise in fresh perspective. He shows how the sense of schools as special communities can help instill passion and commitment in teachers, administrators, and students alike - and how passion and commitment are absolutely
- Necessary for educational success. The power of economic resources, invested fully in schools, also becomes pointedly clear here, as does the value of incentives for teachers and students
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 293 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Sam's Comment and the Prep School Tradition
- I. Community. 1. The Vulnerability of Educational Communities. 2. The Family School. 3. Governing Independent Communities. 4. Diversity and Community
- II. Standards. 5. Student Incentives and the College Board System. 6. The Collision of Standards and Meritocracy. 7. The Challenge of Average College-Bound Students
- III. Personalization. 8. The Power of Personal Attention. 9. The Role of the Good Teacher
- Conclusion: Lessons from Privilege
- Isbn
- 9780674525498
- Label
- Lessons from privilege : the American prep school tradition
- Title
- Lessons from privilege
- Title remainder
- the American prep school tradition
- Statement of responsibility
- Arthur G. Powell
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- In this book, a renowned historian of education searches out the lessons that private schooling might offer public education as cries for school reform grow louder. Arthur Powell uses the experience of private education to put the whole schooling enterprise in fresh perspective. He shows how the sense of schools as special communities can help instill passion and commitment in teachers, administrators, and students alike - and how passion and commitment are absolutely
- Necessary for educational success. The power of economic resources, invested fully in schools, also becomes pointedly clear here, as does the value of incentives for teachers and students
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1937-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Powell, Arthur G.
- Dewey number
- 373.2/22
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- LC58.4
- LC item number
- .P68 1996
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Preparatory schools
- Preparatory school students
- Upper class
- Upper class
- Label
- Lessons from privilege : the American prep school tradition, Arthur G. Powell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-288) and index
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- volume
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- Contents
- Introduction: Sam's Comment and the Prep School Tradition -- I. Community. 1. The Vulnerability of Educational Communities. 2. The Family School. 3. Governing Independent Communities. 4. Diversity and Community -- II. Standards. 5. Student Incentives and the College Board System. 6. The Collision of Standards and Meritocracy. 7. The Challenge of Average College-Bound Students -- III. Personalization. 8. The Power of Personal Attention. 9. The Role of the Good Teacher -- Conclusion: Lessons from Privilege
- Control code
- 34798042
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 293 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674525498
- Lccn
- 96009157
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Lessons from privilege : the American prep school tradition, Arthur G. Powell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-288) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Sam's Comment and the Prep School Tradition -- I. Community. 1. The Vulnerability of Educational Communities. 2. The Family School. 3. Governing Independent Communities. 4. Diversity and Community -- II. Standards. 5. Student Incentives and the College Board System. 6. The Collision of Standards and Meritocracy. 7. The Challenge of Average College-Bound Students -- III. Personalization. 8. The Power of Personal Attention. 9. The Role of the Good Teacher -- Conclusion: Lessons from Privilege
- Control code
- 34798042
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 293 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674525498
- Lccn
- 96009157
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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