Another Planet: A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School Wydawca: Harper Perennial Opis produktu Another Planet: A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School by Elinor Burkett grabs you from the first page with a journalist's keen eye and a timely question: what's going on in our suburban high schools? This English book offers a vivid, humane investigation of secondary education in the Minneapolis metropolitan area after Columbine. For nine months Burkett attended classes, shadowed students, listened in on teachers, and interviewed parents and administrators. With the clarity of long-form reporting and the intimacy of a memoir, she exposes the competing myths—Zero Tolerance policies, fears of loners and misfits, and the rituals of teen life like parties and dating—that shape student experience. This is philosophy & social aspects of education rendered through real classroom scenes and student voices. Who should read this book? Educators, parents, school administrators, students of education policy, and anyone searching for long-tail answers to "what's going on in our suburban high schools" will find this a must-read. Fans of investigative education books, social-psychology of youth, and books on students & student life will appreciate Burkett's balance of reporting and empathy. Why read it now? If you want an inside look at how policy, culture, and teen behavior intersect in suburban high schools—without sensationalism—this accessible secondary education book delivers. Clear, compassionate, and unflinching , Another Planet is essential for understanding the modern American high school. Buy this English book to deepen your perspective on education, reform, and the real lives of students today. Specyfikacja SKU: HR001692627 EAN: 9780060505851 Waga: 299 g Author: Burkett, Elinor Binding: Paperback Pages: 352 Publication Year: 2002 BISAC Category 1: EDU025000 BISAC Category 2: EDU038000 BISAC Category 3: EDU040000