Sizer began this excerpt through the eyes of two rather inattentive teenagers in high school. He starts with Will, an under-sized basketball star for the school team, who does absolutely no work in class. He also introduces Martha, who he describes as "an impassive but quietly gracious nineteen-year-old". She also struggles academically. In the reading, Sizer seems to ultimately blame the instructors for the lack of proper practice. He also states essential principles to better a high school overall.
In the excerpt Sizer mentioned that he traveled to number of different secondary schools across the country, where he meet students just like Will and Martha. Students who pay no attention to their work in class. He believes that so many students are inattentive because teachers in schools across the country struggle to keep students engaged in the lesson. He also believes that some of the material in the curriculum defied common sense. Sizer, along with his colleagues, designed what they called, "The Coalition of Essential Schools. Sizer also personally created a list that governed the coalition. The list stated the principles that secondary school teachers should follow to be both successful and efficient in teaching students.
After reading this excerpt I feel like Sizer should have been the principle of the most successful high school. He seems as if he has mastered all of the essential principles to teaching students. I believe that with him in charge of a secondary school, he would build a team of the best instructors to produce college ready students.
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