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A Simple Justice

The Challenge of Small Schools

Edited by: William Ayers, Michael Klonsky, Gabrielle Lyon

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

Pages: 208

Series: Teaching for Social Justice Series

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ISBN: 9780807739624
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From the contributors:

“Small schools provide a context in which social relations between and among youth and adults, school and community, parents and teachers, and among educators are imbued with respect, reciprocity, and commitments to a larger common good.”

—Michelle Fine

“There are a host of irrefutable reasons why small schools are the easiest, most economical, and wisest single school reform idea around.”

—Deborah Meier

“Instead of the distrust and hostility which typically characterizes parent-teacher relations, small schools make it possible for parents and teachers to work together through their recognition of their common interests in providing for the education and well being of children.”

—Pedro Noguera

“Small schools have the potential to be powerful places for students to learn and for adults to grow and flourish . . .to be communities where social justice is practiced, not just talked about.”

—Nancy Mohr

Written by major players in the small schools movement, this collection of essays points to the ways school restructuring strategies connect to the ongoing pursuit of social justice. The editors bring together writers who are both educators and advocates for youth and who think changing schools can help change the world. Building bridges to their fellow educators, these essayists make powerful arguments in favor of smaller school size as an achievable reform goal.

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Edited by William Ayers, school reform activist, Distinguished Professor, and Senior University Scholar, Michael Klonsky, Director, Small Schools Workshop, both at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Gabrielle H. Lyon, Director, Project Exploration and education activist.

Reviews+

“At this moment of educational crisis, here is a refreshingly original and inspiring collection of ideas and information. A Simple Justice suggests a bold new approach to schools, one which recognizes the natural intelligence of students, the natural compassion of teachers, and the possibility of an education founded on a common commitment to a just society.”
—Howard Zinn, Boston University

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To Teach
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Crafting Homeplace in the Academic Borderlands
Crafting Homeplace in the Academic Borderlands
Disrupting Hierarchy in Education
Disrupting Hierarchy in Education
Brave Community
Brave Community
Humanizing Education for Immigrant and Refugee Youth
Humanizing Education for Immigrant and Refugee Youth
Child Care Justice
Child Care Justice
Rise for Racial Justice
Rise for Racial Justice
Dignity-Affirming Education
Dignity-Affirming Education
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