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Would your students believe that a 3-month school yearmight not be a good thing?Would you believe that Nintendo is concernedwith children's education?Believe it or not, there's lots of fascinatinginformation about schools in Maryland.You won't believe how much thingshave changed, and how much they've stayed the same.Maryland studentsonce wrote on birch bark and had to make their own ink; now they use pinkcandy-filled erasers!In the eighteenth century, Thomas Jeffersonlamented the lack of science teachers - this sounds familiar today!Thisbook will teach you about the history of schools in Maryland, but mostly itwill help you and your students see that school can be interesting . . . andthere's always more to learn.Free teacher's guide gives specificsuggestions and instructions on how to get max educational value fromthis book.Something students & teachers can enjoy equally together -perhaps the best lesson of all?! ... Read more

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Introduces the geography, history, people, industries, and other highlights of Maryland. ... Read more

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Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, culture and people of the state of Maryland ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Content with her role as the girlfriend of a jock, Marie begins a class project with the ""drama crowd"" that makes her realize that she deserves a personality of her own. By the author of If This Is Love and I'll Take Spaghetti. Reprint. H. AB. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Darling little book!
I found this book to be absolutely delightful.It had the perfectly blend of humor, romantic tension, and drama.It tells the story of Marie Valpacchio --- a typically lazy girl who happens to write a modern version of Shakespear's 'Hamlet' for an english assignment --- and ends up helping put it on stage for real!The romantic male lead is the student director, Simon --- tall, dark, handsome...and arrogant as anything.Sparks certainly fly between the two --- dangerous ones!They're ready to KILL each other.Until suddenly they realize that their relationship is not one of hatred, but of love.

This book was absolutely charming.I loved the characters.The plotline was tight (which is rare for a teen romance novel) and had a very nice flow to it.It's told in first-person, present-tense, which is extremely rare, but Laura Sonnenmark makes it work well.The story was well-thought-out and superbly written.I'm in my mid-twenties and I STILL enjoy reading it.

FANTASTIC BOOK!!!
This book really appealed to me because I'm into acting, but I would recommend it for anyone. It has a happy ending, but the whole book isn't all happy-go-lucky, as is the case in other young adult books. There is romance, but also some sadness, and I think there is a good balance of comedy and seriousness. I've read this book SO many times and I recommend it to anyone who loves, or even likes, to read!

The book changes the way you think. ( Just a little though)
The book, "Something's Rotten in the State of Maryland", is okay.In the begining you think that the lead character hates the director of the play and is in love her her jock boyfriend.Then, at the end youbegin to think that she likes the director and dislikes her old jockboyfriend.This is like a romance novel.There is a lot about love inthis book.Overall, if you need a book to read this one would be good.

This book captures the passion & excitement of "Theatre".
As a 13year old girl I read this book, it made mewant to join the theatre... I am now 21 years oldwith a BA in Theatre (much to my parent's dismay)!Whenever I wonder just why I am involved in this crazy business Iopen up this book and re-read it. No other book has ever expressed theessence of theatre clearer... its COMMUNITY... and so I applaud this book(it's what we live for anyway!)... : )

Very good.
This book is a hilarious story of high school life.It shows, although sometimes a little exaggeratedly, how cliques affect teenage America.You meet many fairly believable characters, from lazy Marie to Simon of many moods to intelligent Tina.It also shows how putting on a play gets you into more than you expect as Simon struggles to direct an adaptation of Hamlet that Marie writes.For anyone who remembers or thinks of school as a life of exclusion from others because of different "groups."And the title is true. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Publisher: Baltimore, Warwick ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1919Original Publisher: Warwick ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This work analyzes what happens when schools are put on probation for failing to meet their accountability improvement targets. It examines accountability design issues, organizational development, teacher motivation, and curriculum changes. ... Read more

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University of Maryland School of Medicine. ... Read more

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For nearly 150 years, the colony of Maryland was held as the personal property of a single English family, the Calverts. The political and social conflicts brought About by this proprietorship left a permanent mark on Maryland's history and divided the colony on the eve of the American Revolution. (20020801) ... Read more

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Records the year-long production of a Shakespearean play which was performed by a high school class and related to all aspects of the curriculum. ... Read more

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"To educate American girls and women in ways beyond the traditional has beena dangerous experiment that has challenged basic notions of female nature and has seemed tothreaten the social order . . . One such bold venture in female education—the Bryn Mawr Schoolof Baltimore, Maryland—is the subject of Andrea Hamilton's lively and well-researched book . . .In Hamilton's telling, the story of the Bryn Mawr School moves beyond its local particulars toillumine much about the history of American education and life . . . The importance ofHamilton's contribution is that she never loses sight of the complexity of the school and itsrelation to society. Her history of the Bryn Mawr School helps us understand aspects of theunique position held by American women in national social, intellectual, and cultural life."—fromthe Foreword by Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz

Baltimore's Bryn Mawr School was founded in the 1880s, the first college-preparatory school forgirls in the United States. Unlike other educational institutions at the time, the Bryn MawrSchool championed intellectual equality of the sexes. Established with the goal of providing girlswith an education identical to boys' in quality and compass, it endeavored to prepare girls toexcel in a public sphere traditionally dominated by men.

Narrating the history of the Bryn Mawr School, Andrea Hamilton's A Vision for Girlsexamines the value of single-sex education, America's shifting educational philosophy, andsignificant changes in the role of women in American society. Hamilton reveals an institutionthat was both ahead of its time and a product of its time.

A Vision for Girls offers an original and engaging history of an institution that helpedshape educational goals in America, shedding light on the course of American education andattitudes toward women's intellectual and professional capabilities. ... Read more

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Fascinating and compelling
I found this book very hard to put down. Anyone with an interest in women's history and education--and certainly anyone with a connection to the Bryn Mawr School--will find much to savor here. Bryn Mawr, a private girls school founded in 1885 in Baltimore, was the first school in the country that was designed to prepare girls for college, a revolutionary idea at the time. In fact, many families in late 19th-century Baltimore weren't quite ready for that idea. Hamilton's account of the struggles of the school's founders to stay true to their vision, their internal arguments over how much to accommodate the wishes of the public, and the way the school has adapted to changing times is fascinating. It's also interesting to see that some of the more recent debates within feminism (e.g., "difference" feminism vs. equity feminism) have roots that are over a century old. Despite Hamilton's tendency to repeat herself on occasion, the book is well worth reading and I highly recommend it. ... Read more