A class apart : prodigies, pressure and passion inside one of America's best high schools / Alec Klein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klein, Alec.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stuyvesant High School (New York, N.Y.).

Gifted children--Education--New York (State)--New York.

Gifted children.

Gifted children--Education.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

x, 323 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, [2007]

Summary:

Klein presents a riveting account of the students and teachers at perhaps the best public high school in the country, Stuyvesant High School, and the enormous academic pressures placed on them.

Contents:

Prologue: Back to School 1

Part 1 Delaney Cards Early February-Early March

Chapter 1 Romeo 13

Chapter 2 The Gauntlet 21

Chapter 3 The Wizard of Oz 35

Chapter 4 Cuddle Puddle Muddle 45

Chapter 5 Jane's Addiction 57

Chapter 6 Open House 65

Chapter 7 Like a Polaroid 75

Chapter 8 Sing! 83

Chapter 9 The Natural 89

Part 2 Detention Early March-Mid April

Chapter 10 Lost in Gatsby 99

Chapter 11 Great Expectations 111

Chapter 12 The Real World 121

Chapter 13 Protests and Demands 135

Chapter 14 Grief Virus 145

Chapter 15 Polazzo's Time 157

Chapter 16 Hell's Kitchen 165

Chapter 17 The Contest 175

Part 3 Senioritis Late April-Late June

Chapter 18 Zero Tolerance 187

Chapter 19 College Night 197

Chapter 20 Peter Pan Tilts 205

Chapter 21 Neutral Ground 213

Chapter 22 Love Notes 221

Chapter 23 The Players 229

Chapter 24 The Human Element 237

Chapter 25 The Last Dance 247

Chapter 26 The Final Days 257

Epilogue: Back to the Future 271

Appendix Notable Alumni 279.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317).

ISBN:

9780743299442

0743299442

OCLC:

123912539

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