Elsie Ripley Clapp (1879-1965)

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Elsie Ripley Clapp (1879-1965) is written by Sam F. Stack and published by Peter Lang. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0820468428 (ISBN 10) and 9780820468426 (ISBN 13).

This biography chronicles the life and teaching practices of Elsie Ripley Clapp, one of the most significant female leaders in progressive education. Clapp's greatest contribution to American education is the community school, a place for self-realization, caring, cooperation, and cultural enrichment as well as the cornerstone of democratic society. Challenging the practices of contemporary education in her era, she envisioned pedagogy as the integration of living and learning, building upon local resources and the experiences of students and their community. Learning was more than training or the acquisition of knowledge, it was a form of communal sharing. Agreeing with her mentor John Dewey, a true education was more of a journey than arrival at a specific destination. This book explores Clapp's personal journey, her triumphs and her failures.