Theodore R. Sizer, a former dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an influential author who helped shape the nation’s debate over education reform, died on on Wednesday, The New York Times reported. He was 77. Best known as the father of the Essential Schools movement, which emphasizes depth of knowledge over breadth, Mr. Sizer was also the founder and first director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, at Brown University.
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One Response to Theodore R. Sizer, Scholar and Advocate of Education Reform, Is Dead at 77
22268954 - October 23, 2009 at 10:43 am
I have held Dr. Sizer in high regard for many years. He was a true visionary. It is my fervent hope that the guiding philosophy undergirding the Eseential Schools movement will persereve. He combined that rarest of traits: a true philosopher who loved knowledge and wisdom who sincerely liked people.Like other important thinkers in education reform whose work has been overshadowed by newer ideas, I believe that in time our society will re-discover many of his ideas and appreciate their timeless quality. Candace Broughton, Ph.D.