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Sketches in democracy [electronic resource] : notes from an urban classroom / Lisa DeLorenzo.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012.Description: xix, 136 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 370.9173/2 23
LOC classification:
  • LC5131 .D37 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Foreword by Nicholas M. Michelli -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Birthing a School While Still In Labor -- Chapter 2. The Trouble With Mismatched Expectations -- Chapter 3. Playing School Is Not The Real Thing -- Chapter 4. They Danced While We Looked Away -- Chapter 5. Teachable Moments, Part I -- Chapter 6. Teachable Moments, Part II -- Chapter 7. Mid-Year Reflection -- Chapter 8. When Students Want To Learn -- Chapter 9. White Teachers, Urban Schools -- Chapter 10. The Democratic School: Is It Worth It? -- Chapter 11. The Arts As Democratic Practice -- Chapter 12. Lessons Learned -- Epilogue -- End Note.
Summary: "'Sketches of Democracy' is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educational literature, this book traces the author's challenging journey toward creating a democratic community of learners within a tangle of socioeconomic and political issues"-- Provided by publisher.
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Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Foreword by Nicholas M. Michelli -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Birthing a School While Still In Labor -- Chapter 2. The Trouble With Mismatched Expectations -- Chapter 3. Playing School Is Not The Real Thing -- Chapter 4. They Danced While We Looked Away -- Chapter 5. Teachable Moments, Part I -- Chapter 6. Teachable Moments, Part II -- Chapter 7. Mid-Year Reflection -- Chapter 8. When Students Want To Learn -- Chapter 9. White Teachers, Urban Schools -- Chapter 10. The Democratic School: Is It Worth It? -- Chapter 11. The Arts As Democratic Practice -- Chapter 12. Lessons Learned -- Epilogue -- End Note.

"'Sketches of Democracy' is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educational literature, this book traces the author's challenging journey toward creating a democratic community of learners within a tangle of socioeconomic and political issues"-- Provided by publisher.

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