Article 9: Theodore Sizer and The Development of The Mathematics And Science for Minority Students Program At Phillips Academy Andover

Theodore Ryland Sizer (1932-2009) was known as one of the leading liberal educational reformers in the United States for nearly half a century (Diffily 2010). As distinguished as his name has become through his scholarship and reform initiatives (Horace’s Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School (1984), Horace’s School: Redesigning the American High School (1992), Horace’s Hope: What Works for the American High School (1996), the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, and the Coalition for Essential Schools), there is at least one undertaking that is worth further exploration for what it may reveal about Sizer in terms of his life, educational philosophy, and overall legacy. This undertaking of Sizer’s is also worth exploring for what it may divulge (or not) about the nation’s historical and social policies and practices in terms of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in relation to minorities (Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans).