An Urban School That Works, Created by Teachers and Students Who Did It Their Way: A Review of "Making It Up as We Go Along: The Story of the Albany Free School.".

Grogan, Patricia R.

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Publication Date: 1999

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An Urban School That Works, Created by Teachers and Students Who Did It Their Way: A Review of "Making It Up as We Go Along: The Story of the Albany Free School."

Grogan, Patricia R.

Journal for a Just and Caring Education, v5 n4 p406-09 Oct 1999

Chris Mercogliano's book tells how teachers and students at Albany Free School create their own curriculum daily in a free-wheeling atmosphere shunning competition, compulsory learning, and social-based status awards. Founded in 1969, the school advocates attending to emotional and interpersonal dimensions of students' everyday lives. (MLH)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Emotional Development, Faculty Development, Free Schools, Interpersonal Relationship, Minority Groups, Private Schools, Student Centered Curriculum, Student Development, Urban Schools

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (Albany)

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