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New York:: Macmillan,, (1965.). Hardcover -. Very good condition (lacking the dustjacket).. Book club edition. Another of Ginott's simply written but very helpful books on communicating with children. If you have children, or teach them, and haven't read Ginott, you should. Index. 219 pp.

New York:: Schocken,, (1974). Very good.. Trade paperback. An evaluation of A. S. Neill's contribution to educational practice, fifty years after the founding of Summerhill. A book which puts the radical ideas of Neill into the social and political context of our time. Photographs, bibliography, index. xii, 218 pp.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1967.. Hardcover -. Very good in very good dust jacket.. Book of the Month Club edition (same size and quality as trade edition). Kozol's influential first book, an account of a year spent as a permanent 'substitute teacher' in a 4th grade class; two weeks before the end of the year, he was fired when a white parent complained that he had the children reading a poem by Langston Hughes, which was not part of the 'official curriculum.'

New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, 1992.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The second book by the author of "Snow Falling on Cedars" published after his first collection of short stories, and while he was still a high school teacher, who was homeschooling his own children. Notes on sources, further reading. 245 pp.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1972.. Hardcover -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (inside edges of dj have been reinforced with tape to prevent tears and wear.). 2nd printing. Detailed instructions on how to set up a free school, what it really should be, and how to make sure it survives past the first heady few months. 146 pp.

New York:: Ballantine,, 2002.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated in October 2002. Fine in a fine dustjacket (as new.). First printing. A passionate and behind-the-scenes look at the parents, educators and students who were behind the creation of a charter high school in Oakland, California.

New York:: Pitman,, 1964.. VG+/VG- (rubbing to dj.). Later printing. Holt's first classic book on how children learn - and why they fail - based on his observations of children in the classroom. Despite the years which have gone by since the original publication of this quietly revolutionary book, it remains must reading for every parent and every teacher. Introduction by Allan Fromme.

New York:: Pitman,, 1967.. Hardcover -. Near fine in a very good dustjacket.. 2nd printing. Holt's second classic book on how children learn - based on his observations of children in the classroom. Despite the years which have gone by since the original publication of this quietly revolutionary book, it remains must reading for every parent and every teacher. 189 pp

New York:: Pitman,, 1969.. Near fine. . 1st trade paperback printing. Holt's second classic book on how children learn - based on his observations of children in the classroom. Despite the years which have gone by since the original publication of this quietly revolutionary book, it remains must reading for every parent and every teacher. Bibliography. 192 pp

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1971.). Hardcover -. Very good in very good dust jacket.. 3rd printing. Herndon looks at the 'good' mostly white, upper-middle class public schools and discusses the fatal flaws in public education: the system deals with children in groups and in every group there are some winners and some losers. While the educational reform movements of the 60's and 70's have been forgotten by most, the educational level of US children continues to drop (to the point where they had to change the scale on the SATs) and a book like this still contains much that is valuable, even if the hope of reform seems long-dead. 191 pp

New York:: The New Press,, (1994). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A collection of five essays on education, especially urban public education (and its failures) by this innovative thinker. Foreword by Colin Greer. xvii, 153 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, 1976.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. An uncommon and provocative title by this author who was perhaps the most influential in the 60's and 70's alternative educational movement - his books How Children Learn and How Children Fail remain classics in the study of children. Holt's books combine clear observation, a respect for children, accessible writing and concrete suggestions.

New York:: Macmillan,, (1971). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (tear on back cover of dj, other minor edgewear). First printing. An account of a year the author spent with five 8th & 9th grade students at a mostly Black junior high school in Washington, D.C. - he calls these students "the single most powerful force I have ever known for good change in bad education." 254 pp.

New York:: Hart Publishing Company, Inc., (1972.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in very good dust jacket (lamination flaw to back cover of dj). First printing. Warm and very personal autobiography - and comments about his views on everything from reading to women, death, humor and the future - by the founder and head of the controversial school, Summerhill - written 50 years after its founding. An unassuming book, but an important book for anyone interested in education. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 538 pp.

New York:: Hart Publishing Company, Inc., (1972.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in very good dust jacket (price-clipped, sunning to spine of dj.). First printing. Warm and very personal autobiography - and comments about his views on everything from reading to women, death, humor and the future - by the founder and head of the controversial school, Summerhill - written 50 years after its founding. An unassuming book, but an important book for anyone interested in education. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 538 pp.

New York:: Hart Publishing Company, Inc., (1972.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in very good dust jacket (bookplate, tape repair to spine of dj.). First printing. Warm and very personal autobiography - and comments about his views on everything from reading to women, death, humor and the future - by the founder and head of the controversial school, Summerhill - written 50 years after its founding. An unassuming book, but an important book for anyone interested in education. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 538 pp.

New York:: Holt, Rinehart & Winston,, 1972.. Hardcover first edition -. NF/G+ (some closed tears, associated creasing.). First printing. The story of a unique, experimental school for delinquent boys - a detailed record of the experiences of 9 boys who came to that school as an alternative to imprisonment.

New York:: Norton,, (1974.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (a hint of sunning to spine of dj.). First printing. A valuable book when it was first published, and in many ways, Dr Spock's calm common sense is even more needed now. Includes a chapter on drug (especially marijuana) use. 268 pp.

New York:: Norton,, 1971.. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (prev owner's name.). First printing. A collection of essays written between 1964 and 1970 by this psychologist and educator which look at educational reform from the perspective of the needs of young children. Specific attention is given to children coming from impoverished backgrounds, and to the issue that minor curriculum improvements are not adequate. Bibliography, index, 175 pages.

New York:: Delacorte,, (1973). Hardcover first edition -. Good in a good dust jacket (some dampstaining to edges of back cover of dj, affecting the book slightly, original price of 7.95 still present - and a sturdy, tight copy) . First printing. A book aimed at the "amateurs" - parents and others who want to know how to make the schools better. More than 40 years later, this is still as relevant as ever - or even more so, xii, Resources, index. 308 pp