The Un-Making of an Extraordinary School
The Making of an Extraordinary School: The Work of Ordinary People is a book I wrote about the Graham & Parks Alternative Public School. It told the story of this truly remarkable, K-8 school in Cambridge, MA, from its founding in 1972 by a group of parents through the early 2000’s. I was prin...
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| description | The Making of an Extraordinary School: The Work of Ordinary People is a book I wrote about the Graham & Parks Alternative Public School. It told the story of this truly remarkable, K-8 school in Cambridge, MA, from its founding in 1972 by a group of parents through the early 2000’s. I was principal of the school from 1974 to 2001. This essay is about the un-making of that school, about the internal and external failures that led to its diminution. The school is still quite a good school with teachers doing some really amazing things with and for children. I continue to visit the school and to talk with people there so I know this from personal experience. To tell this revised story, I will need to go over some of the school’s history and its main features. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da6ad25f1d0c4d54941442830b2492472022-12-21T18:27:43ZengNonpartisan Education GroupNonpartisan Education Review2150-64772150-64772014-12-01102117The Un-Making of an Extraordinary SchoolLen SoloThe Making of an Extraordinary School: The Work of Ordinary People is a book I wrote about the Graham & Parks Alternative Public School. It told the story of this truly remarkable, K-8 school in Cambridge, MA, from its founding in 1972 by a group of parents through the early 2000’s. I was principal of the school from 1974 to 2001. This essay is about the un-making of that school, about the internal and external failures that led to its diminution. The school is still quite a good school with teachers doing some really amazing things with and for children. I continue to visit the school and to talk with people there so I know this from personal experience. To tell this revised story, I will need to go over some of the school’s history and its main features.http://www.nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Testimonials/v10n2.htmalternative schoolGraham & Parksconstructivismhigh schoolCambridgeMassachusettseducationschool governance |
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