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Lessons from Privilege|Arthur G. Powell

Lessons from Privilege : The American Prep School Tradition

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In this book, a renowned historian of education searches out the lessons that private schooling might offer public education as cries for school reform grow louder. Arthur Powell uses the experience of private education to put the whole schooling enterprise in fresh perspective. He shows how the sense of schools as special communities can help instill passion and commitment in teachers, administrators, and students alike - and how passion and commitment are absolutely necessary for educational success. The power of economic resources, invested fully in schools, also becomes pointedly clear here, as does the value of incentives for teachers and students.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780674525535
  • ISBN-10: 0674525531
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • Publish Date: January 1998
  • Dimensions: 9.24 x 6.13 x 0.71 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
  • Page Count: 320

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