Norman Fruchter on the pioneering alternative high school he and colleagues built in Newark in the 1970s (Encore)

We speak with Norm Fruchter, long-time educational activist and thought leader, about Independence School, an experimental high school where the ideal was that someone walking into a classroom couldn’t tell the teacher from the students. We discuss lessons learned – and perhaps forgotten – about supporting students whose original schools failed them. Among the school’s strengths were authentic, enduring relationships among teachers and students, teaching strategies that enabled illiterate students to learn to read without embarrassment, month-long internship breaks, and curriculum that referenced students’ life experiences. Norm Fruchter, leader in NYC and Newark education equity movement, dies at 85 Overview 00:00-00:52 Intro to encore 00:52-02:07 Intros 02:07-05:30 Founding of Independence H.S. in Newark 05:30-07:29 Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant 07:29-09:11 School’s relationship with Newark police department 09:11-10:24 What students did after graduation 10:24-12:19 Students’ challenges in college 12:19-13:53 Recruiting teachers 13:53-16:27 Stressors on faculty member...

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