Schools of Thought

"Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits ofclassrooms with a vision of how public policy can encouragethoughtfulness in our schools." --Theodore R. Sizer, chair, Coalition of EssentialSchools

1. Back to Basics in the Rural South. 2. Hand-Me-Down Literacy. 3. Language and Culture on the Reservation. 4. An Urban District: One Foot on the Gas, the Other on theBrakes. 5. The Politics of Literacy. 6. When Teachers Talk. 7. A Higher Literacy in Toronto. 8. Cultivating a Literacy of Thoughtfulness. Guidelines for Program Review from the Ontario Ministry ofEducation.