Review of the book Youth, Education and the Role of Society

Title: Youth, Education and the Role of Society: Rethinking Learning in the High School Years Author(s): Robert Halpern Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge ISBN: 1612505368, Pages: 296, Year: 2013

Robert Halpern wants us to rethink both school reform and learning. In his latest book, he proposes that we rethink the idea that schools should be solely responsible for learning. He wants a world in which educators strengthen connections between schools and other social institutions—one in which community knowledge sources are integrated into standard school fare—and Youth, Education and the Role of Society provides the rationale and the vision to do this. Writing in a style that is at once accessible, engaging, and grounded in current educational theory, Halpern advocates for reconnecting schools to adult life and reinventing vocational education.