1st Edition

Modern Education of Young Children (1933)

Edited By Nancy Catty Copyright 1933
146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1933, experienced teachers describe the transition in a large infant school from formal teaching to project work and illustrate the methods by which children, free to play singly or in groups, gain general education and rapidly acquire skill in the three R's. That similar methods can be used successfully in the teaching of separate subjects is illustrated in the chapters on the... Read more
Part I: Developments in a Modern Infant School. 1. From Formal Teaching to Natural Learning, F. Roe. 2. The Work of the Five-year-olds, E. R. Boyce. 3. The Project in Action, E. R. Boyce. 4. The Acquisition of Formal Training, E. R. Boyce. Part II: New Methods in Selected Subjects. 5. Geography, E. Warr. 6. Music, F. Perkins. 7. Nature Study, J. Maltby

Biography

Nancy Catty