ED312322 UD026911
Title: Turning
Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century. The Report
of the Task Force on Education of Young Adolescents.
Author Affiliation: Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.(QPX12280)
Pages: 106
Publication Date: June 1989
Notes: The use of color in graphs and on some pages may affect legibility.
ISBN: 0-9623154-0-0
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC05 Plus Postage.
Availability: Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, P.O. Box
753, Waldorf, MD 20604 ($9.95 per copy; $8.95, 11-25 copies; $6.95,
26-99 copies; $5.00, 100-499 copies; $4.00, 500 or more copies).
Language: English
Document Type: Reports--Descriptive (141)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIEMAR1990
Target Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
This
report examines the condition of America's young adolescents and
how well middle grade schools, health institutions, and community
organizations serve them. In its plan for action, the Task Force
on Education of Young Adolescents of the Carnegie Council on Adolescent
Development makes recommendations for new structures for middle
grade education. A 15-year-old who has been well served in the middle
years of schooling will be the following: (1) an intellectually
reflective person; (2) a person en route to a lifetime of meaningful
work; (3) a good citizen; (4) a caring and ethical individual; and
(5) a healthy person. The report reviews the following recommendations
for transforming middle grade schools: (1) create small communities
for learning; (2) teach a core academic program; (3) ensure academic
success for all students by shaping the educational program to fit
the needs of students; (4) empower teachers and administrators to
make decisions about the experiences of middle grade students; (5)
staff middle grade schools with teachers who are expert at teaching
young adolescents; (6) improve academic performance through fostering
health and fitness; (7) reengage families in the education of young
adolescents; and (8) connect schools with communities. Eight figures
provide various statistical data on adolescents. The following appendices
are included: (1) a list of commissioned papers; (2) a list of working
papers; (3) a list of consultants and their affiliations; (4) a
list of their workshops and attendees; and (5) biographical sketches
of task force members. (AF)
Descriptors:
*Academic Achievement; *Adolescents; Core Curriculum; Educational
Change; *Educational Improvement; *Family Involvement; Family School
Relationship; Futures (of Society); Intermediate Grades; Junior
High Schools; Middle Schools; Physical Fitness; *Preadolescents;
*School Community Relationship; School Organization; Teacher Education
Identifiers: *Empowerment; Partnerships
