The Red Pencil: Convictions from Experience in Education.THE RED PENCIL: Convictions From Experience in Education. Theodore R. Sizer. New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , CT: Yale University Yale University, at New Haven, Conn.; coeducational. Chartered as a collegiate school for men in 1701 largely as a result of the efforts of James Pierpont, it opened at Killingworth (now Clinton) in 1702, moved (1707) to Saybrook (now Old Saybrook), and in 1716 was Press, 2004. 131 pp. Paperback, $15.00. Theodore R. Sizer, Professor Emeritus at Brown University, draws upon his 50 plus years in education to ponder, "What we are not doing, not talking about, not experiencing, at least not enough, on behalf of the learning by children" (p. xx). For Sizer, The Red Pencil is a metaphor for benchmarks that poor children will never reach unless we revamp re·vamp tr.v. re·vamped, re·vamp·ing, re·vamps 1. To patch up or restore; renovate. 2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example). 3. To vamp (a shoe) anew. n. the education system to meet each child's needs and strengths and give parents the opportunity to select the best educational environment for their children. In four chapters, Sizer offers various personal accounts, from studying Latin in the 1940s, to his years as a headmaster in the 1970s, to the inception of the Coalition of Essential Schools in the 1980s, to education task force appointments from 1970 to 1990, as a way to discuss the past, current, and future state of public education. The public school system was modeled after the factory system, he says, to create an orderly place for adolescents who were no longer needed to work in the factories. Sizer discusses how this one-size-fits-all model has led to the noneducation of America's poor. Sizer is not unique in his assertion that public schools are not educating America's poor children, and his strong arguments for vouchers, charter schools, home schooling home schooling, the practice of teaching children in the home as an alternative to attending public or private elementary or high school. In most cases, one or both of the children's parents serve as the teachers. , and schools of choice will have policy implications as the No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly known as NCLB (IPA: /ˈnɪkəlbiː/), is a United States federal law that was passed in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2001 comes up for review. This quick read is a great resource for preschool through high school teachers, administrators, and directors who want to understand how the history of American education has shaped the current education system. The Red Pencil encourages educators to reflect on their own practices and create an action plan for closing the achievement gap for America's poor children. Reviewed by Staci A. Ma, Principal, Sparks Elementary School elementary school: see school. , Hacienda La Puente Unified School District The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District is a school district located in Southern California. It is the largest district in the San Gabriel Valley serving 78,000 students as of 2007. The district's headquarters is situated in the City of Industry. , City of Industry, CA |
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