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When I think of my large urban high school the last word that I would use to describe it is communal. Built in 2000, its sharp, imposing style reminiscent of the Brutalist school of architecture, Chavez High School* sits in stark contrast to the neighborhoods around it.
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Manchac, S. (2014). The Classroom and Place-Based Education. In: White, C. (eds) Community Education for Social Justice. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-506-9_5
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