Jenny's Story: Taking the Long View of the Child: Prospect's Philosophy in Action

by Margaret Himley, Patricia F. Carini, Carol Christine, et al.

Book Overview

By carefully documenting how space was made for Jenny--a child who didn't fit the school mold--this book offers a renewed sense of human possibility and an attainable vision of what schools can be. The authors demonstrate that it is only by attending to each and every child that schooling can begin to achieve its most noble aim: equality. Readers are introduced to Prospect's educational philosophy and descriptive processes, with details about what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807750514
• ISBN13: 9780807750513
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"