education (secondary)

Mike Kersjes chronicles his efforts to take the students in his special education class to NASA's Space Camp and discusses what he, and his students, learned from the experience.

Presents educational and legal arguments in favor of single-sex education, providing accounts of three inner-city all-girls' public schools, discussing the myths and realities of gender and schooling, and considering the questions of how best to provide an appropriate education for girls and boys.

Presents the 1996-97 school year of twelve South-Central Los Angeles high school students who qualified for an elite gifted program because of their exceptional IQs, and how they persevered despite challenges from the physical landscape, their home life, and school administrations.

Discusses teaching methods to improve literacy skills in secondary students that have been diagnosed with moderate or severe disabilities, and describes vocabulary building techniques, as well as ways to incorporate assistive technology, involve parents, meet IEP goals, and more.

A study of public high school education in the U.S., looking at the forces that determine the quality of public education in affluent areas and focusing on the experiences of students at Mamaroneck High School in New York. Includes a ranking of public high schools across the country.

Offers adolescent and teenage boys guidance to help them cope with the challenges, important decisions, and demands of school and understand the importance of building a strong foundation for their future career.

This book chronicles a year in the lives of teenage newcomers to America who are on their way to the American dream. They represent forty-five countries, speak more than twenty-eight languages, and are all students at International High School, a public school in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Provides a portrait of a master teacher in Manhattan describing her dedication to her students and recreates daily life at the school.

Chronicles the experiences of twelve South Central Los Angeles high school seniors in a program for gifted students, as well as their teachers and administrators, and discusses the potential ramifications of the elimination of affirmative action in California.

An autobiographical narrative of the author's days at St. Pauls, a private prep school in New Hampshire and of her adolescent turmoil.