“Quincy Method”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Quincy Method, also known as the Quincy Plan, or the Quincy system of learning, was a child-centred, progressive approach to education developed by Francis W. Parker, then superintendent of schools in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1875.^[1]

Parker, a pioneer of the progressive school movement, rejected the traditional rigid school routine, exemplified by rote learning and the spelling-book method, and even stated that the spelling book should be burned,^[2] although he did favour oral spelling. Emphasis was instead placed on social skills and self-expression through cultural activities and physical training, as well as teacher-prepared materials, experience-based learning and children’s own writing.

A survey by the Massachusetts State Board of Education published four years later showed that Quincy students excelled at reading, writing, and spelling, and ranked fourth in their county in math.^[3]

When in 1883 Parker became principal of the Cook County Normal School in Chicago,^[4] he developed the Method further, introducing teacher training based on modern educational methods.

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References

1. ^Quincy Plan. (2008). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 20, 2008, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online:
2. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/1880/11/13/archives/quincy-ways-of-teaching-col-parker-explains-them-at-flushing.html The New York Times November 13, 1880. Retrieved November 20, 2008]
3. ^Koegel, R. "Partnership Education andNonviolent Communication" Retrieved November 23, 2008 [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513133348/http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/press/article_PDF/Rob_Koegel/Partnership_Education_NVC_RKoegel.pdf]
4. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/1883/07/05/archives/the-new-education-the-quincy-method-to-be-introduced-into-chicago.html The New York Times July 5, 1883. Retrieved November 23, 2008]