Edward Austin Sheldon
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Edward Austin Sheldon was an American
educator, and the founding president of State University of New York at Oswego
(then Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School). He also served as superintendent of schools for the cities of Syracuse, New York
and Oswego, New York
. Sheldon's main achievement was the introduction of the principles and teachings of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
into American education through the Oswego Movement
. His daughter was educator Mary Sheldon Barnes
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
educator, and the founding president of State University of New York at Oswego
State University of New York at Oswego
State University of New York at Oswego, also known as SUNY Oswego and Oswego State, is a public university in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York, on the shore of Lake Ontario...
(then Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School). He also served as superintendent of schools for the cities of Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
and Oswego, New York
Oswego, New York
Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
. Sheldon's main achievement was the introduction of the principles and teachings of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....
into American education through the Oswego Movement
Oswego Movement
The Oswego Movement was a major movement in American education, based on the methods of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and introduced by Edward Austin Sheldon at Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School...
. His daughter was educator Mary Sheldon Barnes
Mary Sheldon Barnes
Mary Downing Sheldon was an American educator and historian. Her teaching style and publications were considered ahead of their time; she utilized the a source method that encouraged students to develop their own researching utilizing primary sources and their own problem solving skills...
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External links
- Biography Sheldon-Edward 1823-1897
- New Studies in Education: The Oswego Movement in American Education, by Ned H. Dearborn, 1925
- Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education; A Century in the Sheldon Tradition, Dorothy Rogers, 1961
- The Autobiography of Edward Austin Sheldon, ed. Mary Sheldon Barnes, 1911