The Origins of the American High School

The Origins of the American High School
Author: William J. Reese
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780300079432

An analysis of the social changes and political debates that shaped 19th-century American high schools. It reveals what students studied and how they behaved, what teachers expected of them and how they taught, and how boys and girls, whites and blacks, experienced high school.