Horace's Compromise (Study of High Schools, 1st)

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Summary: It was Fabulous!
Review: As an education major, I found this book to very helpful and all and all fabulous. I reccomend it for all education majors but especially for those who are planning to teach High School. It was full of anecdote's and very easy to read. Sizer made me feel a part of what he was talking about. He really puts the problem with high school children, administration, and motivation into perspective.

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Summary: horaces compromise
Review: I am a college student majoring in education. I chose to read the book Horace's Compromise for my education class. I thought the book was very knowledgeable, but it was hard to read. Sometimes the sentences went on forever, and I had to read them more than once. I didn't get much out of the book as a whole, but I found certian parts to be intresting. Overall it was a good book, and i would recommend it to anyone who is planning to teach high school.

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Summary: horace's compromise
Review: I thought this book was very intresting. I would definitely recommend it to anyone thinking about teaching high school. I did not get a lot out of the book as a whole, but there were many independent points that stuck out. I liked the way the book challenged the system.

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Summary: horace's compromise
Review: I thought this book was very intresting. I would definitely recommend it to anyone thinking about teaching high school. I did not get a lot out of the book as a whole, but there were many independent points that stuck out. I liked the way the book challenged the system.

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Summary: This book has really opened my eyes.
Review: If you're going to be a high school teacher, this book could be a useful tool. First published in 1984, Sizer takes an in-depth look at American high schools. He not only points out strengths and weaknesses, but offers a course of action for how we can make our schools work the best for each individual student. The only problem I really had with the book was that the statistics were outdated but through reading in my Education class, I've found that most of them hold true. It was easy to read and I found the chapters about the average days of students and teachers very telling.

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Summary: An indept look into the shortcomings of h.s. standards.
Review: Outstanding, I found this book very easy to read. While reading the book, my high school days were revisited several times. I found myself thinking "did this guy visit my school?" I know he didn't but, I found many similarities the author depicts to my days in high school. I think this book would be a helpful tool to any person interested in teaching high school students. Not only does Sizer address the shortcoming, he also suggest some resolutions to the problems. I would definitely recommend this book to education majors.

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Summary: accurate, realistic, what high schools are really about toda
Review: Theodore Sizer accurately portrays high schools in the shape they are in today. He praises where it's due and as is more often the case, addresses areas of concern. However, he doesn't merely throw stones, more importantly he offers solutions. What he is talking about is real restructuring, not simply reorganizing. We need to think carefully about how our schools are designed and do a better job of fitting them to our students' needs. Sizer offers actual interviews with students, teachers, administrators, all the stakeholders in education today. This book could only be written by a man who truly loves kids and schools, yet agonizes over all the wasted opportunities. Sizer wants what we all want, to be more effective in the classrooms. This book is challenging, frustrating, and sometimes joyous, basically what a typical high school teacher feels every day in the front lines of the classroom. A must read for every teacher, regardless of beginner or veteran. It has something for everybody.

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Summary: The classic on High School reform
Review: This first of Sizer's Horace trilogy is a must read for those interented in high school reform. Based on years fo field research Sizer, through his composite teacher, describes how even the best intentiioned teachers are handcuffed in trying to meet all their studetns needs in our current educatinal system, even in the best of our comprehensive high schools. He analyzes the shortcomings and closes with a blueprint for restructuring. His later books take that blueprint into more detail. The writing is engaging and persuasive.