A Good Little School

by Basile, Carole G.; Goodlad, John

• ISBN13: 9780791458914
• ISBN10: 0791458911
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

"A Good Little School pays homage to Jefferson Country Open School, a public school of choice with a thirty-year history of providing an alternative education for students in K-12. Chronicled in this book are the personal experiences and anecdotes of teachers, parents, and students within the school, and how their contributions make it unique. In so doing, these reflections demonstrate to others that there is more to education than conventional subject areas such as math and reading. Also examined are the ways in which the school preserves the core elements that support the students' best personal, social, and intellectual interests. These self-reflective accounts create a learning environment with humanity at the center, giving students the skills necessary to lead compassionate lives.

Author Biography

Carole G. Basile is Assistant Professor and Division Coordinator of Initial Professional Teacher Education at the University of Colorado at Denver.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD	vii
PREFACE	xiii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xvii
CHAPTER 1 Humanity and Jefferson County Open School	1	(12)
CHAPTER 2 The Critical Nature of Mission	13	(4)
CHAPTER 3 The Wholistic Nature of Schooling	17	(8)
CHAPTER 4 The Power of the Personal	25	(22)
CHAPTER 5 Learning as a Passion	47	(20)
CHAPTER 6 Belonging and Sense of Community	67	(22)
CHAPTER 7 Global Citizenship	89	(12)
CHAPTER 8 Life-Long Learning	101	(8)
CHAPTER 9 Looking to the Future	109	(8)
AFTERWORD	117	(8)
APPENDICES	125	(36)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	161	(2)
INDEX	163