Schools of Thought
How the Politics of Literacy Shape Thinking in the Classroom

"Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform....I recommAnd it to other policy makers, whether they be in the midst of reform or contemplating it."
—Bill Clinton

"Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits of classrooms with a vision of how public policy can encourage thoughtfulness in our schools."
—Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools, Brown University

Rexford G. Brown (Author)

9781555425586, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 27 July 1993

315 pages
23.2 x 16 x 2.1 cm, 0.449 kg

"Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform....IrecommAnd it to other policy makers, whether they be in the midstof reform or contemplating it."
--Bill Clinton

"Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits ofclassrooms with a vision of how public policy can encouragethoughtfulness in our schools."
--Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of EssentialSchools, Brown University

"Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits ofclassrooms with a vision of how public policy can encouragethoughtfulness in our schools."
--Theodore R. Sizer, chair, Coalition of EssentialSchools

1. Back to Basics in the Rural South.

2. Hand-Me-Down Literacy.

3. Language and Culture on the Reservation.

4. An Urban District: One Foot on the Gas, the Other on theBrakes.

5. The Politics of Literacy.

6. When Teachers Talk.

7. A Higher Literacy in Toronto.

8. Cultivating a Literacy of Thoughtfulness.

Guidelines for Program Review from the Ontario Ministry ofEducation.

Subject Areas: Education [JN]