The book is currently out of stock
Parameters
- Pages
- 352 pages
- Reading time
- 13 hours
More about the book
Through an immersive nine-month investigation in a suburban Minneapolis high school, Elinor Burkett unveils the complexities and challenges of the modern educational landscape. As she engages with students, parents, and teachers, she reveals how fears stemming from school shootings have shaped the high school experience, introducing concepts like "Zero Tolerance" policies and pervasive anxieties about misfits. Burkett's poignant exposé sheds light on the deeper issues confronting educators and families, challenging the myths and political narratives surrounding school safety and student life.
Book purchase
Another Planet, Elinor Burkett
- Language
- Released
- 2002
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
We’ll notify you via email once we track it down.
Payment methods
- Title
- Another Planet
- Subtitle
- A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elinor Burkett
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN13
- 9780060505851
- Category
- Social sciences, Textbooks, Other textbooks, Pedagogy, Psychology, Young Adult
- Description
- Through an immersive nine-month investigation in a suburban Minneapolis high school, Elinor Burkett unveils the complexities and challenges of the modern educational landscape. As she engages with students, parents, and teachers, she reveals how fears stemming from school shootings have shaped the high school experience, introducing concepts like "Zero Tolerance" policies and pervasive anxieties about misfits. Burkett's poignant exposé sheds light on the deeper issues confronting educators and families, challenging the myths and political narratives surrounding school safety and student life.