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Author Meehan, Diana M., 1943-

Title Learning like a girl : educating our daughters in schools of their own / Diana Meehan.

Publication Info. New York : PublicAffairs, [2007]
©2007

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  371.822 M494L    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxiii, 324 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-313) and index.
Contents 1. The girl pause -- 2. The Odyssey -- 3. In their footsteps -- 4. Bad fairy at the christening -- 5. Headstrong puppets -- 6. At the board meeting -- 7. Shortbread cookies -- 8. The wholeness of it -- 9. Elite and connected -- 10. Bump, set, spike -- 11. One star, two heads -- 12. Slings and arrows -- 13. Into the breach -- 14. This shining adventure -- 15. Nefarious activities -- 16. Comedy saves -- 17. The moon in a silver bag -- 18. The abyss -- 19. To seek my fortune -- 20. Signs of the times -- 21. Science, math, and joy -- 22. Where the boys are -- Afterword -- Appendices -- Appendix A. School in a (down-filled) box -- Appendix B. Mothers of invention -- Appendix C. Every which way but here -- Appendix D. Who was who.
Summary An educator's account of why and how she founded an innovative girls' school. Faced with a spirited 11-year-old daughter, a concern about what therapists have called a "poisonous" youth culture, and a conviction that parents need powerful tools to help their daughters realize their potential, educator-activist Diana Meehan was disappointed in the schools available. So she decided along with two other mothers to create one, based on social science and brain research on how girls learn best. The result, The Archer School in Los Angeles, has in just ten years become a model for girls' schools nationwide. Meehan describes her obstacle-ridden journey to create a new institution to serve girls first and foremost, while laying out what girls need to thrive. She also visits other schools, private and public, to show how single-sex education works, and how every girl can benefit.--From publisher description.
Subject Girls' schools -- United States.
Girls -- Education -- United States.
Educational equalization -- United States.
ISBN 9781586484101 hardcover
1586484109 hardcover
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