Rethinking the American High School

Rethinking the American High School. By: Lewis, Anne C.. Tech Directions, Aug2004, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p5-6, 2p; (AN 14247423)HTML Full Text PDF Full Text(477K) Check for full text Check Dacus Library holdings
http://0-web.ebscohost.com.library.winthrop.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=5&hid=116&sid=9218947c-469f-4301-872b-6be861093c25%40sessionmgr102
This article summarizes six conferences held in 2003 on educational reform. There were several comments in the article that mirror the topics we have been discussing in class this semester. I found it somewhat scary that in today’s technology focused world, the conference attendees neglected to include vocational and career/technology education as one of their topics. Apparently, two of the panelists discussing these conferences felt similarly. One of the seven main themes discussed in the article incorporated a suggestion to “reform” high schools with the purpose of college preparation in mind. We have heard this before since the theme of high school serving as primarily college preparation was an idea advocated by the Committee of Ten as well. Lastly, Lewis points out that there were several statements advocating high school reform, but the conversations lacked productive suggestions about how to do so.