A Room for Learning: The Making of a School in Vermont

by Tal Birdsey

Book Overview

In this stirring account of a teacher and his 12 students tucked away in the mountains of Vermont, educator Birdsey fervently documents the founding year of his small junior high school. Part memoir and part criticism of standardized education, this work evokes a spirit of change, allowing adolescents a hand in their education.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312547307
• ISBN13: 9780312547301
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 8.5"