Defying Disaffection

Disaffection exists because schools are not meeting the needs of many of our children; instead, the schools are alienating places which impose a curriculum for which many lack a literacy, and a regime which strips away individuality and expression. It's no wonder that so many students walk out the door and never come back. And it's no wonder that youth crime, apathy and unemployment are the end result.

This book examines a number of models being tried in the US to tackle disaffection. Many ...