Breaking Ranks in the Middle: Strategies for Leading Middle Level Reform [Paperback]

National Association of Secondary School Principals (Author), Theodore Sizer (Foreword)

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Publication Date: 2006

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Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: Secondary School Principals (2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882103660
• ISBN-13: 978-0882103662
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "must read" for those wishing to make a difference, July 28, 2010

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This review is from: Breaking Ranks in the Middle: Strategies for Leading Middle Level Reform (Paperback)

This book should serve as the definitive reference for educators on the middle school level. Also, it should be a mandatory text in any secondary education graduate program wishing to make a positive impact on the field of education. Breaking Ranks in the Middle sets the gold standard on how to bring middle school education into the twenty-first century.

Too often the question heard is "what is wrong with young people today?" when the question should be "why are we not connecting with our students?". As a result of trying to fit the children of this decade into the teaching format of the 1950's (or earlier), there is a chance that our nation will slip even farther in the achievement rankings of industrialized nations.

Specific recommendations are presented in three broad clusters: leadership; school environment, and; making learning personal. Examples of schools which are implementing these changes are provided. The appendices provide checklists and a discussion guide which can be applied immediately in any middle school.

CAUTION: Not suited for educators who have laminated lesson plans! Reading of this book may cause a dramatic change in the way one approaches the teaching profession.