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The origins of the American high school

Title: The origins of the American high school / William J. Reese.
Author: Reese, William J., 1951-
Publication: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1995.

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Description

xvii, 326 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

This engrossing book tells the story of American high schools in the nineteenth century. William Reese analyzes the social changes and political debates that shaped these institutions - from 1821, when the first public high school was established, in Massachusetts, to the 1880s, by which time a majority of secondary students in the North were enrolled in high schools. Reese also explores in generous detail the experience of going to school. Drawing on the writings of local educators and school administrators as well as on student newspapers, diaries, and memoirs, he brings to life the high schools of a century ago, revealing what students studied and how they behaved, what teachers expected of them and how they taught, and how boys and girls, whites and blacks, and children in various parts of the nation perceived their schools.

Subjects

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-316) and index.

Performer (note)

Joseph Trimble Brandom Class of 1948 Memorial.

Contents

Boston's legacy -- Schools of a higher order -- A republican crown -- The opposition -- Cathedrals of learning -- Knowledge of the most worth -- The business of teaching -- Scaling olympus -- The choicest youth -- Good scholars -- Varieties of experience -- Commencement -- Epilogue.

ISBN

0300063849
9780300063844
0300079435
9780300079432

LCCN

94024975

OCLC

ocm31519495
31519495
SCSB-8891928

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library