Other Ways to Win: Creating Alternatives for High School Graduates
Now in its third edition, this bestseller offers new data, recommendations, and observations that explore the choices for success available to students in the academic middle.
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Updated Edition of Best Seller! Learn what steps your school needs to take to modify school programs to create viable options for your students.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPt. IThe One Way to Win Mentality1Rescuing a Generation Adrift32Recognizing the Forces Behind One Way to Win203Limited Options for Special Populations37Pt. IICounting the Losers in the One Way to Win Game4Preparing High School Graduates: Questionable Academics and Second-Class Status495Winners and Losers in the One Way to Win Game656Who Cares? The Politics of Average Students81Pt. IIICreating Other Ways to Win7The High Skill/High Wage Rationale958Step 1: Providing Systematic Career Guidance for Students and Structured Feedback for Parents1119Step 2: Redesigning College Prep for All Students12810Step 3: Ensuring Equal Status and Focused Academics14711Bringing "Average Students" to Excellence166References179Index185
\ John Casper"This is the first book I've read that concentrates on the academic middle who may not want to go to college or who may want to go but may struggle to succeed. Gray and Herr have provided educators and parents a resource full of alternative 'ways to win.'"\ \ \ \ \ Robert Todd"The authors demonstrate an effective and legitimate working knowledge of a real high school and national dilemma and write skillfully and engagingly about the dilemma."\ \ \ Janette Kelly"A landmark statement for education in the 21st century, and a must-read for parents, students, and high school instructional leaders."\ \
