false <![CDATA[Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools]]> 108263 2 There is a wide disparity between the academic achievement of poor schools and their wealthy, middle-class neighbors. What makes a child achieve? Is it purely the school environment and resources (or lack of), or is it parents' socioeconomic backgrounds and parenting skills? Taking an unusual tangent, <I>Washington Post</I> education reporter Jay Mathews spent three years studying the cream of American high schools, causing him to conclude that even the best-funded and most well-staffed schools suffer from problems, some identical to those experienced in poorer schools. A majority of Mathews's time was spent at Mamaroneck High School in New York, allowing him to provide a first-hand account of the workings of one of the nation's top high schools. A significant flaw with "elite" high schools, argues Mathews, is their failure to adequately push the less academically gifted. Mamaroneck's controversial approach to "pushing" these kids was to introduce a multidisciplinary, integrated curriculum for all, spurring heated debate between parents and teachers, all wanting what's best for the education of their children. Mamaroneck's integrated approach works for some, but Mathews notes that a disproportionately high number of failing students come from poor neighborhoods. There is no easy solution. <P> <i>Class Struggle</i> is a fascinating look at America's best high schools, providing a balanced journalistic view of what's right and what's wrong and offering thoughts on what all schools should be doing to provide a decent education for every student. 104323 1998 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools total:4|5:2|4:1|3:1|2:0|1:0| 4 17 10 0 108263 0812931408 9780812931402 4 0 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108263.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 0 0 false Mon Nov 23 01:31:18 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 01:31:18 -0800 2009 108263 0812931408 9780812931402 4 0 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108263.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 5 0 false Thu Nov 05 08:18:32 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:18:32 -0800 2009 1902245 0812924479 9780812924473 0 0 Class Struggle:: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190061445m/1902245.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1902245.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 0 0 false Wed Jun 10 18:26:54 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 18:26:54 -0700 2009 108263 0812931408 9780812931402 4 0 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108263.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 3 0 false Mon Jun 08 10:05:34 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:05:34 -0700 2009 108263 0812931408 9780812931402 4 0 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108263.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 17:49:41 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 11:18:50 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 17:49:41 -0700 2009 108263 0812931408 9780812931402 4 0 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108263.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 0 0 false Fri Feb 13 10:49:14 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 10:49:14 -0800 2009 108263 0812931408 9780812931402 4 0 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108263.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 0 0 false Sat Feb 07 05:52:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:33:26 -0800 2009 108263 0812931408 9780812931402 4 0 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108263.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 0 0 false Mon Jan 26 12:15:55 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 12:15:55 -0800 2009 108263 0812931408 9780812931402 4 0 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108263.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 0 0 false Thu Jan 15 13:19:02 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 13:19:04 -0800 2009 108263 0812931408 9780812931402 4 0 Class Struggle: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools 4.25 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108263.Class_Struggle_What_s_Wrong_and_Right_with_America_s_Best_Public_High_Schools 4 0 false Wed Feb 13 06:46:11 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 06:46:11 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=108263