Amos Bronson Alcott, Teacher
Title
Amos Bronson Alcott, Teacher
Subject
Description
A photograph of Amos Bronson Alcott, a teacher whose controversial methods would better improve the school system.
When Alcott decided the life of a salesman wasn’t fulfilling enough, he turned to teaching, and found a great calling. He opened the Temple School in 1834 with thirty students, and as he interacted with them, he wanted to form a better bond between students and the subjects they learned. He encouraged students to talk and write about their own experiments relating to what they were being taught, instead of going through so many drills and lectures. He also was against corporal punishment, and instead appointed a daily ‘superintendent’, a hand-picked student who would try to catch any rule breakers and report them. When there was trouble, he offered himself as punishment, believing any failings of the student were ultimately a failing on the teacher.
When Alcott decided the life of a salesman wasn’t fulfilling enough, he turned to teaching, and found a great calling. He opened the Temple School in 1834 with thirty students, and as he interacted with them, he wanted to form a better bond between students and the subjects they learned. He encouraged students to talk and write about their own experiments relating to what they were being taught, instead of going through so many drills and lectures. He also was against corporal punishment, and instead appointed a daily ‘superintendent’, a hand-picked student who would try to catch any rule breakers and report them. When there was trouble, he offered himself as punishment, believing any failings of the student were ultimately a failing on the teacher.
Creator
Warren's (Firm)
Date
Unknown
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Bronson_Alcott_from_NYPL_gallery.jpg
Relation
For further exploration please visit http://www.alcott.net/
Link: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?strucID=135690&imageID=100305
Link: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?strucID=135690&imageID=100305
Rights
(Source: Amos Bronson Alcott. (2012, October 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:12, October 12, 2012, from http://bit.ly/THwKwM.
Publisher
New York Public Library
Contributor
New York Public Library
Format
Medium: Photograph.
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
Amos Bronson Alcott, Public Education, Teaching, Temple School, School System
Coverage
Historic
Files
Collection
Reference
Warren's (Firm), Amos Bronson Alcott, Teacher, New York Public Library, Unknown
Cite As
Warren's (Firm), “Amos Bronson Alcott, Teacher,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 29, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/338.