Many contemporary American middle schools are stuck in a state of "arrested development," failing to implement the original concept of middle schools to a varying, though equally corruptive degrees. The individual chapters of the book outline in detail how to counter this dangerous trend, offering guidance to those who seek immediate, significant, internal reforms before we lose the unique value of middle schools for our nation's adolescents.
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...right up my alley...sections of the book were great...I would recommend this book to any middle school teacher.
–Childhood Education, winter 2002/03
–Childhood Education, winter 2002/03
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Thomas S. Dickinson is a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana State University and has been the editor of Middle School Journal.
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New York, National Middle School Association, Mac Iver, Carnegie Council, North Carolina, Teachers College Press, Department of Education, Phi Delta Kappan, San Francisco, Central East, Carnegie Corporation, Student Team Literature, Preparing American, United States, American Educational Research Association, Van Zandt, Jay Burns, Mary Beth, Washington Middle, Betty Roberts, Van Manen, Holmes Group, Johns Hopkins University, Middle Grade School State Policy Initiative, Appalachian State University New!
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New York, National Middle School Association, Mac Iver, Carnegie Council, North Carolina, Teachers College Press, Department of Education, Phi Delta Kappan, San Francisco, Central East, Carnegie Corporation, Student Team Literature, Preparing American, United States, American Educational Research Association, Van Zandt, Jay Burns, Mary Beth, Washington Middle, Betty Roberts, Van Manen, Holmes Group, Johns Hopkins University, Middle Grade School State Policy Initiative, Appalachian State University New!
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- The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford on page 88
- Toward a Coherent Curriculum (1995 ASCD Yearbook) by James Beane in Back Matter
- Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel by Avi on page 88
- Reinventing the Middle School (Transforming Teaching) by Thomas S. Dickinson in Front Matter
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- Focus on the Wonder Years: Challenges Facing the American Middle School by Jaana Juvonen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Focus on the Wonder Years: Challenges Facing the American Middle School by Jaana Juvonen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Not Much Just Chillin': The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers by Linda Perlstein in Back Matter
- Motivating Students, Improving Schools (Advances in Motivation and Achievement) by Paul R Pintrich on page 205
- Not Much Just Chillin': The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers by Linda Perlstein in Back Matter
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