A room for learning : the making of a school in Vermont
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
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Book
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1st ed.
ISBN
9780312547301, 0312547307
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Ilsley Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction373.11 BirdseyOn Shelf
Ilsley Public Library - Vermont CollectionVermont 373.11 BirdseyOn Shelf
Sarah Partridge Community Library - Sarah Partridge Collection - Sarah Partridge Location373.11 BirdseyOn Shelf

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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780312547301, 0312547307

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In this stirring account of a teacher and his fourteen students tucked away in the Green Mountains of Vermont, educator Tal Birdsey fervently documents the founding year of his small junior high school with wit and humility. Part memoir, part meditation on the power of art and poetry, and part criticism of standardized education, A Room for Learning evokes a spirit of change, in which students were allowed a hand in their own education. With no set curriculum, no prior history, and limited resources, the students delve deep into the poetry of Yeats and Bukowski, the music of Coltrane, the art of Caravaggio, and the emotional landscape of Elie Wiesel’s “Night”, with each student learning to offer his or her own personal insights. But they also take time out, to be outside amidst the pinecones and fresh air, to be the kids that they still sometimes are and to learn from one another. Isolated from mainstream culture and constantly on the brink of apathy, this diverse group of kids and a teacher created a literary community and celebrated learning and themselves. A Room for Learning is the poignant true story of how one small school demonstrated that a classroom can be a place of transformative power.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Birdsey, T. (2009). A room for learning: the making of a school in Vermont . St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Birdsey, Tal. 2009. A Room for Learning: The Making of a School in Vermont. St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Birdsey, Tal. A Room for Learning: The Making of a School in Vermont St. Martin's Press, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Birdsey, Tal. A Room for Learning: The Making of a School in Vermont St. Martin's Press, 2009.

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