Download or read book New York City s Best Public Middle Schools written by Clara Hemphill and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting changes brought about by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s reorganization of New York City’s public school system, this Third Edition features reviews of 74 of the city’s best public middle schools. Providing everything parents need to know in choosing a middle school that is just right for their child, New York City’s Best Public Middle Schools: A Parents’ Guide features interviews with teachers, parents, and students to uncover the “inside scoop” on schools—including atmosphere, homework, student stress, competition among students, the quality of teachers, gender issues, the condition of the building, and more. “This book can save your life if you are trying to navigate the confusing world of middle school choice.” —Susan Brenna, parent “An incredible resource.” —Nancy Arno, parent “The most definitive guidebooks to the city schools.” —The New York Times “Required reading.” —New York magazine

Download or read book Public Middle Schools written by Clara Hemphill and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is essential information about the best public middle schools in the five boroughs. The schools are described in anecdotal information and simple facts: school performance, test scores, grade levels (which include high school), class size, ethnic makeup, enrollment, admissions requirements, teaching philosophies, when to apply, and how to choose. From among the approximately 500 schools and programs, author Clara Hemphill has identified the very best, some 15 percent.Public Middle Schools is vital in helping parents find the right educational setting for their children.

Download or read book New York City s Best Public Middle Schools written by Clara Hemphill and published by . This book was released on 2004-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting recent changes brought about by Mayor Michael Bloomberg's reorganization of New York City's public school system, this Second Edition features all new reviews of 67 of the city's best middle schools.

Download or read book Public Schools Public Menace written by Joel Turtel and published by Shawn K. Hall. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explains why public schools are a menace to our children and waste their precious time. The book also shows why public schools are beyond repair, and simply cannot give children the education they need and deserve The author reveals how public schools cripple children's ability to read and indoctrinate innocent children with anti-parent, anti-American, and anti-Judeo-Christian values. The books also explores why public-school authorities now pressure millions of parents to give their children mind-altering drugs like Ritalin. The good news is that parents don't have to put up with a third-rate, mind-numbing public-school education for their kids any longer. The author gives parents a wealth of practical advice, strategies, and resources about quality, low-cost education alternatives parents can use to give their kids a great education, if they decide to take their kids out of public school. He gives detailed lists of quality, low-cost Internet schools, teaching books, and home-schooling resources parents can use to give their kids a great education. Dr. Laura Schlessinger, syndicated radio talk-show host said about "Public Schools, Public Menace" that , "This book is a must read for every parent . . ."

Download or read book Public Middle Schools in Massachusetts written by Source Wikipedia and published by Booksllc.Net. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School, Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, Amesbury Middle School, Amigos School, Barnstable Intermediate School, Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School, Bird Middle School, Boston Latin Academy, Charles M. Frolio Junior High School, Community Charter School of Cambridge, Converse Middle School (Massachusetts), Coolidge Middle School (Reading, Massachusetts), Foxborough Regional Charter School, Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, Freetown-Lakeville Middle School, Gates Intermediate School, Greenfield Middle School (Massachusetts), Hampshire Regional High School, Heath School, James P. Timilty Middle School, John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science, King Philip Regional Middle School, Kipp Lynn Academy, Luther Burbank Middle School (Massachusetts), Mohawk Trail Regional High School, Museum Partnership School, North Attleboro Middle School, Oak Middle School, Ottoson Middle School, Peter Thacher Junior High School, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, Pioneer Valley Regional School, Prospect Hill Academy, Salemwood School, Somerset Middle School, South Shore Charter Public School, Spirit of Knowledge Charter School, Sterling Middle School (Quincy, Massachusetts), The Bromfield School, Trottier Middle School, Walter S. Parker Middle School, Warren-Prescott School, Wayland Middle School, Weston Middle School, West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School. Excerpt: The Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School (usually referred to as the Parker Charter School or simply Parker) is a public charter school in Devens, Massachusetts that serves students in grades 7 to 12. It was established in 1995 under the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, and currently serves 384 students...

Download or read book Exam Schools written by Chester E. Finn, Jr. and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-16 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at academically selective public high schools in America What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future intellectual leadership, economic vitality, and scientific prowess without sacrificing equal opportunity? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett show, for more than 100,000 students each year, the solution is to enroll in an academically selective public high school. Exam Schools is the first-ever close-up look at this small, sometimes controversial, yet crucial segment of American public education. This groundbreaking book discusses how these schools work--and their critical role in nurturing the country's brightest students. The 165 schools identified by Finn and Hockett are located in thirty states, plus the District of Columbia. While some are world renowned, such as Boston Latin and Bronx Science, others are known only in their own communities. The authors survey the schools on issues ranging from admissions and student diversity to teacher selection. They probe sources of political support, curriculum, instructional styles, educational effectiveness, and institutional autonomy. Some of their findings are surprising: Los Angeles, for example, has no "exam schools" while New York City has dozens. Asian-American students are overrepresented—but so are African-American pupils. Culminating with in-depth profiles of eleven exam schools and thoughtful reflection on policy implications, Finn and Hockett ultimately consider whether the country would be better off with more such schools. At a time of keen attention to the faltering education system, Exam Schools sheds positive light on a group of schools that could well provide a transformative roadmap for many of America's children.

Download or read book When Middle Class Parents Choose Urban Schools written by Linn Posey-Maddox and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to—and often end up becoming active in—urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material resources to such schools, but, as Linn Posey-Maddox shows in this study, it can also introduce new class and race tensions, and even exacerbate inequalities. Sensitively navigating the pros and cons of middle-class transformation, When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools asks whether it is possible for our urban public schools to have both financial security and equitable diversity. Drawing on in-depth research at an urban elementary school, Posey-Maddox examines parents’ efforts to support the school through their outreach, marketing, and volunteerism. She shows that when middle-class parents engage in urban school communities, they can bring a host of positive benefits, including new educational opportunities and greater diversity. But their involvement can also unintentionally marginalize less-affluent parents and diminish low-income students’ access to the improving schools. In response, Posey-Maddox argues that school reform efforts, which usually equate improvement with rising test scores and increased enrollment, need to have more equity-focused policies in place to ensure that low-income families also benefit from—and participate in—school change.

Download or read book The War Against Excellence written by Cheri P. Yecke and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-10-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radical activists do not see the American middle school as an organization to impart academic knowledge, but as an instrument through which they can force social change. Yecke, an experienced teacher and administrator, shows how these activists have implemented their plans and endangered the education of all middle school children—especially those who are gifted. In 1983 A Nation at Risk declared, If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war. How did American educators respond? In their quest to establish a more egalitarian society, middle school activists and social reformers made it clear that the middle school was not just a new educational organization, but a means promoting social egalitarianism by coercing gifted students to be like everyone else. This was nothing less than a declaration of war against gifted children. Yecke shows that the inadequacies of our systems of research and education pose a greater threat to U.S. national security over the next quarter century than any potential conventional war that we might imagine. The achievement of students in other nations now regularly surpasses that of American students, and it will be impossible to reverse this trend within the confines of the contemporary middle school concept. Yecke asserts that it is time for the American public to reject the radical middle school movement before too much damage is done.

Download or read book The Making of Our Middle Schools written by Elmer Ellsworth Brown and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Public Middle Schools in Florida written by Source Wikipedia and published by Booksllc.Net. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: Alice B. Landrum Middle School, Allapattah Middle School, Alva Consolidated Schools, Ammons Middle School, Arvida Middle School, ASPIRA Raul Arnaldo Martinez Charter School, Baldwin Middle-Senior High School (Florida), Bell Middle/High School (Florida), Ben Gamla Charter School, Broward Virtual Education High, Cedar Key School, Chain of Lakes Middle School, Coral Springs Charter School, Coral Way Bilingual K-8 Center, Country Club Middle School, Crescent City High School, Crews Lake Middle School, Crystal Lake Middle School (Pompano Beach, Florida), Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology, Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts, Diplomat Middle School, Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores, Don Estridge High Tech Middle School, Doral Academy Preparatory School, Doral Middle School, Duncan U. Fletcher High School, Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, Florida State University School, Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School, Fox Chapel Middle School, Frostproof Middle-Senior High School, George Washington Carver Sr. High School, Glenridge Middle School, Hawthorne High School (Florida), Hialeah Middle School, High Springs Community School, Hoggetowne Middle School, Horizon Middle School (Kissimmee, Florida), Howard Bishop Middle School, Howard Middle School (Orlando, Florida), International School of Broward, International Studies Charter High School, James Weldon Johnson College Prep, Jewett Academy, John F. Kennedy Middle School (North Miami Beach, Florida), Joseph L. Carwise Middle School, Jupiter Middle School, Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School, Key Largo School, Kid's Community College, Kissimmee Charter Academy, L.A. Ainger Middle School, Lakeview Middle School (Winter Garden, Florida), Lake Eola Charter School, Lake Nona High School, Landmark Middle School, Lealman...

Download or read book International Issues and Perspectives written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Information on Public Secondary and Middle Schools for written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Little Billy and Baseball Bob written by Mitchell Axelrod and published by Wynn Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Billy wants a picture of his hero, Baseball Bob, for his wall of favorite pictures. After meeting his favorite baseball player, he finds out who his real hero is.

Download or read book Speak Out written by Kate Shuster and published by IDEA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speak Out is a primer for beginning and intermediate students participating in class and contest debates. It offers students clear, concise information on public speaking and debating. Combining the practical and theoretical, the text teaches students about verbal and nonverbal communication, how to research and present an argument, how to answer arguments, how to develop debate strategies and how to conduct a formal debate.

Download or read book The Leader in Me written by Stephen R. Covey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children in today's world are inundated with information about who to be, what to do and how to live. But what if there was a way to teach children how to manage priorities, focus on goals and be a positive influence on the world around them? The Leader in Meis that programme. It's based on a hugely successful initiative carried out at the A.B. Combs Elementary School in North Carolina. To hear the parents of A. B Combs talk about the school is to be amazed. In 1999, the school debuted a programme that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopleto a pilot group of students. The parents reported an incredible change in their children, who blossomed under the programme. By the end of the following year the average end-of-grade scores had leapt from 84 to 94. This book will launch the message onto a much larger platform. Stephen R. Covey takes the 7 Habits, that have already changed the lives of millions of people, and shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits -- be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw -- are critical skills to learn at a young age and bring incredible results, proving that it's never too early to teach someone how to live well.

Download or read book New York City s Best Public High Schools written by Clara Hemphill and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you lived anywhere else in the country, you would probably send your child to your neighborhood high school. In New York City, it’s much more complicated than that. But what parent has time to research hundreds of school options? To help you choose a high school that is just right for your child, Clara Hemphill and her colleagues at Insideschools visited nearly all of the city’s 400 high schools. This essential revision of the critically acclaimed parents’ guide features new school profiles; invaluable advice to help parents and students through the stressful admissions process; and new sections on alternative schools, vocational schools, and schools for students learning English. Featuring interviews with teachers, parents, and students, this guide uncovers the “inside scoop” about school atmosphere, homework, student stress, competition among students, the quality of teachers, gender issues, the condition of the building, class size, and much more. “For [this] third edition I looked for schools that spark students’ curiosity, broaden their horizons, and help them develop into thoughtful, caring adults.” —Clara Hemphill Praise for Clara Hemphill’s Parents’ Guides! New York Daily News... “Brisk, thoughtful profiles of topnotch, intriguing schools.” Big Apple Parent... “Hemphill has done for schools what Zagat’s did for restaurants.” New York Magazine... “Thoughtful, well-researched…required reading.” The New York Times... “A bible for urban parents.”

Download or read book Algebra 2 written by and published by McDougal Littel. This book was released on 2001-09-14 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: