The lives and contributions of eight female educators who influenced modern American schools are described, as well as the historical context in which the women lived and worked. These women challenged the male establishment, broke barriers, and utilized techniques heralded today as radical reforms, such as teacher facilitation, student initiative, active learning, meaning construction, and practical applications of knowledge. They stressed open-ended research, creativity, and the integration of subject matter, and they promoted critical thinking, peer cooperation, and shared teacher/student decision-making. The women's methods were radical in their own day, and in many ways still are.
The female reformers described in this book opened the doors of education to the larger public, often working with people excluded from traditional institutions, including females, the very young, the mentally disabled, immigrants of all ages, homemakers, and African-American youth. Without government subsidy, most of these educators had to work with meager resources and constantly raise money for their schools and other projects by giving speeches, writing books and articles, soliciting wealthy donors, and even organizing bazaars and bake sales. With enormous confidence in the worth of their endeavors, they persevered despite many hardships and gave their entire lives to creating new educational and career opportunities.

Women in American Education, 1820-1955: The Female Force and Educational Reform (Contributions to the Study of Education)

Politics & Social Sciences

Edwards, June

Social Sciences

Praeger

Opposing Censorship (Cancelled)Cl

Sociology

Routledge

Provides legal &amp; historical background information and counter-arguments against censorship challenges. From the organized religious right, to works of literature used in the public schools.

Opposing Censorship in Public Schools: Religion, Morality, and Literature

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Huckleberry Finn

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Literature & Fiction

Neidigh, Sherry

TWAIN,MARK

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Heinemann/Raintree

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STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

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Tom Sawyer (Raintree Short Classics Series)

Naprstek, Joel

Tom Sawyer.

Raintree Publishers

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